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Latest product ideas 👇 real users looking for alternatives

Alternatives for FlowSavvy
13d ago
r/ProductivityApps
Opportunity: The user is seeking an alternative to FlowSavvy, a time-blocking app, due to its lack of working notifications, sound alarms, and free daily repeats. They desire an app with similar features, including a personal hours calculator and functional, free notifications. The community suggested exploring apps like Todoist and TickTick, which offer robust scheduling and notification features.
limited features
pricing issue
Alternatives for Rize.io
13d ago
r/macapps
Opportunity: A student is seeking an alternative to Rize.io for effective time management and productivity tracking during study sessions. They require an app that offers automatic tracking, productivity reports, and task categorization, ideally with a simple interface. The community suggests Timemator, which includes a student discount.
pricing issue
limited features
poor ux
Cross-Platform Alternatives for MacWhisper
13d ago
r/macapps
Opportunity: The user is seeking a cross-platform alternative to MacWhisper for transcription on both macOS and Windows, prioritizing high transcription quality and basic functionality. Community suggestions include using Otter.ai for its cross-platform compatibility and accurate transcriptions, or Descript for its robust transcription features, though users noted it does require a subscription.
platform independence
limited features
Alternatives for Notion that Are Native
14d ago
r/macapps
Opportunity: The user is seeking a native alternative to Notion due to its use of Electron and accessibility issues with screen readers. They need a solution to create wiki-style pages and export them to HTML or PDF for app documentation. Key suggestions from the community include Craft, Bear, OneNote, and Notenik.
platform independence
poor ux
Alternatives for Qoblex to Sync Shopify with Xero
14d ago
r/shopify
Opportunity: The user is seeking an alternative to Qoblex for syncing inventory and orders from multiple Shopify stores to Xero, as they face syncing issues and incorrect stock displays. Key solutions suggested include reaching out to Qoblex support for assistance and considering a custom connector since existing apps like Link My Books are limited to one store.
limited features
performance issue

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