What kind of products are totally overdone?
Maybe it is only me, but I see certain categories of online products that seem to be like "copy-paste" and the market is overcrowded by them. (and they repeats in the PH charts too often as well)
They are especially these:
AI writing tools
social media apps (I do not think that something breath-taking can be developed there)
productivity apps (trackers)
fitness apps
We are in an era when everybody can have some online product or app.
Which online solutions do you think are overrepresented in the market, and vice versa, which ones are missing here and could potentially be a "blue ocean"?
In my opinion, there is a few apps that:
– help you learn sciences (e.g. physics, mathematics, chemistry, law, medicine)
– Parents + kids apps (for common activities)
(But it is only my own perception.)
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@busmark_w_nika You're absolutely correct, Playstore or AppStore are kind of flooded with these types of app but the key thing to remember from my observation is that these apps are generally resume projects of many just for the sake of their interview. In reality they're just oversaturating the market of their specific niches.
Let's consider AI tools, everyone knows that around 95% of ai writing tools are just GPT wrapper which mean a clear no of AI tool. Similar to productivity apps (trackers), people creating a normal checklist kind of a normal CRUD and expect they've done something crazy. In reality things doesn't really functions like that.
My final thought is "If Product really has potential then it will reach to numbers of people for sure (with proper marketing)".
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@prahemant001 What do you mean by "resume projects"?
@busmark_w_nika Most of the tech companies generally need graduates who have any practical experience and for that same reason those graduates creates these tool for themselves to list them down into their resume. Which is in-turn increasing the competition and the real reason of oversaturation of these markets.
For Example, building a habit tracker, productivity tracker, or todo-list app are the easiest project which can be built by any person. So do we really need these number of college projects. Absolutely not..
What are you're thoughts on this ??
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@prahemant001 I also noticed this. + With AI it is easier to build them but also very hard to differentiate from others. That's why I think that there will be more solo founders and they will try to run a business on their own rather than work for other people.
Great question - and I agree with a lot of your observations.
The saturation in AI writing tools, productivity apps, and social media-related products is real. A lot of them feel like surface-level iterations rather than meaningful innovation. It’s easy to build something “new,” but harder to make it necessary.
Overrepresented?
Totally with you on generic AI writers. We’ve hit a point where the tools often generate more noise than value.
Mood trackers and to-do lists also come to mind — unless they’re deeply personalized or context-aware, they don’t add much beyond what’s already out there.
Underrepresented / Blue Ocean?
I’d say AI tools that focus on thinking rather than writing — helping users reason better, make decisions, or reduce cognitive overload.
LLM fine-tuning alternatives — especially tools that optimize how prompts are interpreted instead of what the prompt says.
Also agree with you on STEM education tools. There's so much room for AI to bring clarity to tough subjects like physics or law — especially through simulations, contextual examples, or tutoring systems that go beyond just giving the answer.
It’ll be interesting to see which products actually solve real problems vs. just surfing the AI hype wave.
Would you like a version that subtly brings up DoCoreAI in a relevant, non-promotional way as well?
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@sajijohn Everything is so highly "AI". Do you think we will be ever able to create something non-AI related?
@busmark_w_nika
That’s a great point — it really does feel like everything has an “AI” label these days.
The hype is everywhere, and it’s easy to feel like we’re losing sight of simple, non-AI innovation.
But I believe AI itself isn’t the problem — it’s how we use it. -- "how we use it"
For example, with DoCoreAI (one of my products posted on product hunt), we didn’t build “just another AI tool.”
We focused on solving a real developer pain: the constant guessing game of temperature settings in prompts.
It’s not about adding AI for the sake of it — it’s about making something more usable, efficient, and less frustrating.
And ironically, that feels a lot more human to me. 😊
We’d love your support with an upvote if you think this kind of thoughtful AI deserves to stand out in a noisy space 🙌
👉 https://www.producthunt.com/posts/docoreai
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DoCoreAI @sajijohn supported :)
@sajijohn I really liked your idea of using AI as part of the thinking process rather than just for writing texts.
Predictions based on big data — that’s something a lot of people dream about.
Instead of tarot cards or a magic ball, we’ll have a functional tool for making decisions.
Why don't you think its possible to innovate in SoMe? Because its so locked down? 2. Lots of blue oceans out there. Many can seem like red oceans, but if you look under the hood. There might be many offerings, but user adoption is low, as such. A blue ocean opportunity could be to swim in the red ocean, Similar red ocean app, but with some innovation that unlocks user adoption.
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@sentry_co I have a hard time identifying that aspect that would attract huge masses. There are many nichéd "social media apps" like Amplify but I cannot help. Since TikTok (2018), nothing else was so successful.
Maybe a new technology could be a breakthrough like social media based on hologram projection. (just example)
But only big giants like Meta or so have money to test it. (the second option is to have pretty rich investors who back you and support a financially demanding idea)
Yeah. Social media is the hardest place to innovate, for sure. Its like a red ocean with fire around it. 🔥🌊🔥 .... but I think there are many problems with SoMe that has obvious solutions. One being the algos are not so smart. They operate on very basic data. Comments per hour and likes per hour. thats about it. Then pump whatever has that, which is gamed, so your feed is mostly spam. If someone could Add AI to the mixture, and ask a simple question. Is this interesting for the reader. Is it newsworthy. Sort of like the producthunt algorigthm. "Craft", "Novelty", "Usefulness", "Creativity". If someone made tht, I think it would have a chance. No one has connected AI with SoMe. So as they say: its ripe for disruption.
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@sentry_co To interact on social media is basic, but it feels like people are getting bored, chasing perfect lives they can't have.
We will see what happens when Meta applies their AI characters that will replace humans (they announced it already) – people can stay on social media more and longer but if many people do not see it as "interesting", the platform will be full of bots that will not be so attractive for advertisers (because bot will not purchase and pay for the product).
It needs something new and maybe it is not social media. Maybe it is the product we already do not have on the market yet.
I chase asymetric life. Not synetric life. (perfect) I dunno. Asymmetry always attracted me.
I think SoMe will implement rate limits and use AI to fight bot activity. If PH can win the war on bots, SoMe can definitely do it.
Recently ive been really fascinated by Anti SoMe movements tho. Like the light phone 3. ($800) (First minimal phone I actually really want, its so darn cool!) And other devices like the remarkable, analog cameras, vinyl, etc
I totally agree with what you said. I’d also add two more types of AI products that seem to become quite prevalent in the market recently: AI language learning apps and AI storytelling apps. Most of them feel pretty similar in terms of what they do and how they work.
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@focusaur True – I started seeing more apps where are stories done with AI.
Milestone Content Studio
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@siddharthpereiras Siddharth, but AI has been overused since 2023. The whole year 2024 and these 3 months in 2025 are about AI :D
Another one I’ve noticed: digital tools for blue-collar workers or small local businesses. Most SaaS seems built for tech teams or startups, but there’s a huge market out there being overlooked.
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@onbing what tool do you mean? I think that many blue-collar workers are more inclined towards entertainment apps since they want to relax after physically exhausting work.
@busmark_w_nika Maybe their specialized community software? Offering private hiring opportunities, but also guidance on skills upgrading, interpretation of relevant government policies, communication forums.
AI is overhyped now. Play Store and App Store are now flooded with copied and pasted apps. Most of the application is related to writing
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@isha_nasir are you also building any app?
Yes, you are right, some apps copy and paste with the same algorithm with same features. these thing can confuse the users. which app is real
How to overcome that kind of concern and find the real application?
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@isha_nasir it seems that good marketing and reviews will make a difference in what to choose and what not :)