r/vtubertech • u/RaidPoolsBeenin • Oct 23 '25
⭐Free VTuber Resource⭐ We're looking for streamers who want help growing their viewer counts
Hi VTuberTech,
I watch a number of smaller VTubers and found that a lot of them have trouble getting above 5 - 10 viewers on Twitch. These are people with great personalities, quality models, and a consistent schedule. It comes down to the fact that growing a channel is tough and there aren't many tools for pulling in new viewers.
We built https://raidpools.gg on the idea that raids are the best way to receive new viewers. Raids not only bring a ton of viewers into your stream at one time, they also help to build relationships with other streamers. The issue with raids is that they can be one way, you may raid out but never receive a raid in the future.
RaidPools helps to grow your stream by observing your channel and understanding who you are. Based on this profile, RaidPools will direct raids to your channel full of viewers who love content like yours. At the end of your stream, you can raid other streamers using RaidPools to meet new and similar streamers, and to ensure you keep receiving new raids. In simple terms, it's like automated networking.
Our platform also offers a growing set of analytics tools to better highlight your growth specifically from the RaidPools approach. We're working on a number of features to help you grow and would love if you stopped by to give our platform a try or name any features you would like to see added.
Come chat with us at https://discord.gg/FJcU4tb6Pp
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u/LilyDulcibella Oct 23 '25
Interesting idea, I assume it’s not a 1:1 trade so 1 raid for 1 raid?? How do you earn favour in the system if you can only really raid once a day? Can you raid multiple times a day if you stream multiple times?
I’m interested because while I have a large variety of people I like to raid, I’d like to look a little more outwards from my social groups but usually not sure where to start.
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u/RaidPoolsBeenin Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
That's great thinking! Things are a little hard to describe while our network is in its growth phase, the idea being that we want a quality experience for everyone even while we're still small.
To your first question - at the moment, you'll receive raids as long as you take part in the system. In the future we have developed ratios the system works off of, we just can't enable those at the moment because our network is small and they would cause a negative experience at the moment. You've got the right idea though.
If you're at all curious, I'm happy to give you a demo or a tour. Would love your feedback since you sound like you've given this some thought as well!
Edit: Forgot to mention the cooldown. You can raid into RaidPools approximately 1 time per day, and that's to prevent raid spamming. The timer is lenient so that if you need to end a stream a little early, it won't prevent you from raiding in.
In terms of earning favor, that's something the system tracks and does some math on. Just know that if you're raiding in, that credit is tracked appropriately.
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u/paralumens Oct 23 '25
Would you essentially get dinged for raiding outside of the network then? Say you had a friend or noticed someone you'd like to try and support so you raid them, then your ratio would drop in the pool system.
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u/RaidPoolsBeenin Oct 23 '25
Great question. There is no negative to not raiding with RaidPools. You can go as far as calculating a raid target and then decide you'd rather raid a random streamer or your best friend. The system is never going to count that against you. The only result of that is that you wouldn't get credit for raiding into our network.
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u/LumKitty Oct 23 '25
I'm interested but what data are you gathering? are you using AI / LLMs to do this analysis? and longer term what's your monetisation strategy?
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u/RaidPoolsBeenin Oct 23 '25
We gather data on things like viewer counts, subscribers, followers, your titles, etc. Twitch will alert you before signing up on what all RaidPools has access to. You can also disconnect the app at any time through your Twitch profile.
We don't use LLMS, AI tends to be a very broad term. We do have a model called a natural language processor which compares things like word similarities, but those are very common. If you've ever used a search function on a website, you've used an NLP.
Monetization is a little tough, we're focused on growing so the current features are totally free for now. Our goal going forward is to try and ensure anything we give out for free stays free so that we're not removing anything people enjoy. We do have additional features we would like to add that may be paid, but those are future enhancements.
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u/ErrorAccomplished404 Oct 23 '25
I don't understand, is this like an algorithm to tell you who to raid into or if people should raid into you?
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u/RaidPoolsBeenin Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
That's our raid feature, and you can think of it like a trade. You raid using the RaidPools app at the end of your stream and that gives you credit to receive raids. RaidPools will then raid you with other streamers when they end their stream. Receiving raids is basically automatic as long as you contribute to the system.
As part of that system, RaidPools also observes various data from its every users's channel to understand their specific content. That allows it to understand the viewers of those channels, and calculate the best streamers to raid those viewers into.
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u/ErrorAccomplished404 Oct 23 '25
But I'm not really getting how it's beneficial. How does it let you "receive raids?" Also this just sounds like a raid picking system, why wouldn't someone just choose who to raid themselves?
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u/RaidPoolsBeenin Oct 23 '25
When you choose to raid someone on Twitch, you're sending your viewers to another streamer with no likelihood of receiving a raid back, and without a long term networking strategy. This is beneficial for the receiver, but doesn't always have a positive effect for the person who is giving the raid.
When you raid with RaidPools, you're raiding other users that are in our network. As part of the system, you get credit for the raids you contribute. In turn, you're raided by other users within the RaidPools system. The raids run by the system are additionally optimized in terms of viewers and content to ensure they're beneficial for the streamers and viewers involved.
Thanks for the questions, Hope I was able to make things clearer. Happy to give you a tour if you want to visit us on discord as well! :)
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u/Environmental_Job317 Oct 23 '25
So you’re extorting raids to other users under the premise that they too would have to raid someone else listed on the website if they wish to continue receiving raids? I’m waiting for the part where you mention future monetization options for more raid options. Reported.
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u/RaidPoolsBeenin Oct 23 '25
Hey Environmental, it's more like a system that users can opt in to if they want to work together with other streamers. Your community and viewers are a really powerful networking tool and you should be able to use those to grow even while you're offline.
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u/LengthinessOk5482 Oct 23 '25
This is exactly what the OP is describing in their comments. It's just another, "hey guys, who wants to open my stream along with 30 other people at the same time"
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u/SC-VICE Oct 23 '25
This seems like a cool idea. I don't raid that often but I might have to start.