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Settle It – turn "Pizza or Thai?" into a shareable poll

Settle It – turn "Pizza or Thai?" into a shareable poll

by karlhills·Mar 6, 2026·3 points·4 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidCozy

Natural language parsing is clever, but Doodle, Strawpoll, and Discord polls already own this use case.

Strengths
  • •Zero friction: natural language ('Pizza or Thai?', 'closes in 2h') parses cleanly into a poll; no modal hell.
  • •Minimalist design and instant shareable links fit the 30-second decision problem well.
Weaknesses
  • •Crowded category with stronger incumbents (Doodle integrates calendar; Discord polls are ambient; Strawpoll is historical).
  • •No differentiation beyond UX—no voting analytics, no result notifications, no integration with anything.
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Small groups making casual decisions; Discord/Slack communities, friend groups

Similar To

Strawpoll · Doodle · Discord polls

Post Description

I built Settle It to make small group decisions easier.

You type something like “Dinner: Pizza or Thai?” and it turns into a shareable poll.

No accounts, no setup. Just a quick way to settle everyday decisions.

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