I built a 1‑dollar feedback tool as a Sunday side project
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I’ve always found it funny how simple feedback widgets end up as $20–$30/month products. The tech is dead simple, infra is cheap, and most of us here could rebuild one in a weekend.So as a “principle experiment” I built my own today as a side project and priced it at 1 dollar. Just because if something is cheap to run and easy to replicate, it should be priced accordingly, and it’s also fun marketing.1$ feedback tool.Shipped today, got the first users/moneys today, writing this post today. Side Sunday project, then back to the main product tomorrow.
HN · launched Dec 21, 2025 · 21 upvotes (top 34%) · 0 views
Niche: website feedback and testimonial widgets · 74 launches, 8 in the last 7 days ▲ +60% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Communication
- B2B
- Not AI
- Commercial product
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Could you build this?
Yes A tiny embedded JavaScript widget that posts customer feedback to a lightweight backend database is a classic weekend starter project well within vibe-coding capabilities.
Discussion
5 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: AppSumo, budget tools with branding removal options
Concerns raised: Smaller teams are price sensitive, Whether branding customization would actually sway tool choice
Feature requests: One-time purchase option to remove branding, Free plan tier with paid branding removal upgrade
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Launched 52 days after the earliest competitor.
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