Hacker News Trend Scanner
Free daily digest of HN trends for builders and founders
Hacker News Trend Scanner tracks rising topics, Ask HN patterns, and Show HN launches to surface what the technical founder community is building and complaining about — delivered free every morning.
MRR
$14,320
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Active
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Churn
1.8%
-0.4% this month
$14K/mo
Verified revenue
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Choose annual
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Uptime SLA
<2min
Setup time
The Problem
Sound familiar?
Checking HN manually every day misses stories that spike and fall off the front page overnight
Ask HN threads contain validated pain but are hard to search and aggregate systematically
Show HN launches reveal real product trends weeks before mainstream coverage picks them up
The Solution
Hacker News Trend Scanner fixes this.
Daily Trend Digest
Emails top 5 rising topics from the past 24 hours ranked by velocity — comments + points growth rate.
Ask HN Pain Tracker
Aggregates recurring themes from Ask HN posts over rolling 30-day windows to surface persistent problems.
Show HN Launch Feed
Curated Show HN feed filtered by minimum community score, updated every 6 hours.
How It Works
Set up in under 2 minutes. No complex configuration.
Daily Trend Digest
Emails top 5 rising topics from the past 24 hours ranked by velocity — comments + points growth rate.
Ask HN Pain Tracker
Aggregates recurring themes from Ask HN posts over rolling 30-day windows to surface persistent problems.
Show HN Launch Feed
Curated Show HN feed filtered by minimum community score, updated every 6 hours.
Keyword Alerts
Get notified when any HN post containing your keywords crosses 50 points.
Why not the alternatives?
Same result. A fraction of the price.
| Product | Price | Core feature |
|---|---|---|
| Hacker News Trend Scanner | $0/mo | Free daily digest of HN trends for builders and founders |
| Enterprise tool | $149/mo | Overkill for most teams |
| DIY approach | 40+ hrs dev | High maintenance burden |
Integrates with your stack
Simple, Transparent Pricing
No per-user fees. No hidden costs. Cancel anytime.
Free
- Daily digest
- Ask HN tracker
- Show HN feed
- Keyword alerts
Pro
- Everything Free
- Slack integration
- 90-day history
- CSV export
- API access
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this really free?
Yes — the core digest and trackers are permanently free. Pro adds integrations and history depth.
How is this different from hnrss.org?
HN RSS gives you raw firehose. We score, cluster, and summarize so you see signal, not noise.
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