(Free to use SaaS) Launching our product this weekend after 100+ hours
Hey everyone! 👋
Excited to finally introduce myself here! I'm Alex. I’ve been following along for a while, and it’s amazing to see how many of you are shipping products so quickly. Seriously, how do you do it?! 😅
This weekend, I’m launching my first product on Product Hunt: Flare. It solves a small but incredibly frustrating problem—links opening in the wrong place. You know when you tap a link on Instagram, and instead of opening in your browser or the YouTube app, it gets stuck in an in-app browser? Flare fixes that by ensuring every link opens exactly where it should.
I’ve spent over 100+ hours building this, even though it currently has just one core feature. The reason? Bypassing in-app browsers is way more complex than it seems—social media apps are designed to keep users inside their ecosystem. Making sure Flare seamlessly redirects users without friction took a lot of problem-solving, testing, and fine-tuning.
Flare isn’t just a URL shortener—it’s a smart redirector that ensures a smooth experience for your audience. Plus, it comes with built-in analytics, so you can track device types and locations for every link you share.
This is my first product. It is completely free. And this is just the beginning—next up is Persona AI, an AI-powered tool that helps refine social media campaigns with AI-driven feedback.
Excited (and a little nervous) for the launch! If you check it out, I’d love to hear what you think.
The website is: https://flareb2b.com
Looking forward to learning from and growing with this awesome community! 🚀
Replies
Flare
Please do try our product and give us your suggestions. And please feel free to ask us any queries, I would be more than happy to answer your queries!
Tab Slayer
Congrats on building and shipping!! it seems like the testimonials on your page are probably fake? if they aren't fake maybe you can come up with a way to make them look more authentic? otherwise I would probably just remove them. Your landing page does look super nice, so imo it's not worth the lost credibility!
Happy launching regardless, hope it goes well for you!
Flare
@catt_marroll Hey Matt! Great catch, and I really appreciate the honest feedback! The testimonials were actually part of a template, and I completely forgot to remove them before launch. Definitely not my intention to mislead anyone—I’ll fix that right away. Glad you liked the landing page! 😊 And thank you so much for your support!
Tab Slayer
Congrats on the launch btw, looks like you totally crushed it. you should post up how the launch went in terms of conversion to users / exposure. congrats on launch @alexmccain !!
Flare solves something I didn't even realize annoyed me this much. Excited to see it in action
Flare
@hazel_mathew Hey Hazel, really appreciate that! 😊 It’s surprising how often we put up with little annoyances like this, right? Flare is live now at https://flareb2b.com , would love for you to try it out! Hope it makes your marketing workflow smoother!