The AI tool space moves fast. New apps, updates, and product launches drop every single day, and it's nearly impossible to keep up without spending hours online.
The good news: you don't have to check manually. You can set up a system that watches it all for you.
Why It's So Hard to Keep Up
There's no single place where all new AI tools are announced. They appear on Product Hunt, X (Twitter), Reddit, newsletters, company blogs, and press releases, all at once. By the time you open one tab, three more things have already dropped.
Most people end up doing one of two things:
- Checking five different places every morning and still feeling behind
- Giving up entirely and missing tools that could actually help them
Neither is great.
What You Actually Want to Know
Before you set up any kind of tracking, it helps to get specific. "AI tools" is too broad. Ask yourself:
- Do you care about tools for a specific use case? (writing, coding, design, video, study aids)
- Are you interested in free tools only, or paid ones too?
- Do you want to hear about big-name launches, or indie/small-team projects as well?
- Are you tracking this for work, a side project, or personal interest?
The more specific you are, the more useful your updates will be. A weekly digest of "new free AI writing tools" is far more actionable than a firehose of everything.
How to Set This Up with AIDular
AIDular is an AI research assistant that runs on a schedule. You tell it what to track in plain English, pick how often you want updates (daily, weekly, or monthly), and it searches the web and emails you a clean, sourced report. You don't have to be anywhere near a screen.
Here's a concrete example prompt you could copy and paste straight into AIDular:
"Find new AI tools launched in the past week for content creators and students. Include free options and any notable updates to existing tools. Summarise what each one does in plain English."
Set that to run weekly, and every Monday morning (or whichever day you pick) you'll get a tidy email with what's new, what's worth trying, and where to find it. No scrolling required.
You can also get more niche. A few examples of prompts that work well:
- "Track new AI coding assistants launched this week, including any free tiers."
- "Find AI tools for video editing released in the past two weeks. Include pricing."
- "Summarise the biggest AI product announcements this week from major companies."
The Lite plan at aidular.com is free, so it costs nothing to set one up and see if it fits your routine.
A Few Tips for Getting the Most Out of It
Start with weekly, not daily. The AI tool space feels urgent, but most things worth knowing about will still be relevant seven days later. A weekly digest is easier to read properly.
Save the email. If you use a folder or label for your AIDular reports, you'll build up a handy archive you can search later when you need a specific type of tool.
Tweak your prompt after the first few reports. If you're getting too much noise, narrow it down. If it feels too thin, broaden it. It only takes a minute to adjust.
You Don't Need to Be an AI Insider
You don't need to follow 40 accounts or subscribe to seven newsletters to stay current on AI tools. A single, well-written prompt and a schedule does the same job, with a lot less noise.
Try it free at aidular.com and see what lands in your inbox.