I’ve been building custom crypto trading bots for people around the world for a few years now, mostly as freelance work.

The funny part is: I only got into coding because I wanted a decent trading bot for myself and couldn’t find one that felt right. Everything I tried was either:

• Overcomplicated and intimidating
• Too expensive for my small accounts
• Or marketed like a some get-rich-quick scheme that feels like a scam

So I taught myself to code using free courses and YouTube, started hacking together my own tools, and eventually people started asking me to build bots for them too.

Now after years of finding what works and what doesn't, I’ve finally decided to stop doing one-off custom jobs and build a platform that anyone can use.

My goals are pretty simple:

• Simplicity – Normal people should be able to set up a bot without feeling like they’re configuring a rocket launch. Clear strategies, sane defaults, not 50 random inputs.
• Affordability – Nobody wants to pay more in fees than they’re likely to make. I’m trying to keep pricing realistic for small/medium accounts.
• Education first – It’s more than just “turn on a bot and pray”. I’m building an “academy” section that explains:
  • What a trading bot actually is
  • How API keys work and what permissions are safe
  • Basic risk concepts (drawdown, position sizing, overtrading)
  • Common beginner mistakes (starting too big, panic stopping, etc.)

I’m also trying to be very explicit about risk acknowledgements. Crypto is volatile, bots can lose money, and I don’t want to pretend otherwise. The point is to help people understand what they’re doing and use automation as a tool, not as a magic money machine.

What I’d love feedback on from this sub

From people here who’ve used things like 3Commas, Pionex, Cryptohopper, Coinrule, your own scripts, etc.:

• What frustrated you the most about existing bot platforms?
• If you were redesigning a beginner-friendly bot platform:
  • What would you simplify first?
  • What would you absolutely force new users to understand before starting?
• Do you think education + transparency around risk actually matters to most users, or do people just want “number go up”?

I’m still early in the process of turning this into a proper product, so I’m trying to collect as much honest feedback as possible from people who actually trade.

(Mods: if this feels too close to self-promo, feel free to remove. My intent is to talk about design/education and learn from the community, not to shill)