If you're an indie hacker who used GummySearch to find product ideas on Reddit, you probably already know: GummySearch officially shut down on November 30, 2025 , after serving 140,000+ founders, marketers, and investors. The void it left is real. So I did the research — here's what's available now, what's missing, and what I'm building to fill the gap. What GummySearch Did Right GummySearch was the go-to tool for: Monitoring Reddit keywords across multiple subreddits Finding pain point signals ("I wish there was...", "Why is X so bad...") Discovering product ideas through real user complaints Tracking brand mentions and competitor discussions For $29/mo, you got a clean dashboard with actionable signals. Nothing else came close for indie hackers. The Current Alternatives (Honest Review) F5Bot (Free) Pros: Free, works, sends email alerts for Reddit keyword matches. Cons: Plain-text emails only. No dashboard. No filtering. No trend analysis. No heat scoring. It's a notification service, not a research tool.…