Prove demand before you build.

Avoid months of building the wrong app. Test buyer intent first. Then speedrun toward product-market fit.

Validation funnel

One app idea included in the trial.

Sample verdict report
Demo data, real report format
Example only
2,480
Clicked ad
18.7%vs last 7 days
736
Viewed paywall
12.4%vs last 7 days
86
Checkout intent
9.1%vs last 7 days
Verdict
BUILD IT
3.5% checkout-intent rate - 95% interval: 2.8% - 4.3%
2.8%
3.5%
4.3%
Verdicts show the sample size and interval so a weak signal cannot hide behind a confident label.
Which markets & ads it works in
Performance by market
M
meta - United States
Ad: "screen-record hook"
3.1%
M
meta - United Kingdom
1.4%
TT
tiktok - all countries
0.3%
Use these insights to double down on winners and iterate on underperformers.
Validating the validator

We're validating Will it sell with Will it sell.

We're running the same funnel and ad test we ask builders to run. When the campaign is live, we'll publish the spend, sample size, checkout-intent rate, interval, and verdict here.

Campaign
in setup
Spend
published when live
Verdict
not claimed yet
Standard
same as yours

When the campaign is live, this ledger should show spend, sample size, checkout-intent rate, confidence interval, and verdict — not a vanity counter.

The problem

Shipping is cheapnow. Being wrong isn't.

AI tools let you build anything in a weekend — so everyone does, and 90% ships to crickets. The expensive mistake was never the code.

“I spent 4 months building an app nobody wanted.”

Validate the idea, not the code.

Test demand with a real funnel before writing a line of Swift, Kotlin, or React.

Measure money, not opinions.

Surveys are easy to answer politely. Checkout intent is harder to fake.

Decide with data.

A statistical verdict against real web2app benchmarks, not a gut feeling.

How it works

Idea in. Verdict out.

Describe your idea. We generate and host a funnel with AI Meta ads. Real traffic clicks. You get a verdict against real web2app benchmarks.

1

Describe your idea

One sentence in. The AI checks pain severity, market size, willingness to pay, and ad reachability before you spend a dollar.

2

We host the funnel + ads

A hero → testimonial → paywall funnel with AI Meta ad angles and tracked links, generated and hosted for you. No tools to stitch together.

3

Read the verdict

Real traffic clicks. You get BUILD IT / PROMISING / NEEDS-WORK vs web2app benchmarks — with sample size and interval, so weak signals can't hide.

Buyer-intent rate
3.5%

checkout-intent rate · 95% interval 2.8%–4.3%

BUILD IT
Clears the web2app benchmark bar.
What you get

A live funnel, minted from one sentence.

Hosted landing page, generated imagery, testimonials, a working checkout, and ready-to-run Meta ad variants — a shareable URL the moment it generates.

100%

Hosted landing page

Generated imagery, testimonials, and copy — a shareable URL the moment it generates.

42%

Ready-to-run Meta ads

Hooks, primary text, creative prompts, and tracked links so each ad lands in the right column.

3.5%

A working checkout

Real pricing, a real decision, and no customer charge in validation mode — the closest signal to revenue before launch.

The differentiator

Mockups lie. Checkout clicks don't.

Surveys measure politeness. Waitlist tools measure curiosity. Will it sell measures the only signal that survives contact with a wallet: visitors see your real pricing and decide whether to commit, exactly like the app already exists.

In validation mode, no payment is taken from the visitor. The signal is the decision: visitors who move toward checkout are telling you they were ready to pay. They see the app is coming, join the launch list, and you learn the only thing that matters: would they buy?

Ethical fake-door testing

Fake door, real signal.

Visitors hit a genuine checkout, then a transparent “we're not live yet — claim your spot” moment. No payment is captured in validation mode, and the reveal screen makes the status explicit.

Visitor payment details are not stored in validation mode.
Visitors are told the app is coming and can join the launch list.
The event is recorded as checkout intent, not revenue.
Reveal screen

You won't be charged.

This app is being validated before launch. Your checkout intent tells the maker there's demand, and you can join the list to be notified when it ships.

Signal recorded
Ready to pay
Payment status
Not charged
Everything included

Everything you need to prove demand, built in.

AI validation funnels, real buyer-intent tracking on checkout clicks, AI-written Meta ads, Stripe Connect for sellers, the BUILD IT verdict vs benchmarks, and an MCP server so your agent does it all.

AI idea check

Scores your pitch through a paid-acquisition lens and suggests stronger directions before you spend on ads.

Instant funnel

A polished multi-step product funnel — hero, walkthrough, testimonial, pre-registration, paywall — generated and hosted for you.

Ad angles & creatives

Multiple tested ad hooks with AI-generated images and paste-ready Meta copy. Up to 50 assets/month.

Buyer-intent paywall

Real pricing, a real decision, and no customer charge in validation mode. The strongest signal short of launching.

