Research your idea on the web — with real sources
"Has someone already built this?" is the question that kills momentum. Thought Spark answers it in a minute: one tap sends your idea to the web and returns prior art, context, risks and directions — each finding backed by sources you can open.
What it does
Research takes a sharpened idea and does the legwork you'd normally put off: it searches the open web, reads around your idea, and comes back with the things that actually change your decision — whether something like it already exists, where the real gap is, and what risks are worth planning for. Crucially, it doesn't ask you to trust it. Every finding arrives with a short, plain-English takeaway and a real, openable source, so you can verify the claim in one tap. You can also ask follow-up questions to go deeper on anything that matters.
How research works
Send an idea to research
From any idea, tap Research.
It searches the web
Prior art, context, risks and directions.
Findings + sources
Each with a takeaway and a link you can open.
Ask follow-ups
Dig deeper, then use the findings.
Validate an idea in a minute, not an afternoon
The usual way to sanity-check an idea is a spiral of open tabs — a search here, a competitor's site there, a half-read article you'll never find again. It's slow, and it's exactly the friction that makes people skip validation entirely and either over-commit to a dud or abandon a good idea out of doubt. Research collapses that spiral into a single tap and a sourced summary, so checking your idea against reality becomes something you'll actually do before you sink time into it.
Who it helps: founders vetting whether an idea is worth a weekend, product folks scanning prior art, and writers and researchers gathering credible starting points fast.
Research fits into the loop
Check your idea against reality
Prior art, risks and directions — with sources, in a minute. Free to start on iPhone.
Download Thought SparkFrequently asked questions
How does Thought Spark research an idea?
One tap sends your idea to the web. Thought Spark looks for prior art, key context, risks and directions, then returns findings with a short takeaway and real, openable sources you can verify.
Does the research include real sources?
Yes. Every finding comes with citations you can open, so you can check the claim yourself rather than trusting an unsourced answer.
Can I use this to validate a business or product idea?
Yes. Research is designed to answer the first questions any new idea needs: does something like this already exist, what's the real gap, and what are the risks — in about a minute instead of an afternoon of tab-hopping.
Is Research free?
The free plan includes a few Research runs each month; Pro unlocks up to 50 deep web research runs per month. Capturing ideas is always free.