How it works
Posting
There are three kinds of post:
- Suggestions are features or changes for a product that already exists.
- Problems are things that are hard or annoying, where no product solves them well. Builders browse these for what to make next.
- Ideas are products or businesses you wish existed.
Every post answers the same few questions: what the problem is, who runs into it, and what people do today. As you type, we show similar posts, so you can vote on one that already exists instead of splitting the votes.
Voting
Vote for anything you want to see happen. You can also mark that you'd pay for it, which is the clearest signal a team can get, and that you use the product, which gives your vote more weight.
Statuses
A post's status shows how far along it is. The circle fills up as it gets closer to shipping.
- OpenPosted and collecting votes. Every post starts here.
- PlannedThe product team says it's on their roadmap.
- In progressThe team is working on it, or it's in beta.
- ShippedIt's live. Confirmed by the team, or matched to the product's public release notes.
- Not plannedThe team decided not to do it. They usually say why.
The public record
When you post, we save a fingerprint (a hash) of what you wrote and when, and anchor it with OpenTimestamps, an open and free timestamping service. Anyone can check it later, without trusting us, to confirm who posted an idea first.
For product teams
Anyone with a work email at the product's domain can claim its page for free. Claimed pages can reply, set statuses and merge duplicates. Teams don't have to reply to anything. Claim your page.
Questions
Does the product team actually see my post?
If they've claimed their page, yes: they get the top requests every week and can reply. If they haven't, we still send a weekly summary to their public contact address. Either way, votes make a post harder to ignore.
Can someone steal my idea?
Posts are public, so anyone can build on them. What you get in return is a permanent, timestamped record showing you posted it first. If you're not ready to share an idea, save it as a private draft.
Why do some votes count more?
A vote from someone who uses the product says more than a drive-by vote. People who confirm they use a product, and people whose past posts were useful, carry more weight in rankings. Everyone's vote still counts.
What is a signal?
A recurring complaint we found in public sources like app store reviews or Hacker News, summarized with a count and a link to the source. Signals aren't written by people on Suggst. Anyone can turn one into a suggestion.
Is Suggst affiliated with the products listed?
No. Unless a page says it's managed by the product's team, the company has nothing to do with it.