Wanted: Brave Testers for Vault | Side Effects May Include Better-Looking Websites
Hey Product Hunt people, we’re looking for testers for Vault:
And it's rewarding, the first 10 testers get 1 year Vault Pro subscription worth $180 for FREE.
Vault is basically a treasure chest for people who look at a website and think:
“Nice… but what if it had a little more main character energy?”
It’s packed with interaction effects for React and Next.js which includes scroll effects, cursor effects, text reveals, page transitions, WebGL moments, loaders, buttons, backgrounds and all the tiny motion details that make a website feel less like a template and more like it has a soul.
We built it for developers, founders, agencies, freelancers, and anyone who has ever whispered “just one more animation” at 2:17 AM while pretending they still have a healthy relationship with their laptop.
What we need from you:
Try the site.
Break things.
Click suspiciously.
Judge the UX harshly but lovingly.
Tell us what feels smooth, what feels confusing, what feels magical, and what feels like it needs to be sent to design jail.
We especially want feedback on:
Is the website clear enough?
Are the effects easy to browse?
Would you use this in a real project?
Did anything make you go “ohhh, that’s nice”?
Did anything make you go “why is this button emotionally unavailable?”
Vault has 30+ free effects to start with, so you don’t need to sell a kidney, enter card details, or perform a SaaS blood oath.
Come test Vault, roast us constructively, and help us make the interaction layer websites deserve.
Thanks in advance, may your animations be smooth and your layout shifts be zero.
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Oooooo this sounds like fun - I'm in!!!
There's a lot going on with the website that I find a bit bizarre but I'll try to keep keep it succinct.
>Site is very busy. One word: Salience. You lose clarity and effective messaging by using the website itself as a product demonstration. Cramming animations makes it difficult to discern key information and navigate smoothly. The showcase could be a bit more intentional -- if not minimal. You could always add the option to preview proof of concept sites created with the service.
>The drop down menu options are rather odd
> A landing page with an explainer video would go a looooooong way
>A before and after case study would be great
>Tutorials / blog page to show specifically how to add a section + elaborate on various use cases/when they're appropriate and why/what to (or not to) follow up with/combine with certain effect.
>An about page with a very clear description of the service, it's utility, who it's for and why they should want it.
I find the business model to be veeeerrryy audacious. I gather that someone who makes a lot of websites would be the ideal buyer. I can't help but ask myself why one wouldn't use an all-in-one vibe-coding service with backend and hosting. I feel as though people with the know-how to utilize your service don't need it, and the people who lack the know-how are unable to piece it together. I could see someone spamming code blocks with no rhyme of reason, going overboard, then struggling with hosting/troubleshooting errors/backend integration. I see no reason not to use Framer, Vercel, or Google Ai Studio for front end.
I'm a brand and sales guy who minored in CS but mostly wrote java. My webdev knowledge is barebones but a lot more savvy than the average marketer, and I have trouble seeing the utility in the service or in what specific case it'd be useful other than as an inspiration catalogue of sorts. Of course, it could very well be going way over my head but that's sort of my point, going back to how I reckon people more savvy wouldn't need presets. But if the savviest wouldn't need it, there's more cohesion and control in vibe coding options, and it's too time consuming for casuals like me, then it's unclear who the target audience really is. You use a lot of jargon, showcase the what can be done, but never really sell "why?" Or "to what end?" Or "for use in conjunction with what?"
Why use many word when few word work good? I'd try slimming it down a lot and going for maximum coherence with a big stupid hero section that says 2 sentences.
"Elite Website Animation
Capture your audience and boost sales with our expert presets.
>Try Free
>Learn more"
Or y'know whatever. Make it ELI5 and get the point across asap