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🌐 What is Subreddit Signals?

 


A SaaS platform launched around 2024, Subreddit Signals helps brands, founders, and marketers automatically find lead-worthy Reddit conversations relevant to their niche. It does this by:

  1. Monitoring specified (or suggested) subreddits for relevant new posts

  2. Scoring posts based on product fit, urgency, engagement potential

  3. AI-generating authentic reply suggestions—tailored to each subreddit's tone

  4. Sending alerts (email or in-app) when high-quality “hot leads” emerge Reddit+15Reddit+15Reddit+15HuntScreensPeerlist+1Hacker News+1

Essentially, it’s a Reddit lead-generation assistant that saves you from manually combing threads.


🔍 What Users Say

On IndieHackers, the founder described it as:

“a lead detector for Reddit… and an assistant that knows the vibe of each subreddit” LinkedIn+1Reddit+1Reddit

Users point out the core value:

“Most founders read Reddit but rarely post… means less competition” LinkedIn+2Reddit+2TrendHunter.com+2Reuters+9Reddit+9Reddit+9

And that results speak for themselves:

“my own product…Every single user I have is from using my own product” Reddit


🚀 Audience and Adoption


🧰 Key Features

  • Subreddit discovery engine – finds relevant subs you might not know

  • Relevance scoring & “hot lead” alerts Reddit+8Peerlist+8Reddit+8

  • AI-generated comment suggestions crafted to match community tone Product Hunt+5Peerlist+5Reddit+5

  • Engagement analytics – track the impact of your comment-based outreach


💡 Why It Matters

  1. Taps Reddit’s user intent – identifies people asking for a solution your product can provide

  2. Reduces manual labor – no more endless scrolling or slow discovery

  3. Maintains community fit – AI replies help you avoid sounding spammy

  4. Unlocks niche engagement – Reddit hosts a wealth of verticals unseen by broader platforms


👤 Who Built It & Why

Founder “hello_code” (John Rice):

  • Master's the automation stack: Reddit API scans, prompt engineering, lead scoring, dashboard, email alerts LinkedIn+7Reddit+7Hacker News+7theverge.com

  • Passionate about streamlining Reddit outreach, and practicing what he preaches by using his own tool to grow it


✅ Final Summary

Subreddit Signals is a niche-optimized, AI-powered lead-generation toolkit for Reddit. It automatically surfaces timely, relevant opportunities and helps you reply authentically—without having to troll the site yourself. Built and bootstrapped by a solo indie founder, it’s gaining traction (800+ users, growing MRR), and is aimed at marketers, SaaS folks, and indie hackers looking to turn Reddit into a scalable, community-first pipeline.


Would you like to explore pricing, see user reviews in depth, or walk through how it might fit your own strategy?

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