ProofBench

What it does

ProofBench spins up a fake-door landing page for each of your ideas, tracks who signs up and who clicks "buy", and ranks them by conversion and buy-intent rate — not vanity views. So you build the one people actually want. One-time payment, no subscription.

Test your startup ideas with real landing pages. ProofBench measures the real signal — email conversion + fake-door intent, not vanity views — and ranks your ideas so you build the one people actually want.

Launch a test page for each idea in minutes. ProofBench tracks who signs up and who clicks buy — real intent, not vanity views — and ranks your ideas so you build the one people actually want. 312 views → wins. “Budget tracker” pulled 2,100 views at just 9% — volume lies. Three weekends. A landing page. One tweet. Then… silence — no signups, no replies. You didn't have a code problem. You had a proof problem: you built before you knew if anyone wanted it. ProofBench is how you stop adding to the graveyard. Give your idea a headline, a subtitle, and a button. Pick a template. It's live at proofben.ch/p/your-idea. Drop the link in a tweet, a subreddit, your newsletter, or a $20 ad. Measuring…from proofben.ch

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