MissingTools

What it does

Most builder communities focus on hype. MissingTools focuses on real needs. Share ideas for apps that should exist — no account needed. Community votes on what resonates. Builders discover validated ideas worth building. Instead of vague buzzwords, you get specific needs: "No simple tool for tracking client payments and sending reminders" or "Class notes end up scattered across too many apps and formats." Submit. Vote. Discuss. Build.

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  I Wish There Was An App For2018 · ▲430

  Submit app ideas. We choose one idea per month and build it.

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  Building Mobile Apps at Scale2021 · ▲187

  The missing guide for building large apps

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  Buildstash2025 · ▲168

  A new home for your software binaries

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  AppStash2017 · ▲175

  Handpicked apps and tools to help create great companies

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  A site to help you validate ideas in bulk2020 · ▲93

  Hi HN! I made a really quick web app to help people validate their ideas. The app is a simple landing page builder, but every page includes a really simple Yes/No "Are You Interested?" poll. Every vote is recorded and tracked, and if they click yes they are brought to a page where they can submit an email. This makes validating ideas super easy because you can post your link to different communities and get statistically significant results as well as build an email list. Given an hour, you could easily create 50 different landing pages and be able to validate your ideas in bulk. The…

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  AppsBuilder2016 · ▲128

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  Dograh▲592

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  Meridian▲530

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  x1▲516

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  AI · Apr 2026 · github.com

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  I built a frontpage for personal blogs▲783

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  AI · Apr 2026 · text.blogosphere.app