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TapReach
Someone blocked you in? They scan. You know. Number hidden.
QR sticker for your car, pet collar, or work van. Someone needs to reach you? They scan it with their phone camera β no app needed. You get an instant SMS with GPS. Your phone number is never shown. π Car sticker β Β£7.99 π Pet tag β Β£9.99 π Fleet β 10p/day per van How it works: 1. They scan your sticker 2. They pick a message 3. You get SMS + WhatsApp + GPS 4. You reply β they see it live Built by a solo founder in Manchester after a Β£70 parking fine. 30-day money back. No app needed.
TapReach is a QR sticker for your car, pet collar, or work van. When someone needs to reach you, they scan it with their phone camera β no app needed. You get an instant SMS, WhatsApp, and email alert with their GPS location. Your phone number is never shown.
THE PROBLEM
72% of UK drivers have been blocked in at least once. Right now your options are: leave your phone number on the dashboard (strangers see it, scam texts follow), leave a note (blows away), or do nothing (get a Β£70 fine).
For pet owners: microchips only work at a vet with a scanner. If someone finds your dog in a park at 9pm on a Sunday, the chip is useless.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Stick it on β windscreen, pet collar, or van
2. Someone scans β phone camera, any phone, no app
3. They pick a message β "Your car is blocking me" or "I found this pet"
4. You get alerted β SMS + WhatsApp + email with GPS in ~10 seconds
5. You reply β "On my way" and they see it live on their screen
Your phone number is never shown. Not to them, not to anyone.
PRODUCTS
π Car sticker β Β£7.99 one-time (1 sticker, email alerts)
π Car Smart 3-pack β Β£7.99 + Β£1.99/mo (SMS + WhatsApp + GPS log)
π Pet tag β Β£9.99 (QR collar tag, shows pet photo + breed + vet details)
π Fleet β from 10p/day per vehicle (company branded, fleet dashboard)
WHY WE BUILT THIS
Started with a Β£70 parking fine in Manchester. Popped into a shop for 5 minutes, blocked someone in, came back to a ticket. There had to be a way for them to reach me without seeing my phone number.
6 months later: 2,000 stickers printed in the UK, pet tags in production, fleet customers signing up.
Built by a solo founder in Manchester π
30-day money back guarantee. No contract. No app needed.
Got one for my van and the no-app scan was genuinely the first thing that sold me. Reply came through on WhatsApp while I was at the till, which felt properly clever.
Love how simple this is, no app friction is huge. One idea: add a short voice note option so the person scanning can quickly explain the situation (blocked in, scratched bumper) instead of just picking preset messages. Would make it way more useful for those hectic parking lot moments.
About TapReach on Product Hunt
βSomeone blocked you in? They scan. You know. Number hidden.β
TapReach was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 3 comments, placing #160 on the daily leaderboard. QR sticker for your car, pet collar, or work van. Someone needs to reach you? They scan it with their phone camera β no app needed. You get an instant SMS with GPS. Your phone number is never shown. π Car sticker β Β£7.99 π Pet tag β Β£9.99 π Fleet β 10p/day per van How it works: 1. They scan your sticker 2. They pick a message 3. You get SMS + WhatsApp + GPS 4. You reply β they see it live Built by a solo founder in Manchester after a Β£70 parking fine. 30-day money back. No app needed.
TapReach was featured in Dogs (4.7k followers), Cars (6.3k followers) and Pets (4.7k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 5.7k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted TapReach?
TapReach was hunted by Zohaib Hassan. A βhunterβ on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform β uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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