Should I Build It Should I Build It
10 Jun 2025
Android

the mobile app allows users to avoid watching porn movie

Confidence
Engagement
Net use signal
Net buy signal

Idea type: Swamp

The market has seen several mediocre solutions that nobody loves. Unless you can offer something fundamentally different, you’ll likely struggle to stand out or make money.

Should You Build It?

Don't build it.

Your are here

Your idea for a mobile app to help users avoid porn consumption puts you in a crowded and somewhat stagnant space. Our analysis places this in the 'Swamp' category, meaning there are existing solutions, but none have truly broken through. With 10 similar products identified, competition is present. Engagement with these products is low, as evidenced by an average of only 3 comments per product. This implies either a lack of interest or that existing solutions aren't fully meeting user needs. While there wasn't enough signal to reliably compute 'net use', there's no clear indication that people are actively looking for or finding value in existing apps. You have a tough road ahead.

Recommendations

  1. Thoroughly research why existing solutions haven’t achieved widespread success. Look into user reviews, competitor analyses, and any available data on user retention and engagement. Understanding the shortcomings of current options is crucial before investing further in your idea, referencing the similar product criticism of NoFap around link rot or Quitrr's skepticism in real-time professional support.
  2. If you decide to proceed, identify a specific niche or user group that is currently underserved by existing apps. Instead of a broad approach, consider focusing on a particular demographic or a unique set of challenges related to porn avoidance. Consider focusing on a specific demographic, use case, or underserved area.
  3. Explore opportunities to build tools or services for existing providers in the porn avoidance space. This could involve creating complementary features or integrations that enhance the functionality of established apps. Consider ways your app could collaborate with or augment other apps/communities, like the suggestion around collaboration for 'No Porn - AI Guardian'.
  4. Before committing significant resources, examine adjacent problems or areas that might offer a more promising avenue for development. Could you pivot to address related issues, such as addiction, mental health, or relationship challenges? This is especially important since the market has seen several mediocre solutions that nobody loves.
  5. Prioritize thorough market research and validation before investing heavily in development. Conduct user surveys, interviews, and focus groups to gauge demand and gather feedback on your proposed solution. This ensures you're building something people genuinely need and will use.
  6. Given the 'Swamp' category designation, carefully consider whether your time and resources might be better spent on a different, more promising venture. The market might not be ready for another general porn avoidance app, so evaluate whether there are other opportunities that align with your skills and interests. Don't invest in something that won't work.

Questions

  1. What are the specific unmet needs or pain points of users trying to avoid porn consumption that existing apps are failing to address, and how will your app uniquely solve these issues?
  2. How will you differentiate your app from the competition and ensure it stands out in a crowded market where user engagement is generally low?
  3. What is your plan to acquire users and build a sustainable business model, considering the challenges and criticisms faced by similar products in the past, such as content filtering issues, link rot, and concerns about privacy and data security?

Your are here

Your idea for a mobile app to help users avoid porn consumption puts you in a crowded and somewhat stagnant space. Our analysis places this in the 'Swamp' category, meaning there are existing solutions, but none have truly broken through. With 10 similar products identified, competition is present. Engagement with these products is low, as evidenced by an average of only 3 comments per product. This implies either a lack of interest or that existing solutions aren't fully meeting user needs. While there wasn't enough signal to reliably compute 'net use', there's no clear indication that people are actively looking for or finding value in existing apps. You have a tough road ahead.

Recommendations

  1. Thoroughly research why existing solutions haven’t achieved widespread success. Look into user reviews, competitor analyses, and any available data on user retention and engagement. Understanding the shortcomings of current options is crucial before investing further in your idea, referencing the similar product criticism of NoFap around link rot or Quitrr's skepticism in real-time professional support.
  2. If you decide to proceed, identify a specific niche or user group that is currently underserved by existing apps. Instead of a broad approach, consider focusing on a particular demographic or a unique set of challenges related to porn avoidance. Consider focusing on a specific demographic, use case, or underserved area.
  3. Explore opportunities to build tools or services for existing providers in the porn avoidance space. This could involve creating complementary features or integrations that enhance the functionality of established apps. Consider ways your app could collaborate with or augment other apps/communities, like the suggestion around collaboration for 'No Porn - AI Guardian'.
  4. Before committing significant resources, examine adjacent problems or areas that might offer a more promising avenue for development. Could you pivot to address related issues, such as addiction, mental health, or relationship challenges? This is especially important since the market has seen several mediocre solutions that nobody loves.
  5. Prioritize thorough market research and validation before investing heavily in development. Conduct user surveys, interviews, and focus groups to gauge demand and gather feedback on your proposed solution. This ensures you're building something people genuinely need and will use.
  6. Given the 'Swamp' category designation, carefully consider whether your time and resources might be better spent on a different, more promising venture. The market might not be ready for another general porn avoidance app, so evaluate whether there are other opportunities that align with your skills and interests. Don't invest in something that won't work.

Questions

  1. What are the specific unmet needs or pain points of users trying to avoid porn consumption that existing apps are failing to address, and how will your app uniquely solve these issues?
  2. How will you differentiate your app from the competition and ensure it stands out in a crowded market where user engagement is generally low?
  3. What is your plan to acquire users and build a sustainable business model, considering the challenges and criticisms faced by similar products in the past, such as content filtering issues, link rot, and concerns about privacy and data security?

  • Confidence: High
    • Number of similar products: 10
  • Engagement: Low
    • Average number of comments: 3
  • Net use signal: 11.2%
    • Positive use signal: 11.2%
    • Negative use signal: 0.0%
  • Net buy signal: 3.8%
    • Positive buy signal: 3.8%
    • Negative buy signal: 0.0%

This chart summarizes all the similar products we found for your idea in a single plot.

The x-axis represents the overall feedback each product received. This is calculated from the net use and buy signals that were expressed in the comments. The maximum is +1, which means all comments (across all similar products) were positive, expressed a willingness to use & buy said product. The minimum is -1 and it means the exact opposite.

The y-axis captures the strength of the signal, i.e. how many people commented and how does this rank against other products in this category. The maximum is +1, which means these products were the most liked, upvoted and talked about launches recently. The minimum is 0, meaning zero engagement or feedback was received.

The sizes of the product dots are determined by the relevance to your idea, where 10 is the maximum.

Your idea is the big blueish dot, which should lie somewhere in the polygon defined by these products. It can be off-center because we use custom weighting to summarize these metrics.

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