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Ship5 #38

Five App Ideas For The Week

Manuel Salvatore Martone's avatar
Alessandro Magionami's avatar
Manuel Salvatore Martone and Alessandro Magionami
Jan 12, 2026
∙ Paid

Before you spend another hour configuring n8n nodes, pause for a moment.

We know what it feels like to have the perfect workflow in mind — and then hit the setup wall.

Dragging nodes.
Reading API docs.
Testing connections.
Wondering if you’re doing this the “right way.”

After watching dozens of developers build the same workflows from scratch, we noticed something.

The hard part isn’t knowing what to automate. It’s the manual translation from idea to working n8n workflow.

That’s why we built Autom8n.

✨ From description to deployment in minutes

Tell us what you want to automate.
Get a complete n8n workflow — nodes configured, connections set, ready to deploy.

No more setup hell. No more node-by-node building.

Before you open another API doc or drag another node...

Get Early Access to Autom8n


Intro

This week’s ideas share a common thread: help people take control back.

Whether it’s POD sellers drowning in marketplace data, teams losing track of decisions made on calls, parents trying to reduce screen time, frustrated customers trapped in chatbot loops, or consumers wondering where their money actually went, the pain points we spotted across Reddit threads, indie hacker forums, and product review complaints all point to the same thing:

People are overwhelmed and need simple, focused tools that do one thing well.

None of these requires complex infrastructure or months of development. Each can be validated in weeks, not quarters.

Pick the one that matches a problem you’ve personally felt.


Want a quick snapshot of this week’s top ideas? Grab our one-page teaser and get all 5 concepts at a glance

Ship5 #38 Teaser
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Table of Contents

  • 1. TrendSnap

  • 2. Collab Decision Logger

  • 3. HandwriteStreak

  • 4. Chatbot Escape Hatch

  • 5. Manipulation Tax Calculator

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