29 Jul 2025
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App that lets users uploaded anonymous messages directed to old ...

...flames, unrequited love, or old crushes. All posts are public but anonymous

Confidence
Engagement
Net use signal
Net buy signal

Idea type: Swamp

The market has seen several mediocre solutions that nobody loves. Unless you can offer something fundamentally different, you’ll likely struggle to stand out or make money.

Should You Build It?

Don't build it.


Your are here

Your idea for an anonymous messaging app targeted at past romantic interests falls into a crowded space. The 'Swamp' category suggests numerous similar solutions exist, but none have truly resonated with users or achieved significant success. With 5 similar products already identified, the competition is noticeable. The average engagement across these similar apps is low, indicated by an average of only 2 comments per product. Given this context, simply launching another generic app without a unique and compelling differentiator is unlikely to yield positive results. You're entering a space where many have tried and failed, suggesting fundamental challenges exist in either the concept itself or the execution strategies employed.

Recommendations

  1. Deeply research why existing anonymous messaging apps haven't gained traction. Analyze their shortcomings in terms of user experience, moderation policies, marketing, and overall value proposition. Look beyond surface-level features and identify underlying issues that prevent sustained engagement.
  2. Instead of targeting a broad audience, identify a specific niche or community that is currently underserved by existing anonymous messaging platforms. Tailor the app's features, content moderation policies, and marketing efforts to cater to the unique needs and preferences of this niche group. For example, you could focus on a specific age group, hobby, or interest.
  3. Consider building tools or features that integrate with existing social media platforms or messaging apps instead of creating a standalone application. This could involve developing a plugin or API that allows users to anonymously send messages through their preferred platform, leveraging their existing user base and network effects.
  4. Instead of focusing solely on anonymous messaging, explore adjacent problems or pain points that your target audience may be experiencing. This could involve developing features that address issues such as online harassment, privacy concerns, or social anxiety.
  5. Based on the criticisms of similar products, pay special attention to the AI's potential for inappropriate humor and intimacy, with uncensored content posing legal and ethical risks. Address AI ethics and content moderation from the get-go. As Risky Text users have noted, it's important to find the right balance of humor with intimacy.
  6. Given the low engagement observed in similar products, your go-to-market strategy needs to be hyper-focused on organic growth and community building. Consider influencer marketing, content creation (generating shareable anonymous 'confessions' or stories), and partnerships with relevant online communities.

Questions

  1. What specific user need or problem are you uniquely addressing with your anonymous messaging app that existing solutions have failed to solve, and how will you measure its success?
  2. Given the potential for misuse and abuse on anonymous platforms, what robust moderation policies and safety mechanisms will you implement to ensure a positive and responsible user experience, and how will you balance anonymity with accountability?
  3. What is your plan to achieve sustainable growth and engagement, considering the low engagement observed in similar products, and how will you differentiate your marketing efforts from the noise in the crowded social media landscape?

Your are here

Your idea for an anonymous messaging app targeted at past romantic interests falls into a crowded space. The 'Swamp' category suggests numerous similar solutions exist, but none have truly resonated with users or achieved significant success. With 5 similar products already identified, the competition is noticeable. The average engagement across these similar apps is low, indicated by an average of only 2 comments per product. Given this context, simply launching another generic app without a unique and compelling differentiator is unlikely to yield positive results. You're entering a space where many have tried and failed, suggesting fundamental challenges exist in either the concept itself or the execution strategies employed.

Recommendations

  1. Deeply research why existing anonymous messaging apps haven't gained traction. Analyze their shortcomings in terms of user experience, moderation policies, marketing, and overall value proposition. Look beyond surface-level features and identify underlying issues that prevent sustained engagement.
  2. Instead of targeting a broad audience, identify a specific niche or community that is currently underserved by existing anonymous messaging platforms. Tailor the app's features, content moderation policies, and marketing efforts to cater to the unique needs and preferences of this niche group. For example, you could focus on a specific age group, hobby, or interest.
  3. Consider building tools or features that integrate with existing social media platforms or messaging apps instead of creating a standalone application. This could involve developing a plugin or API that allows users to anonymously send messages through their preferred platform, leveraging their existing user base and network effects.
  4. Instead of focusing solely on anonymous messaging, explore adjacent problems or pain points that your target audience may be experiencing. This could involve developing features that address issues such as online harassment, privacy concerns, or social anxiety.
  5. Based on the criticisms of similar products, pay special attention to the AI's potential for inappropriate humor and intimacy, with uncensored content posing legal and ethical risks. Address AI ethics and content moderation from the get-go. As Risky Text users have noted, it's important to find the right balance of humor with intimacy.
  6. Given the low engagement observed in similar products, your go-to-market strategy needs to be hyper-focused on organic growth and community building. Consider influencer marketing, content creation (generating shareable anonymous 'confessions' or stories), and partnerships with relevant online communities.

Questions

  1. What specific user need or problem are you uniquely addressing with your anonymous messaging app that existing solutions have failed to solve, and how will you measure its success?
  2. Given the potential for misuse and abuse on anonymous platforms, what robust moderation policies and safety mechanisms will you implement to ensure a positive and responsible user experience, and how will you balance anonymity with accountability?
  3. What is your plan to achieve sustainable growth and engagement, considering the low engagement observed in similar products, and how will you differentiate your marketing efforts from the noise in the crowded social media landscape?

  • Confidence: Medium
    • Number of similar products: 5
  • Engagement: Low
    • Average number of comments: 2
  • Net use signal: 40.0%
    • Positive use signal: 46.7%
    • Negative use signal: 6.7%
  • Net buy signal: 0.0%
    • Positive buy signal: 0.0%
    • Negative buy signal: 0.0%

This chart summarizes all the similar products we found for your idea in a single plot.

The x-axis represents the overall feedback each product received. This is calculated from the net use and buy signals that were expressed in the comments. The maximum is +1, which means all comments (across all similar products) were positive, expressed a willingness to use & buy said product. The minimum is -1 and it means the exact opposite.

The y-axis captures the strength of the signal, i.e. how many people commented and how does this rank against other products in this category. The maximum is +1, which means these products were the most liked, upvoted and talked about launches recently. The minimum is 0, meaning zero engagement or feedback was received.

The sizes of the product dots are determined by the relevance to your idea, where 10 is the maximum.

Your idea is the big blueish dot, which should lie somewhere in the polygon defined by these products. It can be off-center because we use custom weighting to summarize these metrics.

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