Podium

The problem

Finding a good app for something ordinary — splitting bills with housemates, a to-do list, a password manager — means wading through listicles written for affiliate links. Prices on those pages go stale, and nobody tells you when a better option shows up or when the one you picked doubles its price.

The solution

Podium is a guide to useful websites and apps for regular people, not for founders. Every listing is checked: what it does, which devices it runs on, what it really costs. Readers vote, and the best ones in each category stand on the week's podium. Follow a category and you hear about it when something changes.

How it works

1. Browse a category — money, productivity, security and privacy, health, AI tools and more
2. Read the facts — a plain description, the price as it stands today, and what to check before you sign up
3. Vote — readers' votes decide this week's podium; editor picks only hold a place until the votes come in
4. Get the Sunday email — price changes, new sites and the week's podium in one short email

Key features

• Checked facts — pricing and plans pulled from the product's own pages, with the caveats spelled out
• Readers' podium — weekly ranking from votes, never from money
• Category alerts — follow a category, hear when a price changes or a new site lands
• Creator pages — makers can claim their listing
• Honest sponsorship — sponsored spots are always labelled and never count toward the ranking

The story

The first version (August 2026) was a public board of people building in public: a bid bought the top spot, votes built a popularity ranking. On 1 October 2026 I rebuilt it from scratch as a directory of products — ranked by readers, with the bidding gone.

Current status

Live at getpodium.lol — 47 sites checked so far across nine categories, weekly voting and the Sunday email running. Adding listings every week.