Build your startup idea thisweekend, not “someday.”

Turn one idea into market research, a product plan, design mockups, and a first-version build plan in minutes. No fluff. No “where do I start?” spiral.

Built to hand off clean, not create more busywork.

Maker Compass front-loads the research and planning. When a project is ready, the output is structured for the coding agent you already reach for, not another tool to learn.

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From idea to momentum, without the usual excuses

01 / Market Research

Know the market before you commit a sprint.

Maker Compass maps competitors, pricing, positioning, gaps, and first wedges so your idea starts with context instead of guesswork.

  • Competitive scan. Direct and indirect competitors, mapped with pricing and positioning.

  • Audience segments. Who to build for first, and how they talk about the problem.

  • Differentiation wedges. Where the open lane is for your specific idea.

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02 / Product Plan

Turn the idea into a buildable plan.

Get exactly three user personas, user stories, grouped requirements, and a release plan your coding agent can build from without a translation step.

  • Three user personas. Grounded in the research, not guessed at.

  • User stories and requirements. Grouped and ready for a coding agent to scope.

  • Release plan. What ships first, and what waits for later.

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03 / First Version Plan

Scope the first release like a builder, not a committee.

Narrow the first release into a realistic build sequence with must-have features, validation steps, and guardrails, so scope creep never gets a foothold.

  • Build sequence. A realistic order of operations for the first release.

  • Validation plan. How you will know the first version actually works.

  • Scope guardrails. What is explicitly out, so scope creep does not sneak back in.

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04 / Design Mockups

See three directions before you write UI code.

Compare three UI directions for the same core screens side by side, then hand off the one you pick instead of guessing at layout mid-build.

  • Three UI directions. Same core screens, three different visual takes.

  • Side by side comparison. Pick a direction without re-briefing a designer.

  • Ready to hand off. The chosen direction becomes the build reference.

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One intake becomes every core artifact.

Docs stay tied to the same project context.

Output is written for builders, not slide decks.

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Build-ready artifacts

Market research, product plan, design mockups, and a first-version plan from one idea.

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Mockup directions

Compare visual approaches before you spend time building the wrong interface.

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Shared project context

Research, scope, UX direction, and build steps stay connected in one workspace.

Makercompass is like having a co-founder who’s obsessed with execution.

Dipesh Dave

Indie founder

Choose by monthly project capacity

Each new project starts with bundled onboarding docs, so you can compare plans by project capacity first. Token details stay in billing for extra manual generation paths.

Free

$0/mo

1 lifetime project

Bundled research, product plan, first-version plan, and mockups

Community support

Starter

$19/mo

3 projects/mo

Bundled planning docs for each new project

6-month and annual savings available

Product plan + tech spec export

Pro

Best Value

$49/mo

10 projects/mo

Bundled planning docs for heavier build cycles

6-month and annual savings available

App generation + priority support

Turn your next idea into a build plan.

Get early access and turn your next idea into research, plans, and mockups you can actually execute.

One intake. Four planning artifacts. Three mockup directions.