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Latest product ideas 👇 real users looking for alternatives

Alternatives for Blitzit
1d ago
r/ProductivityApps
Opportunity: The user is seeking a free alternative to Blitzit, a productivity app with features like visuals, timers, and audio cues. They are interested in exploring free options before committing to Blitzit's pricing. The community suggests Toggl Track and Roomo.me as close alternatives, though both lack the board view feature.
pricing issue
limited features
Alternatives for Timelimit.io
2d ago
r/androidapps
Opportunity: The user is seeking open-source, self-hostable alternatives to Timelimit.io for screen time management due to its limitations, such as only offering a whitelist and lack of usage notifications. They prefer solutions that are cross-platform and come with browser extensions to avoid sharing data with third parties. A suggested resource is the subreddit r/fossdroid for more recommendations.
limited features
platform independence
poor ux
Alternatives for Streaming Indian Movies and Series on Android TV
3d ago
r/androidapps
Opportunity: The user is seeking a free streaming app for Indian movies and series on Android TV as their Netflix subscription has ended. Suggested solutions from the community include using OnStream with a VPN, Nunflix via Amazon browser, Stremio with Torrentio addon, and IPTVmine from GitHub.
pricing issue
limited features
Alternatives for Trello for Personal To-Do Lists
3d ago
r/ProductivityApps
Opportunity: The user is seeking alternatives to Trello for organizing personal to-do lists, as Trello is more suited for team projects. They need a solution that aids in visualizing and prioritizing tasks efficiently for school. The community suggests exploring Kanban-based apps, using Apple's Reminder, or trying Todoist and Twosapp for a more personalized task management approach.
limited features
poor ux
Custom Event Color Options for Google Calendar
4d ago
r/productivity
Opportunity: The user seeks the ability to customize event colors in Google Calendar beyond the limited palette provided without creating multiple calendars. They need this feature for better organization and aesthetic customization of their schedule, particularly for college classes. The community suggests creating new calendars for each event type to access more colors, though this is seen as inefficient.
limited features

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