Pre-registrations

Capture emails from interested visitors — your launch-day waitlist builds itself while you validate.

Verdict & insights

Statistical verdicts with confidence intervals, segment sweeps (ad × source × country), funnel drop-off, and audience answers.

Tracked links

Every creative gets its own link, so each visit and checkout attempt lands in the right report column.

Test up to 5 ideas at once

Run parallel experiments, kill the losers fast, and double down where the data says BUILD.

COMING SOON

Meta campaign autopilot

Connect your ad account and Will it sell builds the campaign for you — paused until you hit Publish — and syncs spend back automatically.

Will it sell MCP

Your AI agent can validate for you.

The Will it sell MCP server plugs into Cursor, Claude, bolt and lovable — so the moment your agent goes to build something, it spins up a funnel, runs the ads, and checks the verdict first.

CursorClaudeboltlovable
agent · willitsell-mcp
validate_idea("AI meal planner that builds your grocery list")
funnel hosted · ads drafted · tracking live
3.5%BUILD IT
Why not just do it yourself?

The right benchmark, every time.

Will it sell counts checkout intent against real web2app benchmarks — the closest thing to revenue you can get before launch.

Will it sell

  • Buyer intent
  • Generated funnel + ads
  • Verdict with interval

Waitlist tools

  • Email interest
  • You write the page
  • No pricing signal

Surveys

  • Opinions
  • Easy to answer politely
  • Weak buying signal

DIY Meta test

  • Can work
  • Manual setup
  • You stitch data together
Pricing

Validate for the price of one bad weekend.

Start with one trial idea, then choose monthly or yearly when you want to keep testing.

Every trial requires a card and is limited to one app idea.

Trial included, not a free plan

Choose monthly or yearly at signup. Billing starts after the trial unless you cancel before it ends.

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Pro

$149/year$199

14-day trial, card required

For serious validation before you commit months to building.

Create first test
  • 14-day trial includes 1 app idea
  • Test up to 5 app ideas once subscribed
  • Buyer-intent paywall — test prices & payment intent without charging
  • Market-research quiz — price, must-have features, who's buying
  • Verdict engine + audience insights
  • 50 generated ad assets per month

Grow

COMING SOON
$449/year$949

Annual billing option planned

For when the verdict says BUILD — and it's time to sell.

  • Everything in Pro
  • Real paywall — sell online with a Stripe checkout
  • Entitlement API — verify purchases from your app
  • Up to 15 app ideas
  • 500 generated ad assets per month
FAQ

The questions every builder asks first.

Card-backed trial, one idea included, monthly or yearly after that.

You don't need the app — you need the demand signal. Will it sell generates a funnel, Meta ad angles, tracked links, and a verdict report. You send a small paid-traffic test to the funnel and watch whether strangers move toward checkout.

It's a pricing screen where visitors decide whether they would buy. In validation mode, the checkout action records intent and routes them to a reveal screen explaining the app is being validated before launch. They can then join the notification list.

A one-sentence idea and a small ad budget. Most early reads can start with $50–150 in Meta spend over 3–5 days, then you can extend the test if the signal is promising but the sample is still thin.

We measure every step of the funnel: ad click, page engagement, signup, paywall view, and checkout intent. The report shows the conversion rate, sample size, confidence interval, segment breakdowns, and a clear BUILD IT / NOT VIABLE recommendation.

No. There isn't a forever-free plan. New accounts start with a 14-day trial that requires a card and is limited to one app idea. Choose monthly or yearly at signup; billing starts after the trial unless you cancel.

You can create one validation funnel, generate ad angles, capture waitlist interest, and see how the workflow fits your idea. Pro unlocks more ideas, buyer-intent paywalls, market-research questions, and the full verdict workflow.

Yes. The trial is card-backed. Choose monthly or yearly when you start; cancel before the trial ends and you won't be charged.

One generated ad creative — an AI image plus paste-ready Meta copy for a specific angle. Pro includes 50 per month, which is plenty to test several hooks across multiple ideas.

That's coming with the Grow plan: a real Stripe checkout and an entitlement API so you can sell and verify purchases from your app the moment the verdict says BUILD.

No code required. You bring the idea; Will it sell builds the funnel and ad angles. You'll still need to launch or connect the ad campaign, but the checklist keeps the setup concrete.

Any app idea — iOS, Android, or web. You're validating demand for the concept, so the underlying platform doesn't matter at this stage.

Always. Choose monthly or yearly billing; cancel before your trial ends and you won't be charged. No fine print, no retention games.

You should still review your ad copy and funnel against Meta's current policies and your local rules. The product is designed to avoid collecting payment during validation, but it doesn't replace legal or platform-policy review.

Don't build it on faith. Build it on data.

Create the funnel. Run the ads. Decide with evidence.