Cal AI
AI calorie scanningPhoto-based calorie logging
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Not reported
Apple revenue
Portfolio edition · Archived project
Stop building appsnobody wants.Mine what pays.
An app discovery concept, preserved as a portfolio project. It connects captured demand with App Store signals and review gaps, then sketches a build or no-build decision, a plan and prompts for your coding tool.
Illustrative demo · Accounts and purchases unavailable · explore the illustrative demo
The demo
Run it yourself, no account
An illustrative exploration, start to finish: the same flow and screens, with sample data. The vein here is “adhd body doubling”. Never heard of it? Exactly. TrendLode starts with demand signals you would not think to brainstorm, then checks whether the market and your stack support a build.
trendlode.app · simulation · illustrative sample data
1,240credits
These are illustrative sample veins, shaped like captured search records. Pick a few and walk through the flow.
Tuned to youClaude Code · 10 h/week · Side income · blocked: crypto, gambling
adhd body doubling
TikTok+340%Reddit+85%
custom sleep sound mixer
TikTok+120%Google+45%
couples journaling app
Google+95%Reddit+60%
dog enrichment games
TikTok+210%
micro habits tracker
Google+38%
ai crypto signals
blocklist: crypto
More veins, tuned to your profile and labeled with source dates. This demo shows a handful of samples.
About this project3 veins selected · scouting is free
Illustrative sample data. Click Explore to watch the product flow run.
Veins filtered to your profile · crypto excluded (blocklist) · scouting is free
100% simulation · same flow, illustrative sample data · explore the sample flow
The pattern
Narrow jobs beat broad ideas.
Five editorial examples of consumer apps built around a specific job, audience or acquisition loop. They are examples, not claims that TrendLode predicted their success.
Editorial example
Rizz
AI dating assistantShareable screenshot workflow
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Not reported
Apple revenue
Quittr
Quit-porn streaksSpecific pain with strong identity
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Not reported
Apple revenue
Umax
Looksmaxxing scoresMeme-native acquisition loop
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Not reported
Apple revenue
Peptide trackers
GLP-1 / peptide loggingFragmented tracking workflow
Public listings
Store status
Not reported
Apple revenue
App names and icons are shown for editorial discussion. Apple does not publish per-app downloads or revenue, so this section makes no performance claim and shows no modeled figure. TrendLode labels estimates inside an exploration.
Every idea ships with prompts for your tool
Claude CodeCodexCursorWindsurfLovablev0BoltReplitGemini CLICopilotyours too, prompts adapt
How the loop runs
01 · Mine
We read what people are searching
Captured TikTok signals with visible source dates, plus Google and the App Store, crossed into one demand read tuned to your profile.
Scanning sample demand
adhd body doublingsample
receipt scanner appsample
sleep debt trackersample
02 · Score
Every vein gets an honest Lode Score
Demand, money, gap and fit, weighed together. When a niche is dry we show you the zero instead of padding the list.
adhd body doublingsample signal
86
demand
money
gap
fit
03 · Ship
You get a plan wired for your tool
A 7-day plan, an MVP roadmap and paste-ready build prompts for Claude Code, Cursor or Codex. Ship, do not guess.
01Verdict + Lode Score86 · promising
02Competitor teardownwedge per app
03Validation gates3 · go or no-go
04MVP + build promptspaste-ready
05Pricing, LTV & CACest. math
Build prompt 1 of 6
Create an iOS app (SwiftUI, iOS 17+) called Claimed. Main screen: a grid of rooms, tap to claim a focus seat next to someone…
Claude CodeCopy prompt
What every idea hands you
A build plan, ready to ship.
Every deep dive is the same thing a founder pays a researcher and a strategist for, generated from the signals collected in your exploration and written for your build tool.
- A scored Lode verdict, with the demand, money and gap behind it
- A competitor teardown, app by app: what each wins at, what users complain about, your wedge
- 3 validation gates with numeric pass marks, so you know go or no-go before you build
- A step-by-step MVP where every step ends with a 'done when' check
- A pricing ladder with LTV and CAC math, assumptions stated and labeled est.
- Paste-ready build prompts wired for your exact AI tool
- Markdown and PDF export, plus a shareable read-only link
Illustrative assay reportLode 86
Async body doubling for focus
Sample verdict. A live report explains which signals support the call and which are thin.
Build prompt 1 of 3
Create an iOS app (SwiftUI, iOS 17+) called Claimed. Main screen: a grid of rooms…
Everything you can do
A toolkit to act on every idea.
