A fair Product Hunt alternative
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been developing Simple Lister, a platform built to support indie product creators and give them a fair shot. If you’ve launched on Product Hunt recently, you might have noticed that only featured products get the spotlight, while others struggle for visibility. Why Simple Lister? Simple Lister aims to fix this by offering a more transparent and fair approach for product launches. Here’s how we do it: • No favoritism: Every product gets an equal chance, and we don’t play favorites. • Daily Underdog Feature: Each day, we highlight one underdog product to give them…
A fair Product Hunt alternative launched on October 16, 2024 with 160 votes, #295 of 5,185 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Simple Lister is a product launch platform designed for indie creators seeking visibility without favoritism. Unlike Product Hunt, it treats all submissions equally and features one underdog product daily for extra exposure. The platform charges a straightforward submission fee with no hidden costs or pay-to-play mechanics, aiming to provide transparent opportunities for independent developers to reach audiences fairly.
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Over the past few weeks, I’ve been developing Simple Lister, a platform built to support indie product creators and give them a fair shot. If you’ve launched on Product Hunt recently, you might have noticed that only featured products get the spotlight, while others struggle for visibility. Why Simple Lister? Simple…
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I’m an indie maker, just like many of you. A few months back, I launched a product on one of the big platforms, and... nothing. It got buried under dozens of other launches within hours. All that work, all that excitement is gone in the blink of an eye. No one even saw it. It stung. I wasn’t mad, well, maybe a little but mostly, I just felt invisible. The truth is, indie makers like me don’t have big teams or budgets to fight for visibility. We rely on genuine support and connections. I couldn’t stop thinking about how many great ideas never get the attention they deserve because they’re…
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