A public list with no algorithm behind it. Your bid sets your place, and anyone can pay to move above you. What's different: a clock showing how long the current #1 has held the spot, with a record to beat. Arrows when a listing gets pushed down. A feed showing who overtook whom, not just a list of bids. Traffic numbers are public too, no cookies, no third-party tracker, so you can check what a spot is worth before buying one.
Every "best apps" list is paid for somehow. Affiliate links, sponsor slots, or
one person's opinion dressed up as a ranking. I wanted to see what it looks
like with the pretence removed.
bestapp.lol is a list with one rule: your position is whatever you paid. Pay
more than the listing above you and you move above it. No algorithm, no votes,
no editors.
Upfront: the format was inspired by outbid.lol, which launched a few days ago.
I liked the idea enough to build my own take, and added the parts I thought
were missing, a clock showing how long the current #1 has held it and the
record to beat, arrows when a listing gets pushed down, and a feed showing who
overtook whom rather than just a list of bids.
The traffic numbers are public at /stats. No cookies, no third-party tracker,
measured on the site itself, so you can check what a spot is actually worth
before buying one.
Right now #1 costs a few dollars. It only goes up.
Happy to answer anything!
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