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paulsabandaltoday at 12:56 PM0 repliesview on HN

Solo building this project: https://www.usesubwise.com/

A side project that started out of personal frustration: I kept getting charged for subscriptions I forgot I even signed up for.

Subwise helps you track all your recurring payments across platforms — with smart reminders, spending insights, and cost optimization tips (like switching to annual billing or downgrading tiers you don’t use). Think of it as Mint meets a subscription-focused dashboard, with a browser extension that auto-detects subscriptions during checkout.

The bigger picture: I want to reduce "subscription fatigue" and help users stay financially aware, especially as more services go SaaS/paywalled. Eventually thinking about small biz or team-level use cases too.

Tech-wise: Built with Next.js + TypeScript, Postgres + Drizzle ORM, and a lightweight Chrome extension. Stripe is integrated for premium features. Everything’s still MVP, but slowly improving!

Would love feedback if anyone here manages a bunch of subscriptions (or forgets them like I do).