Pay to top. Rank first.
No mystery algorithm pretending money isn't a factor. There are exactly two ways to climb the fleet — and both are honest about what they are.
Two ways to climb
Free upvotes
One tap to upvote, tap again to remove it. No cost, no cap on who can vote. Free upvotes get you seen — the engine for products competing without paid backing.
Paid support
Back any product in fixed cash tiers to push it up the ranks. This is the fast lane. Paid support gets you ahead — the explicit way to buy priority placement.
How the ranking works
The leaderboard sorts every product by two signals, in this exact order:
- 1
Paid support (7-day rolling window) — total backing received in the last 7 days. The primary sort key. Recent backing carries the fleet; older support drifts astern. A one-time payment doesn't buy permanent altitude.
- 2
Upvote count — free community upvotes, used to rank everything else and to break ties.
Support tiers
Support is purchased in fixed tiers. Any product backed with $1+ anchors at its own island — boosted styling that stands out from the fleet. The boost runs on the same 7-day rolling window: keep the support coming, keep the spotlight.
Level up your ship
Backing isn't a one-off. Your cumulative support — every dollar of backing you've ever sent — levels up your ship across 8 tiers. Start on a raft. End on a carrier.
- 🪵Raft$0
- 🛶Canoe$5
- ⛵Sailboat$25
- 🛥️Yacht$100
- 🚢Frigate$250
- 🏴☠️Galleon$500
- 🛳️Cruise Liner$1,000
- ✈️Aircraft Carrier$2,500
Straight answers
Isn't this just pay-to-win?
It's pay-to-be-seen, on purpose. Every board has a paid lane — most hide it behind a "mystery algorithm." We label ours. Free upvotes still rank and surface every unbacked product, and visitors always see exactly why something sits where it does.
What if I never pay?
You still launch, still collect upvotes, still get a product page and a maker profile. Paid support buys priority for 7days — it doesn't lock anyone out.
Does one payment keep me on top forever?
No. Backing is scored on a 7-day rolling window, so the board reflects who has momentum right now — not who paid once a year ago.