u/sorsodivino

I got tired of not finding real users to test my apps. So I built Askwise.

Askwise is a marketplace where you post
a UX test or survey and real people
with the exact profile you need respond.

Not AI. Not random volunteers.
People matched by age, device,
technical level whatever you specify.

It's paid, because money creates
accountability. Testers get paid
per completed response, so they actually
care about the quality of their feedback.
No response in 48h? Full refund.

Starting with UX testing and surveys
for digital products. More categories coming.

Have you ever struggled to find
the right people to test your product?

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u/sorsodivino — 2 days ago

I got tired of not finding real users to test my apps. So I built Askwise.

Askwise is a marketplace where you post
a UX test or survey and real people
with the exact profile you need respond.

Not AI. Not random volunteers.
People matched by age, device,
technical level whatever you specify.

It's paid, because money creates
accountability. Testers get paid
per completed response, so they actually
care about the quality of their feedback.
No response in 48h? Full refund.

Starting with UX testing and surveys
for digital products. More categories coming.

Have you ever struggled to find
the right people to test your product?

reddit.com
u/sorsodivino — 2 days ago

I got tired of not finding real users to test my apps. So I built Askwise.

Askwise is a marketplace where you post
a UX test or survey and real people
with the exact profile you need respond.

Not AI. Not random volunteers.
People matched by age, device,
technical level whatever you specify.

It's paid, because money creates
accountability. Testers get paid
per completed response, so they actually
care about the quality of their feedback.
No response in 48h? Full refund.

Starting with UX testing and surveys
for digital products. More categories coming.

reddit.com
u/sorsodivino — 3 days ago

I got tired of not finding real users to test my apps. So I built Askwise.

Askwise is a marketplace where you post
a UX test or survey and real people
with the exact profile you need respond.

Not AI. Not random volunteers.
People matched by age, device,
technical level whatever you specify.

It's paid, because money creates
accountability. Testers get paid
per completed response, so they actually
care about the quality of their feedback.
No response in 48h? Full refund.

Starting with UX testing and surveys
for digital products. More categories coming.

Have you ever struggled to find
the right people to test your product?

reddit.com
u/sorsodivino — 3 days ago

I got tired of not finding real users to test my apps. So I built Askwise.

Askwise is a marketplace where you post
a UX test or survey and real people
with the exact profile you need respond.

Not AI. Not random volunteers.
People matched by age, device,
technical level whatever you specify.

It's paid, because money creates
accountability. Testers get paid
per completed response, so they actually
care about the quality of their feedback.
No response in 48h? Full refund.

Starting with UX testing and surveys
for digital products. More categories coming.

Have you ever struggled to find
the right people to test your product?

reddit.com
u/sorsodivino — 3 days ago

I got tired of not finding real users to test my apps. So I built Askwise.

Askwise is a marketplace where you post
a UX test or survey and real people
with the exact profile you need respond.

Not AI. Not random volunteers.
People matched by age, device,
technical level whatever you specify.

It's paid, because money creates
accountability. Testers get paid
per completed response, so they actually
care about the quality of their feedback.
No response in 48h? Full refund.

Starting with UX testing and surveys
for digital products. More categories coming.

Have you ever struggled to find
the right people to test your product?

reddit.com
u/sorsodivino — 3 days ago

I got tired of not finding real users to test my apps. So I built Askwise.

Askwise is a marketplace where you post
a UX test or survey and real people
with the exact profile you need respond.

Not AI. Not random volunteers.
People matched by age, device,
technical level whatever you specify.

It's paid, because money creates
accountability. Testers get paid
per completed response, so they actually
care about the quality of their feedback.
No response in 48h? Full refund.

Starting with UX testing and surveys
for digital products. More categories coming.

reddit.com
u/sorsodivino — 3 days ago

I got tired of not finding real users to test my apps. So I built Askwise.

Askwise is a marketplace where you post
a UX test or survey and real people
with the exact profile you need respond.

Not AI. Not random volunteers.
People matched by age, device,
technical level whatever you specify.

