CrowdRank

What it does

CrowdRank is a public live ranking game where people settle arguments by voting in head-to-head battles. Right now all topics and debates are managed but planning to allow community created content once I get any traction.

Vote in fast pairwise debates and watch CrowdRank turn the internet's arguments into live leaderboards.

new daily debates, weird rankings, and the arguments worth jumping into. join the channel to get the next argument. we won't spam you fast boards, loud opinions, and rankings that change once people start picking sides. topics keep arguments organized without making it feel like homework. Agents, maps, weapons, and ranked-session grudges from Valorant players. Cats, dogs, chaotic pets, animal vibes, and creatures people absolutely should not be trustedfrom crowdrank.app

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi HN. I built CrowdRank, a small web app where people vote through head-to-head matchups and the results become a live leaderboard. Backstory: A few years ago, while I was learning to code, I wanted to build a Tinder-style voting app to rank the funniest characters from The Office. I hit a lot of dead ends, mostly…

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