Launching PingNews.io: Real-time Mention Tracking for Hacker News & Reddit
March 8, 2025 at 11:55:47 AM
🚀 Launching PingNews.io: Real-time Mention Tracking for Hacker News & Reddit
The Problem: Missing Important Conversations
A few months ago, I started noticing something strange.
A lot of startup founders and indie hackers were missing important discussions about their projects.
A lot of startup founders and indie hackers were missing important discussions about their projects.
- Someone would mention their startup on Hacker News or Reddit
- The conversation would gain traction, people would share insights, feedback, and critiques
- But the founder would find out days (or weeks) later...
- By that time, the discussion was dead.
This felt like a huge problem.
If you're building something, you need to know when people are talking about it — whether it’s praise, criticism, or feature requests.
Existing Solutions Were… Not Great
I tested a few existing tools to solve this:
❌ Google Alerts
- Too slow. Sometimes results came days late.
- Irrelevant matches. It often showed random blog posts and news articles instead of real discussions.
- No real-time tracking for Hacker News, Reddit and soon more.
❌ Manual Searching
- Searching Hacker News every day? Not scalable.
- Scrolling through Reddit threads? A time sink.
I realized: There was no good solution for this.
The Solution: PingNews.io 🚀
So I built PingNews.io – a real-time mention tracking & AI digest tool.
✅ Instant alerts when your project is mentioned on Hacker News or Reddit
✅ AI-powered summaries (TL;DR) – No need to read 200+ comments, just the key insights
✅ Custom filters – Get notified only for important discussions
✅ Public digest & API – See what’s trending in real-time
✅ AI-powered summaries (TL;DR) – No need to read 200+ comments, just the key insights
✅ Custom filters – Get notified only for important discussions
✅ Public digest & API – See what’s trending in real-time
🛠️ How It Works
- Enter the keywords you want to track (your startup name, your competitors, or industry trends).
- PingNews.io scans Hacker News, Reddit and more in real-time.
- If someone mentions your keyword, you get an instant alert via email, web push, or Slack.
- The AI summarizes long discussions into a TL;DR digest.
No more wasted time manually searching. No more missed conversations.
🔓 Transparency & No-BS SaaS Approach
I’ve seen too many SaaS tools with shady business practices.
So I decided to build PingNews.io differently.
So I decided to build PingNews.io differently.
✅ No hidden paywalls. You can cancel anytime, no tricks.
✅ No forced auto-renewal. You decide how you subscribe.
✅ Carry-over credits. If you don’t use your alerts, they don’t expire.
✅ Direct support from me (the developer). No ticket system, just real conversations.
✅ Public digest & API. See what’s trending in real-time, without even signing up.
✅ No forced auto-renewal. You decide how you subscribe.
✅ Carry-over credits. If you don’t use your alerts, they don’t expire.
✅ Direct support from me (the developer). No ticket system, just real conversations.
✅ Public digest & API. See what’s trending in real-time, without even signing up.
🚀 What’s Next?
🔹 More integrations (Twitter? Product Hunt? Let me know!)
🔹 More customization for AI-generated summaries
🔹 Continuous improvements based on community feedback
🔹 More customization for AI-generated summaries
🔹 Continuous improvements based on community feedback
Try PingNews.io Today
This is just the beginning. 🚀
If you're building a startup, running an indie project, or just want to stay updated on key discussions in tech, try PingNews.io now.
Would love to hear your thoughts! Hit me up on Twitter: @TV10Dev