- You need a market size, a growth forecast or segment data to put in a plan, an investor update or a loan application.
- The reader will trust a named publisher more than any tool.
- The industry is large and established, and a report on it already exists.
- Your institution already has a subscription, so the cost to you is nothing.
Compare
Hunting Apps and market research reports
Reports and data subscriptions answer questions about whole industries. Hunting Apps answers a narrower one: should this specific idea be built. The two overlap less than they seem to.
1.0 The alternative
Market research reports, fairly
Market research publishers sell industry reports and data subscriptions, written or compiled by analysts. They cover established markets with sizes, growth forecasts, segments and company profiles, and they carry the credibility of a named publisher, which matters when the reader is an investor, a lender or a board. Many publishers quote a price on request rather than listing one: IBISWorld's pricing page, for example, shows no prices and offers a demo and a membership inquiry instead (read on the date below).
2.0 Side by side
What each way gives you
Row by row, for the decision a builder is making: whether one idea is worth weeks of work.
| What matters | Market research reports | Hunting Apps |
|---|---|---|
| The question it answers | How big is this industry, how fast is it growing and who are the main companies. | Is there a buyer with a problem, who already sells a fix, at what price, and is there a gap worth building into. |
| Market size and forecasts | The point of a report. Analyst estimates, often with a method note. | Not what it produces. A size-up search reads public pages and says what they show, and does not forecast. |
| Small and new markets | Often missing. Reports follow markets large enough to have a report. | Works from what is public about the specific need, so a niche with a few products and some complaints can be checked. |
| Competitor detail | Company-level profiles and shares for established players. | Products and their own pricing and feature pages, including small and new ones, kept with links. |
| Credibility with others | High. A named publisher is a source an investor or lender will recognise. | It shows its sources, but the verdict is the product's own, so it is evidence for your decision more than a document to hand to a third party. |
| Cost | Often quoted on request. Check each publisher. | Credits, bought once, with a typical project at about $2.11 in the small pack. The figures are below. |
| Speed | Immediate if the report exists, and unavailable if it does not. | A search runs for any idea you can describe, on demand. |
3.0 Choosing
When each one is the better choice
- You are deciding whether to build one specific thing and need to know who already sells it, at what price.
- The market is small or new and no report covers it.
- You want to compare several ideas quickly before spending money on any of them.
- You need the sources behind each claim, linked, and a written reason to start, narrow or stop.
4.0 Sources
Figures and where they came from
Prices and features change. If something here is out of date, write to [email protected] and it will be corrected.
| Item | Figure | Source | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBISWorld pricing | No prices shown; the page offers a demo and a membership inquiry | https://www.ibisworld.com/pricing/ | 26 October 2026 |
| Hunting Apps, a typical project | About 148 credits: 148 × $10 ÷ 700 = $2.11 in the small pack, $1.85 in the medium, $1.48 in the large; an estimate from the price list, not a measurement across customers | https://huntingapps.io/#pricing | 26 October 2026 |
| Hunting Apps, free allowance | 200 credits for a new account, no card; credits never expire; unused credits refundable within 14 days of purchase | https://huntingapps.io/refunds/ | 26 October 2026 |
Questions
Does Hunting Apps give me a market size?
No. It can report figures that public pages state, with links, but it does not estimate or forecast a market. If a plan or an investor needs a size, use a report.
Can I show a Hunting Apps verdict to an investor?
You can show it with its sources, as evidence for your reasoning. It is not an analyst report, and an investor may prefer a named publisher for market figures.
Can I use both?
Yes, and they suit different stages. Check the idea first against live products and complaints, and buy a report once you are building and need industry figures.
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