It's paid, because money creates
accountability. Testers get paid
per completed response, so they actually
care about the quality of their feedback.
No response in 48h? Full refund.

Starting with UX testing and surveys
for digital products. More categories coming.

reddit.com
u/sorsodivino — 3 days ago

Why is getting real user feedback still this hard in 2025?

Built an AI wine app. Spent more time
looking for testers than actually building it.

Needed real people to test the onboarding.
Not friends who'd say "cool!", not agencies
charging thousands, not Reddit where I'd need
karma just to post. I needed a 45-year-old
Android user who'd tell me honestly
where they got confused.

That person didn't exist on any platform
I could find.

Talked to other solo founders. Same story
everywhere. Launched without proper validation
because getting real feedback was too slow,
too expensive, or too random.

Is anyone else in the same situation?

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u/sorsodivino — 4 days ago

I spent 3 weeks trying to find real users to test my app. That frustration became a new product.

I've been building Sorso: an AI wine app.
At some point I needed real people to test
the onboarding. Not friends who say "looks great!",
not agencies charging thousands, not Reddit
where I'd need karma just to post.

I needed a 45-year-old Android user who'd tell me
honestly where they got confused. That person
didn't exist on any platform I could find.

So I built Askwise: a marketplace where you post
what you need and someone who has actually been
there answers you. Not AI, not theory.
A real person whose reputation depends on
the quality of their answer.
No response in 48h? Full refund.

Launching with tech and product first —
UX testing, code reviews, QA, architecture.
More categories coming once we do this one well.

Currently in private beta. Looking for
the first questioners and experts.

If you've solved this problem a different way
while building, I'd genuinely love to know how.

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u/sorsodivino — 4 days ago

I spent 3 weeks trying to find real users to test my app. That frustration became a new product.

I've been building Sorso: an AI wine app.
At some point I needed real people to test
the onboarding. Not friends who say "looks great!",
not agencies charging thousands, not Reddit
where I'd need karma just to post.

I needed a 45-year-old Android user who'd tell me
honestly where they got confused. That person
didn't exist on any platform I could find.

So I built Askwise: a marketplace where you post
what you need and someone who has actually been
there answers you. Not AI, not theory.
A real person whose reputation depends on
the quality of their answer.
No response in 48h? Full refund.

Launching with tech and product first
UX testing, code reviews, QA, architecture.
More categories coming once we do this one well.

Currently in private beta. Looking for
the first questioners and experts.

If you've solved this problem a different way
while building, I'd genuinely love to know how.

reddit.com
u/sorsodivino — 4 days ago

Ho passato 3 settimane a cercare utenti reali per testare la mia app. Quella frustrazione è diventata un nuovo prodotto.

Sto sviluppando Sorso: un'app AI per il vino.
A un certo punto avevo bisogno di persone reali
per testare l'onboarding. Non amici che dicono
"bello!", non agenzie da migliaia di euro,
non Reddit dove avrei dovuto guadagnarmi
il karma solo per poter postare.

Avevo bisogno di un utente Android di 45 anni
che mi dicesse onestamente dove si perdeva.
Quella persona non esisteva su nessuna
piattaforma che conoscessi.

Così ho costruito Askwise: un marketplace
dove posti quello che ti serve e qualcuno
che ci è già passato ti risponde. Non AI,
non teoria. Una persona reale la cui
reputazione dipende dalla qualità
della sua risposta. Nessuna risposta
in 48h? Rimborso completo.

Lanciamo con tech e prodotto UX testing,
code review, QA, architettura. Altre categorie
arriveranno quando questa funzionerà bene.

Siamo in private beta. Cerco i primi
questioner ed expert.

Se hai risolto questo problema in modo diverso
mentre costruivi qualcosa, mi piacerebbe
sapere come.

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u/sorsodivino — 5 days ago
▲ 2 r/PublicValidation+1 crossposts

I built an AI wine sommelier ecosystem as a solo founder while working full-time.

I built an AI wine sommelier ecosystem as a solo founder while working full-time. Here’s what it actually looks like after a year.

