NO SECRET BOOSTS. NO PAID #1.
A platform where you submit an idea, a work in progress, or a live project, and judges compare it against a real alternative at the same stage. Choose one project for Presentation and one for Solution. You can choose the same project for both, or split your choices. Names and logos stay hidden until the comparison is completed.
Normal feedback is scattered and hard to compare — friends say "nice," reviews use a different standard every time. A blind head-to-head always compares the same way, so what you learn is consistent, not a one-off opinion. It also answers something friends and followers usually can't: whether people genuinely prefer you over a real alternative, not just whether they're being kind.
Product Hunt rewards a single launch-day spike and follower count. G2/Capterra are priced for enterprise budgets. LaunchThrone runs ongoing blind comparisons — no launch-day advantage, no follower advantage, no paid ranking, ever.
No. Judges are matched to your project by LaunchThrone, not brought in by you. A project with zero followers gets the same shot at a fair comparison as one with a large following.
A real answer to "do people prefer me over an alternative," and — when a judge adds a reason — a specific, actionable explanation why (price, clarity, design, etc.) instead of a vague impression.
An idea, a project you are building, or a live project. Each competes only inside its matching Board.
Projects that are out of scope, misleading, spam, offensive or unlawful, use content without rights, expose private data or abuse the system may be removed. See the Acceptable Use Policy for the full rules and how to contest a decision.
No for Idea and Building. A reachable public URL and screenshot are required for Live. A build needs one real visual. For an idea, both are optional.
No. Each stage has its own Board and ranking.
Yes. You can compare projects and cast counted votes without signing in. An account is required to publish your own project.
Weighted Glicko-2 accounts for opponent strength and uncertainty. All time ranks persistent project ratings; date windows rank net points earned. Overall combines 50% Presentation and 50% Solution. Qualification reflects accumulated valid comparison evidence. Rank is not objective project quality. A project qualifies after at least 10 valid comparisons from 5 different judges in its Board.
Each choice starts at 1.0×. Tags add 0.3 to their own rating; a substantive comment adds 0.2 to both. Confirming the chosen solution solves your problem adds 0.5 to Solution, or 0.3 when only the other project solves it. Opening a project website adds 0.2 to both. Both choices within 3 seconds without a website visit use 0.8× instead. More tags or longer text add no further bonus.
No. Payments never affect rank, exposure, qualification or Spotlight.
No. Owners and team members cannot rank their own projects.
Yes. Publish immediately or choose a future date, time and time zone. You can review or correct the schedule before confirming publication.
Drafting, previewing and judging are free. The first 120 eligible projects can publish permanently for free with Founding access, once per verified account. Paid publishing is planned at €5.99 once per project and is not open yet. No subscription or renewal. Payment never improves rank.
No. Founding publication is free and never renews. Paid publishing is not open yet; the planned price is €5.99 once per project. No subscription is currently offered. Your published project stays eligible for comparisons and rankings.