Hi ProductHunt community,

This term has been coined by someone and there are already more than 80 products that you could put in this category. Looking at the numbers, it's growing pretty fast.

As users, we all want to try a product before committing. As builders, we want to show real value without over-engineering and investing time 'just for show'. Finding that balance is harder than it looks.

I just shipped my demo for Rewo (https://rewo.app), and intentionally went with a live, real demo:

• Fully functional product (same codebase as prod)

• Uses demo data instead of real integrations

• Some interfacing + sync pieces are disabled

• Auto-resets on a schedule so anyone can jump in fresh

Over the past few days, you may have noticed a new account on Product Hunt called "Curious Kitty" commenting on some launch posts. It was created on 20th December 2025.

First observation: it behaves like a bot. It only asks questions (no opinions, no praise, no criticism) and those comments get visually highlighted, similar to how awarded comments stand out on Reddit. (screenshot attached)