Data Overview

I searched for all posts from this subreddit that contained these strings: "I built", "I made an alternative to", "I created a clone of".

Most posts are <=1 year old.

Due to Reddit API's restrictions, the total number of posts analyzed was 968. I wish I could parse more.

List of Clones of Popular Apps

• Loom (screen recording app): 6‼
• Typeform (form builders): 7‼
• Resume/CV apps: 3
• Pastebin: 5
• Habit trackers: 12‼
• Link in bio: 5
• Screenshot making tools: 3
• Todo lists: 3
• Bookmarking tools: 8
• Website builders: 29 ‼‼
• Notes taking tools: 10‼ classic
• Health, fitness, and wellness apps: 19‼
• Feedback gathering tools: 10‼
• Time tracking and invoicing tools: 4
• Patreon alternatives: 2
• Twitter: 16‼‼‼ wtf?
• Product Hunt: 6‼
• Pomodoro timers: 1

Categories

• Language learning: 4
• Directory/list: 7
• Chrome extension: 21
• Crypto or decentralized: 5
• Finance: 15
• Dev tool: 26
• Self-hosted: 14
• Growth or marketing tool: 11
• Open-sourced: 37

Some Stats

B2C: 69.8% ↔ B2B: 30.2% (please do b2b!!!)

AI tools: 108 (10.8%!)

Titles

Most Boring Title: "How I stumbled upon my startup idea: A casual chat"

Most Inspiring Title: "I taught people to code for 10 years. So I started my own learning platform for fun and it got REALLY BIG."

Least Catchy Title: "I made an alternative free WordPress theme directory"

Most Catchy Titles:

"I made a multiplayer game, got beaten at my own game, then made a bot for my game so I could finally win"

"I made a chrome extension that makes music sound like it's coming from another room"

"Too lazy to post daily, so built an app to do it instead"

That's all 🙂 The post was originally published on my 𝕏 https://twitter.com/alexanderisorax/status/1772249784251777384