Two moves carry the whole flow, explore and go deep. Everything below is optional, priced per use, and only there when an idea earns the extra dig.
What every idea hands you
One deep dive (30 credits) is the full build packet from the section above: verdict, plan, positioning, prompts, export.
See what a deep dive hands youScore your own idea25 credits
Already have an idea? Paste it and get a full reverse-validation report and a deterministic Desk Score.
Pre-sell page10 credits
Spin up a hosted landing page with a real waitlist to test demand before you build.
Analyze a rival app8 credits
Real App Store reviews, plus Reddit threads when there are any, on any competing app: what users love, hate, and the opening they leave.
Reddit evidence4 credits
Pull current threads and quotes behind an idea to inspect how people describe the problem.
Niche market map7 credits
Incumbents, gaps and positioning for a niche, laid out and downloadable.
Pivots5 credits
Three re-scored angles on an idea when you want a different wedge, audience or model.
Build the fixing app5 credits
Turn a rival's worst complaints into a focused anti-app idea, scored.
Find creators3 credits
Surface more real creators already talking about a keyword's niche.
It keeps working while you build. Save ideas to a watchlist, get a weekly digest of veins on the move, and an alert when a vein behind an idea you saved surges. All opt-out, in Settings, anytime.
Use it where you build
Your terminal speaks TrendLode.
A native MCP server: trending veins, build or no-build calls and full plans, piped straight into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. The terminal below is an illustrative session.
illustrative session, ~/side-project
Illustrative terminal session · The integration is unavailable in this portfolio edition.
The difference
Built the way we wish things were sold to us
Personal, for real
Every idea is filtered through your tool, your hours and your blocklist, and the filter is stamped on every idea: “Buildable with Claude Code · ≤10 h/week · crypto excluded.”
Not the same clone
Every idea carries the under-served angle the reviews justify, a different wedge, audience or focus, so you are not shipping what everyone else just scrolled past.
No filler
If only three ideas clear the bar, you get three. We never pad the results to look busy.
Honest with your money
Exact cost before every action, a transparent ledger, automatic refunds when anything fails, and a heads-up when a source is degraded.
A quiet month is never wasted
Unused plan credits roll over one extra cycle, and any pack you buy never expires. The credits you paid for wait for your next building streak.
07 The project
An idea, brought into focus.
From research to a product concept.
TrendLode explores how a builder could move from a demand signal to a concrete app idea. This edition preserves that product story and its interface.
“I built TrendLode because I kept starting things nobody wanted. A month on an app, a quiet launch, repeat. Building was the easy part. Choosing what to build is what kept eating my months. So I made the tool I needed: one that starts from observed demand, checks the market and is willing to say no-build when the evidence is thin.”
Same hours at the keyboard. A very different thing to point them at.
The pricing concept
Pricing that fits in your head
The original plan design, preserved as part of the project. These are illustrative prices; no plans or credits can be purchased.
Indie
Validate your next idea without burning out.
$19/mo
billed monthly
300 credits/mo
≈ 24 keywords analyzed + 6 deep dives a month
- 300 credits/mo, roll over one extra cycle
- Unlimited trend scouting (free)
- Ideas tuned to your profile
- Markdown & PDF export
Featured concept
Builder
For people who ship something every month.
$49/mo
billed monthly
1,000 credits/mo
≈ 80 keywords analyzed + 20 deep dives a month
- 1,000 credits/mo, roll over one extra cycle
- Everything in Indie
- Fresh-data re-runs at 3 credits/keyword
- Watchlist & idea compare
- Priority support
Studio
For serial shippers running several bets at once.
$149/mo
billed monthly
4,000 credits/mo
≈ 320 keywords analyzed + 80 deep dives a month
- 4,000 credits/mo, roll over one extra cycle
- Everything in Builder
- High-volume scouting and deep dives
- MCP access for Claude Code and Codex
- 1:1 onboarding
Portfolio edition · All purchase and account functions are unavailable.
FAQ
Honest questions
An archived portfolio project by Manuel Sampedro. It preserves the original landing, motion design and a simulated app discovery flow.
Yes. The interactive demo uses illustrative sample data and runs in your browser. You can explore its steps and replay the experience without an account.
No. The examples, scores and figures in this edition are illustrative. They are not current market research or validated business opportunities.
No. Accounts, subscriptions, credit purchases, live research and the MCP integration are unavailable. The pricing section preserves the original interface concept.
The vein is right there
STRIKE GOLDExplore the original product concept through a simulated research session. This portfolio edition has no accounts, live research or purchases.
Portfolio edition · Sample data · No payments