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validated startup ideas.

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A live preview of the Painbase output — same shape we render on every brand page, sourced from Reclame Aqui, Reddit, and the App Store.

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Reclame Aqui2 mentions
  • 2 days ago · São Paulo

    Levaram meu iPhone para reparo na assistência autorizada e devolveram com a tela trocada por uma de qualidade inferior. Suporte do Apple Brasil empurra a culpa pra autorizada.

  • 5 days ago · Rio de Janeiro

    Comprei um MacBook na Apple Online e veio com um defeito de fábrica no teclado. O processo de troca é uma novela — três semanas e nada resolvido.

Reddit2 mentions
  • u/macuser_99 · r/apple · 184 upvotes

    After 3 years on iOS 17, my battery health is at 78%. Apple says that’s "normal" and won’t replace under warranty. Anyone else seeing this?

  • u/dev_reluctant · r/iOSProgramming · 92 upvotes

    App Store review process is brutal lately. Rejected for "minimum functionality" on a v1.2 update that adds features. No specifics provided.

App Store2 mentions
  • iOS 18.2 update review

    Battery drain after the update is unreal. My phone is at 60% by lunch when I used to make it to dinner.

  • Action Button is a game changer

    Coming from Android, the Action Button alone made the switch worth it. iOS finally feels customisable.

Demo content shown above is illustrative. Painbase production output is sourced live and updated continuously across all indexed channels.

Data Fonts:
  • r/Entrepreneur logor/Entrepreneur
  • X / Twitter logoX / Twitter
  • GitHub Issues logoGitHub Issues
  • IndieHackers logoIndieHackers
  • TabNews
  • HardMOB
  • r/brasil logor/brasil
  • r/brdev logor/brdev
  • Reclame Aqui
  • App Store logoApp Store
  • Hacker News logoHacker News

The pipeline

How it works

Four stages, fully automated, running every 1–3 hours. Every saved idea passes through all four before it lands in your feed.

01

Listen

11 channels · 1–3h refresh

Reddit (50+ subs), App Store, Google Play, Reclame Aqui, Hacker News, TabNews, IndieHackers, Product Hunt, GitHub Issues, X, and the open web via Exa semantic search.

02

Score

3 dimensions

Each mention is scored on pain intensity (how angry), recurrence (how often the same complaint repeats), and signal-to-noise (real problem vs. one-off rant).

03

Cluster

Cross-source dedup

Complaints that say the same thing across Reddit, App Store, and Reclame Aqui collapse into one pain pattern with a recurrence count and a representative quote.

04

Activate

4-doc Build Kit

Save an idea — Painbase generates SKILL.md (Claude/Cursor agent spec), a validation playbook, a competitor map, and a customer interview script. Pain → prototype in one session.

No focus groups. No persona generation. No LLM brainstorms dressed up as research. Every idea you save has receipts — real complaints from real people, traceable to the source.

Plug & play

Connect your Build Kit

Every SKILL.md Painbase generates drops straight into your agent. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code — whatever you already use, the kit just works.

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Claude Code
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Cursor
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Windsurf
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Codex
Antigravity logo
Antigravity
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VS Code
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Lovable
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Claude Code
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Cursor
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Windsurf
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Codex
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Antigravity
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VS Code
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Lovable
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Claude Code
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Cursor
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Windsurf
Codex logo
Codex
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Antigravity
VS Code logo
VS Code
Lovable logo
Lovable
Claude Code logo
Claude Code
Cursor logo
Cursor
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Windsurf
Codex logo
Codex
Antigravity logo
Antigravity
VS Code logo
VS Code
Lovable logo
Lovable

Simple Pricing

Monthly subscription, cancel anytime. Pick a tier and get started.

Starter

$0/ month
  • 8 watches · 10 keywords each
  • Interval: every 3 hours
  • CSV + PDF reports
  • API · 1k calls / month
Most Popular

Founder

$0/ month
  • 15 watches · 15 keywords each
  • Interval: every 2 hours
  • API · 3k calls / month
  • Competitor view included
Best for Teams

Architect

$0/ month
  • 30 watches · 20 keywords each
  • CSV + PDF reports
  • Interval: every 1 hour
  • API · 10k calls / month
  • Priority support + multiple accounts

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the IP binding work?

Your license is bound to the device/IP signature from your first login. To prevent credential sharing, subsequent logins from entirely different networks or hardware signatures simultaneously may lock the account temporarily.

Which markets and languages does Painbase cover?

Painbase indexes brands worldwide. Our NLP pipeline handles English, Portuguese, Spanish, and other major languages, with regional source coverage tuned per market — Reclame Aqui in BR, Trustpilot for EU, App Store / Google Play / Reddit / Hacker News globally.

What is the Secure Private API?

With a paid license, you get programmatic access to our problem database. Founder licenses have meter limits, while Enterprise accounts have unmetered access to pipe raw data straight into your own software.

Do I get updates?

Yes. Painbase updates its problem database continuously throughout the day. You always get real-time market frustration.