Rules
How Hatchlit ranks products and what can be launched.
How ranking works
- 1.One person, one vote. We drop bot and ring votes.
- 2.Votes, saves, comments, return visits and clicks out set the order. Paying never changes the score.
- 3.Every board resets at 00:00 Berlin time.
- 4.A vote counts most; a save or a comment counts like a vote; a return visit or a click out counts half. Votes we flag as bought or ringed count a fifth.
What paid changes
- 1.Everything is free during the beta. Featured holds our editors' picks.
- 2.After the beta, paying buys only a Featured slot, always labelled "Featured".
- 3.Paying never changes the score or the order of a board.
What can launch
- 01
Its own domain.
It lives on its own domain. Pages on shared hosts like linktr.ee or notion.site are refused.
- 02
A working product.
Visitors can use it today. Waitlists and mock-ups wait until it works.
- 03
Made by you.
You made it or help make it.
- 04
No spam.
No misleading claims, no copies of other products, nothing that harms visitors.
Every product is checked by hand before it is scheduled.
Launch steps
- 1 / 4
Submit your product's URL; we fill in what we can.
- 2 / 4
We review it by hand and mail you the result.
- 3 / 4
On your launch day it goes on the board at its slot.
- 4 / 4
Your stats show real visitors, clicks to your site, votes and saves.
Hidden gems
- 1.Each day one product gets the Hidden gem row under today's board.
- 2.It was launched 30 or more days ago, its maker has claimed it, and it was not the gem in the last 30 days.
- 3.Among those, the one with the fewest votes goes first. With none left, the row stays away that day.
- 4.The gem never changes the score.
The badge
- 1.Optional. A small image with one link to your product page, rel="nofollow".
- 2.No listing needs it, and it never changes your rank.
Questions
Is Hatchlit free?
Yes. Everything is free during the beta.
Do paid plans rank higher?
No. Paying never changes the score.
What happens after the beta?
Launching stays free. Paid extras come after the beta; we will mail you a month before.
Do I need the badge?
No. It is optional and never changes your rank.
What counts as a real visitor?
A person who opened the page in a browser, once per day. We drop bots, prefetches and repeat reloads.