Real Paid-Demand Signal for Indie Developers · This Week
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Writing the code isn't the hard part — the hard part is sinking months into something nobody wants. Idea Miner distills 'common demand features' from real paid tasks completed on global outsourcing platforms, using hard data on mention frequency, budget size, and momentum to show indie developers: for this direction, someone is already paying real money.
Top Feature Mention Trend
Electrical Engineering PhD Research and Academic Writing Support →
4480
Weekly collected tasks
6
features in current results
1
Contributing platforms
11
Total Mentions This Period
As of 2026-08-18 19:00 · Data methodology
Time rangeAggregated across the most recent complete periods
Rank
Common Demand Feature
Trend (MoM)
Mentions
Median Budget
30-Day Trend
1
NEW
Electrical Engineering PhD Research and Academic Writing Support
🔥
Why it ranks：This period: 3 mentions, +100% change, median budget $84.
▲ +100%
3 mentions
$84 median
2
NEW
FRAMECAD Light Gauge Steel Framing Structural Design
🔥
Why it ranks：This period: 2 mentions, +100% change, median budget $522.
▲ +100%
2 mentions
$522 median
3
NEW
Modular Mechanical Razor CAD Prototyping
🔥
Why it ranks：This period: 2 mentions, +100% change, median budget $467.
▲ +100%
2 mentions
$467 median
4
NEW
Parametric CAD Design and Drafting for Wooden Toddler Toys
Why it ranks：This period: 2 mentions, +100% change, median budget $140.
▲ +100%
2 mentions
$140 median
5
NEW
Industrial 3D Product Design Service Needed
Why it ranks：This period: 1 mentions, +100% change, median budget $600.
▲ +100%
1 mentions
$600 median
6
NEW
Residential 3D House CAD Design vs. 3D Scan Mesh Repair
Why it ranks：This period: 1 mentions, +100% change, median budget $20.
▲ +100%
1 mentions
$20 median
21 Controlled Canonical Categories
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1064 Features · 2754 Orders
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44 Features · 123 Orders
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217 Features · 582 Orders
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34 Features · 83 Orders
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195 Features · 658 Orders
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142 Features · 460 Orders
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15 Features · 40 Orders
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41 Features · 95 Orders
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11 Features · 28 Orders
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15 Features · 38 Orders
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30 Features · 81 Orders
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6 Features · 15 Orders
Freelance Platform Tools
4 Features · 11 Orders
Product & Feature Requests
16 Features · 41 Orders
Other
259 Features · 596 Orders