Background: I work a regular job in Italy, I’m not a developer by trade, and I know more about wine than I probably should. At some point I got annoyed that every time I was cooking something I’d have no idea what to open, and every app I found was either a glorified wine database or locked behind a €200/year subscription.

So I built Sorso. Then it grew into three products. Here’s the breakdown:

Sorso App (B2C)
PWA at sorsoapp.com. You tell it what you’re eating by typing, uploading a photo of your dish, or even scanning a restaurant menu and it suggests 3 wines. That’s it. No account required, no paywall for the basic stuff.
The pairing logic is built on top of a pretty deep knowledge base I assembled from Italian sommelier associations and public-domain sources (75 rules, covering harmony/contrast principles, regional pairings, serving temperatures, etc.). Runs on Gemini Flash with a Supabase backend. Built with Lovable because I needed to ship fast without hiring.
Available in Italian, English, German.

Sorso Kiosk (B2B retail)
This is where it gets interesting financially. A tablet totem, placed near wine shelves in supermarkets or wine shops. Customers ask “what wine goes with what I’m making tonight” and it suggests wines from that store’s catalog only.
Each retailer gets their own URL, uploads their own inventory, and the system adapts recommendations over time based on what people actually select or skip (weighted feedback loop). Pricing is €490 setup + €199/month (pilot at €99 to get the first clients in).
Differentiation from the one direct competitor I found (Vinhood, installed at some large Italian chains): they don’t do food pairing, and they don’t do per-retailer adaptive learning. I’m targeting independent affiliates of Conad/Despar, not the big chains at least for now.

Sorso Somm (B2B restaurants)
White-label AI sommelier for restaurants, accessed via QR codes on tables. Diners scan, describe what they’re eating, and get wine pairings from that restaurant’s list. No app to download, no account, nothing.
The restaurant dashboard is a PWA with realtime order notifications, catalog management, and a feedback layer. Pricing: €49/month or €480/year, 14-day trial, no credit card needed.

Happy to talk through any of the technical or go-to-market stuff. The hardest part so far hasn’t been building — it’s been figuring out how to sell B2B as a solo founder with no sales background in a sector (HoReCa) that runs entirely on relationships and aperitivi.

Give me feedback please!

https://sorsoapp.com

u/sorsodivino — 7 days ago

Ciao a tutti, ho creato un SaaS B2B per i ristoranti, che aiuta i clienti ad abbinare il vino del menù ai piatti del ristorante in cui si trovano.

Come posso pubblicizzarlo al meglio ai ristoratori, per trovare tester a cui farlo provare gratuitamente?

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u/sorsodivino — 9 days ago

Ciao a tutti, ho creato un SaaS B2B per la ristorazione. Aiuta i clienti ad abbinare i vini del menu del ristorante in cui si trovano.

Accetto consigli su come poterlo pubblicizzare ai ristoratori per trovare tester che possano provarlo gratuitamente.

Grazie

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u/sorsodivino — 9 days ago

Ciao a tutti

,

Mi chiamo Matteo, sono di Brescia e da qualche mese sto costruendo Sorso come side project.

Il problema che provo a risolvere: scegliere il vino giusto è ancora un mistero per la maggior parte delle persone. Al ristorante si va a caso, al supermercato si prende sempre lo stesso. Il sommelier ce lo sogniamo.

Cosa fa Sorso: dici che piatto stai cucinando (o scatti una foto), e lui ti suggerisce 3 vini abbinati. Puoi provarlo su sorsoapp.com, è gratuito.

Poi ci sono due versioni B2B: un totem per enoteche/supermercati e un sommelier AI via QR per i ristoranti, ma quello che mi interessa capire oggi è la versione consumer.

Le domande che mi faccio:

•	Usereste mai una cosa del genere, o Google/ChatGPT vi basta?

•	Il momento in cui sentite il bisogno è al supermercato? A casa mentre cucinate? Al ristorante?

•	Cosa vi farebbe tornare ad usarla più di una volta?

Grazie a chiunque mi aiuterà!

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u/sorsodivino — 16 days ago