Red Flag Scanner
A browser extension that instantly highlights hidden negative reviews and risk signals on Amazon product pages
- Problem
- Amazon product pages often hide or downplay negative information, forcing users to manually dig through many reviews to find defects or seller risks. A Show HN project attempted this, indicating real demand.
- Solution
- A Chrome extension that automatically extracts and highlights red-flag information—negative review keywords, abnormal return rates, seller history issues—in a sidebar on Amazon product pages, with a one-click summary.
- Users
- Amazon shoppers, consumers who research reviews
- MVP
- Parse Amazon product reviews; extract negative review summaries via keywords; show seller ratings and historical fluctuations; provide a concise red flag report panel
- Revenue
- Free basic + Pro subscription $3/mo for detailed analysis; affiliate marketing (shopping commissions)
- Why now
- Fake reviews are rampant, consumer trust in products is declining; browser extensions are cheap to build and easy to distribute