Social media scheduler for multiple platforms, free tier
Built for Small business owners and content creators managing 2-3 social platforms who need a scheduler that actually works without expensive paywalls or connection failures..
“Won’t connect Facebook, and claims instagram is not connected to my Facebook but it certainly is. Free trial only includes 1 social set and I was able to connec…”
💰 Willingness to pay, in their words
“Free trial only includes 1 social set and I was able to connect tiktok, but I don’t want to pay $50 for the ability to include 3 social media platforms when it wouldn’t connect to any of the ones I use.”
“Maybe after paying it will start working.”
The receipts — real demand
“Won’t connect Facebook, and claims instagram is not connected to my Facebook but it certainly is. Free trial only includes 1 social set and I was able to connect tiktok, but I don’t want to pay $50 for the ability to include 3 social media platforms when it wouldn’t connect to any of the ones I use. Maybe after paying it will start working.”
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Why this is a gap
Surfaced from a high-intensity complaint with clear willingness to pay and a specific, reachable audience.
The market
Small business owners and content creators managing 2-3 social platforms want a scheduler with a real free tier and reliable platform connectivity. No search volume, but the pain (broken Facebook/Instagram connections, expensive paywalls) is specific and widespread.
Competition & the opening
Buffer, Hootsuite, Later, and Metricool dominate multi-platform scheduling. 2/10 competition is misleading—these incumbents are entrenched; the gap is a free tier that doesn't nickels-and-dimes users, but building that profitably is the real challenge.
What's hard to build
Maintaining stable OAuth connections to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn APIs as they change permissions and rate limits. Meta's API is notoriously unstable for third-party apps, making reliable scheduling at scale extremely brittle.
Why now
Incumbent social schedulers charge $50+ for basic multi-platform support and have unreliable connection handling that users actively distrust.
How you'd monetize
freemium with $8-12/mo for 3+ platforms