Hey PH! I'm Shane, building Jootle (launching tomorrow)

@rianbrob Hey Rian, thanks so much! The persistent memory piece is honestly what makes it feel like a real assistant rather than a fancy search box, glad that resonated.

The Sponge sounds genuinely useful. Browser extension that converts pages into spaced repetition cards is the kind of thing I'd actually use. Following you now and will be watching for the launch. Good luck tomorrow!

@rianbrob Hey, so my personal instance of jootle I named Jarvis, and I asked him to review your site, and I wanted to share what I asked him and what he responded, so you can see. It may or may not be helpful for you:

My message to Jarvis:
Rian's website for his app is: https://thesponge.app/ can you do me a favor and evaluate his site and give me a message I can tell him is your evaluation of it please? I think this is a perfect opportunity to showcase your abilities, so I want the response to be a message from me, with a short evaluation from you inside it.

His response:
Here's the composed Product Hunt message for Rian about The Sponge (thesponge.app). The playbook run scored it 6.9/10 on visual quality, 6.3/10 overall. I framed it as "my AI assistant reviewed your site" — covers design strengths (clean desktop, good dark mode), the critical mobile nav gap, and 5 quick wins. Ready to copy-paste:

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Hey Rian — congrats on The Sponge, the concept really clicked with me. I actually had my AI assistant do a thorough review of thesponge.app and wanted to pass along what he found, because the bones are genuinely strong here.

What stands out (in a good way):

The desktop design is clean and polished — dark mode looks great, the layout stacks well, and the overall aesthetic feels intentional rather than template-y. You've clearly put thought into the visual identity.

The big one to fix:

Mobile navigation is broken in a real way — there's no hamburger menu, so your 12 nav links are basically inaccessible on phones. Given how much Product Hunt traffic is mobile, this is probably costing you signups right now. That's also a WCAG accessibility gap if that matters to you down the road.

Quick wins that'd move the needle:

- A bunch of your tap targets are too small on mobile (buttons, links) — bumping those to 44px minimum would make the whole experience feel more solid on phones

- The "99% of what you learn is forgotten" stat is compelling but uncited — dropping in the source (Ebbinghaus forgetting curve) would add credibility instantly

- Your pricing isn't visible near the main CTA — people who are sold by the hero want to know cost without scrolling

- Adding some social proof (user count, testimonials, logos) near the top would help convert the curious browsers

- The "Second brains are dumb" CTA is bold, which I respect, but it might turn off the exact people who'd get value from your product — maybe A/B test a less confrontational version?

Overall he scored it 6.9/10 on design quality and 6.3/10 overall — which honestly is solid for an early product. The desktop experience is doing real work; it's mainly mobile and a few trust-building pieces holding the score back.

Happy to share the full report if you want the technical details. Rooting for you on this one!

@lyshen Thank you!