AlphaShot
A product launch directory ranked by community upvotes
AlphaShot lists new apps, tools and websites and ranks them by community upvotes. The home page shows the top launches of the week, the most upvoted, and what is launching soon. You can join to vote, submit your own product, and get a weekly email of what climbed. A set of free tools for makers sits alongside, including a launch checklist and a tagline checker.
Our verdict
Worth a look if you want to find small, new products before they are everywhere, or if you have something to launch and want a quieter place than Product Hunt to do it. Ranking by weekly votes keeps the front page moving, so it does not freeze with the same winners.
Why we like it: Submitting a launch is free, the board is ranked by simple upvotes with weekly and monthly views, and the free maker tools are actually useful when you are preparing a launch. It is easy to scan, with one line per product.
The catch: You need to join to upvote or submit, and the crowd is smaller than the big launch sites, so a launch gets fewer eyes. Paid placements exist for makers who want more visibility, so some top slots are promoted.