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Launch and growth tools worth knowing
Launch days, directory submissions, lead finding and keeping an eye on competitors.
Early growth is mostly legwork: launching in the right places, answering the right threads, and noticing what competitors are up to before your customers do. The tools below take some of that legwork off your plate.
They are built mostly by founders for founders, which means they are focused, affordable and made by people who have been through a launch themselves.
The launch and growth tools
8 reviewed so far, A to Z.
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Figo
A Monday email about your competitors, written for busy people instead of SEO specialists
Figo watches your rivals' ads, pages, rankings and AI mentions every week, then tells you what changed in plain English
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Hunted.Space
The launch-day scoreboard Product Hunt never built for itself
Hunted.Space turns Product Hunt launch day into a live scoreboard, so you always know where you stand
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LaunchBert
Takes the spreadsheet out of launch-directory submissions
LaunchBert makes the tedious job of submitting to launch directories faster, with a curated list and a Chrome extension that does the copy and paste for you
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MentionSpot
Finds the Reddit and X threads worth answering, then leaves the answering to you
MentionSpot watches Reddit and X for people asking for what you sell, and leaves the reply to the person who knows the product best
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PainBase
Validate before you build, with real complaints and real revenue data
PainBase turns public complaints from Reddit, Hacker News and more into scored startup opportunities, then a landing page to test them
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RedReplier
Catches people asking for what you sell on Reddit, X and HN, then hands you the mic
RedReplier watches Reddit, X, Bluesky, Facebook and Hacker News for buyers in the wild, and keeps a real human on every reply
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Senja
Collect, polish and show off testimonials, from a bootstrapped duo who met online
Senja makes social proof easy: gather text and video testimonials, then put them on your site, socials and sales pages in minutes
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TrackRev
Links, attribution and an affiliate program that all agree with your Stripe balance
TrackRev ties every click to the charge it produced, then lets you build an affiliate program on top of the channel that already pays
Common questions
- Which launch and growth tools are reviewed on GTM Listings?
- GTM Listings reviews 8 launch and growth tools: Figo, Hunted.Space, LaunchBert, MentionSpot, PainBase, RedReplier, Senja, TrackRev. Each one has a full review covering what it does best, who will love it, and how to get started.
- What counts as a launch or growth tool?
- Software that helps startups launch and find early customers: launch-day analytics, directory submissions, social listening for leads, and competitor monitoring.
- Which launch and growth tools have a free plan?
- Of the launch and growth tools reviewed here, Hunted.Space, LaunchBert, Senja, TrackRev have a free plan or a free, open-source option. Plans change, so check each tool's pricing page before relying on it.
- How are tools chosen for GTM Listings?
- There is no submission form, no sponsorship and no affiliate links. Tools are picked because marketers actually use them, and the reviews are researched and fact-checked before they go up.
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