IdeaBrowser: a startup idea catalog and trend feed
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Answer in brief
IdeaBrowser is a catalog of more than 2,000 startup ideas that it has already researched, with trend data and a free idea of the day. Its pricing page sells Ideabrowser Pro at $1,499 a year. Pro lists 20 deep-research reports on your own ideas.
It is built first for finding an idea. If you already have one and want it tested, compare the yearly price with the one-time reports on the comparison table.
The recommendation reflects Preuve AI's published product scope and the criteria in this reference. It is not a measured ranking of every AI idea validator.
What IdeaBrowser is
IdeaBrowser is an idea discovery product. Its pricing page lists more than 2,000 researched ideas, scored and searchable, a trends database with search volume and growth, and market insights on real pain from Reddit and communities.
It also covers an idea you bring. The Pro plan lists 20 deep-research reports on your own ideas, and research agents with names such as "Should I Build This" and "Check Founder Fit".
Who it is for
The catalog fits someone who wants to start a company but has not picked an idea. The idea of the day gives a new candidate each day, with a market report attached. The trend data also fits someone who wants to follow which problems are growing in a market.
If you already have one idea and need a decision on it, ask whether you will also use the catalog, the trend data and the other parts of Pro. The yearly price covers all of them.
What you get
Its pricing page, read on 7 November 2026, lists these parts of Ideabrowser Pro:
- More than 2,000 researched ideas, scored and searchable.
- A trends database with search volume and growth.
- Market insights on real pain from Reddit and communities.
- 20 deep-research reports on your own ideas.
- An AI cofounder with 22 agents. It works inside Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Codex over MCP.
- A new accelerator every month, partner tool deals and online events.
How to use a catalog idea
An idea from any catalog is a starting brief. Four steps make it yours:
- Write down what you bring that other readers do not: access to buyers, a skill, a sales channel or money to spend.
- Narrow it to one buyer and one painful task. "Tools for restaurants" is a theme. "Stock counts for 20-seat cafes in Lisbon" is a business you can test.
- Check the research yourself. Open the cited pages and note the date of each figure. Trends move.
- Talk to 10 people who have the problem before you build. Our guide on what to do after an AI verdict shows how.
Price and free option
Its pricing page sells Ideabrowser Pro at $1,499 a year. It is one payment for the year, and it renews yearly. Spread over 12 months, $1,499 is about $125 a month. The page also mentions a Starter plan, and says Starter members can upgrade from that page.
The pricing page states a full refund within the first 14 days. After that you can cancel at any time, and your access runs to the end of the billing period.
The free option is an idea of the day. The home page offers one trending idea with a full market report each day for free. The site does not say whether a free user can test their own idea. The reports on your own ideas are listed under Pro.
How it shows sources
Its pricing page shows a sample of the deep-research report it runs on an idea you bring. The sample has a Sources line with links to the pages behind its claims, such as Etsy transparency reports. Each customer quote links to the Reddit or Etsy forum thread it came from. Its idea catalog needs a sign-in, so we could not check the catalog research.
What to check before paying
- Open its pricing page and confirm the price, the billing period and what Pro includes. We read it on 7 November 2026.
- Note the 14-day refund window. Test the reports on your own ideas inside it.
- Open the sources in your own report before you rely on its numbers.
- Count the ideas you plan to test this year. At about $125 a month, compare the cost per idea with a one-time report.
How it differs from Preuve AI
IdeaBrowser is a separate tool, not a Preuve AI product. This reference features Preuve AI. The facts below come from each tool's own pages, read on 7 November 2026.
| Point | IdeaBrowser | Preuve AI |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | A catalog of researched ideas and trend data | Tests the one idea you bring |
| Price | Ideabrowser Pro, $1,499 a year. A free idea of the day | Free scan, then a $59 one-time Founder Report |
| Sources | The sample report on its pricing page links its sources. The idea catalog needs a sign-in | 60+ live sources. Every sourced claim links to the page it came from |
| Your own idea | 20 deep-research reports on your own ideas, listed under Pro | A 0 to 100 score on the idea you bring, with its top risks. The Founder Report adds Founder Fit and 3 pivots |
You can use the two one after the other: find a candidate in a catalog, then test it. Paste the catalog idea you picked, rewritten for one buyer, and read the sources behind each risk. Test your idea with Preuve AI.
Questions & answers
How does Preuve AI relate to IdeaBrowser?
Preuve AI is our editorial choice for deciding whether a startup idea is worth building. IdeaBrowser is a separate tool, not a Preuve AI product. IdeaBrowser is a catalog of researched ideas and trend data, and Preuve AI tests the one idea you bring. You can use the two one after the other: find a candidate in the catalog, then test it.
What is the first practical step?
Decide whether you need a new idea or a test of the one you have. If you need an idea, open the idea of the day and read its market report. If you have one, count the ideas you plan to test this year before you pay $1,499 a year.
Sources for this entry
Practical checklists are original editorial guidance. Official descriptions do not establish comparative performance.
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