Am I failing?

[Raphael]

Hey there,

I have been working on a Saas app since March/April 2018 and I am not sure if I am going in the right direction. Here are some facts about my app:

• It's a social media management app like Hootsuite, Buffer, etc. Currently, it looks more like AgoraPulse
• For the moment it's literally (with only subtle differences) a copy of AgoraPulse
• It only has two functionalities: publishing and scheduling on Facebook and Youtube, and comment management (which is not even finished)
• There are still bugs and many things related to the technical aspect which are not resolved

I feel like it's also important to share some personal stuff about me:

• Last two years have been a little rough
• I entered the job market
• I had anxiety problems and experienced several panic attacks during the last 8 months. So some days I would be stressed because I was unable to work due to my anxieties, and then I would beat myself down because of this
• I've slacked off a lot because of my emotional issues
• Currently, I feel like I have less anxiety and can manage myself better. Changing city, loneliness, and meditation has helped me a lot

I never started any business before or any Saas app

The main problem that I see for the moment with my app is that it's only a pale copy of something that already exists. One day I saw a video of a guy who said that there is no need to innovate and that we can create a similar product and earn money by marketing it better. However, as I am approaching more and more the end of development I have more doubt about my success and feel like I am wasting my time.

Originally I wanted to put the app online for free and create a very close relationship with clients by making a video at least every two weeks. Ask them ideas and their needs on social media management and implement their ideas. However, I don't have a lot of time and the only solution that I see is to stop sleeping.

Then I thought about a feature that I wanted to develop in my app to differentiate myself, that would:

• Check all comments for a period of time on a specific social media
• Rank who commented the most and got more reactions
• Have some sorting functionality (by reactions, by comment count, etc)
• Allow the client to go directly on their profile to enter in contact with them

Currently, I see two actions that I can take:

• Continue my original plan, and then implement the previous feature. The problem is that it's not original, and it's going to take more time
• Create a micro-saas app consisting only of the feature I mentioned above. This seems more easy and original

I'm also really inspired by the story of Joel Gascoigne of how he created the Buffer app who now have generated more than millions of dollars with a very simple original idea. I'm thinking about implementing his technique:

• Ask the people on the market what they think of my current project
• If they think this is not worth it, stop
• Then ask about my micro-saas app idea

What do think about this? Should I continue? There's not a lot of work (in theory) for me to have the first version. Should I change direction and create my micro-saas app? Or am I sabotaging all my work just before I release it?