Comparison

Product Hunt vs WiPals

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Product Hunt

Discover the latest tech and startup products daily. Engage with a supportive community of enthusiasts and makers to provide feedback, find new tools, and stay ahead of trends. Launch your own ideas and get them noticed.

Highlights
  • Daily new product discovery
  • Community feedback and support
  • Launch new tech ideas
  • Explore trending technology
  • Follow specific interests
  • Engage in discussions
Features
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Product Hunt gives you the front-row seat to everything that’s happening in tech and startups. It’s the place to launch your ideas and discover your next favorite product. We’re a welcoming and supportive community for tech enthusiasts. Whether you’re an indie developer, using no-code tools, buying Twitter, or somewhere in between, our community is the place for you. From calendar apps to the latest in SaaS, makers post their work looking for your support, feedback, and reviews to take their idea to the next level. Companies like Loom, Notion, Figma, Stripe, and Shopify have launched on Product Hunt to find their first users, figure out product-market fit, and test new features. We’ve seen makers ride their upvotes straight to the moon. Which one will be next? Only you can decide. Create an account and see what you’ll find on Product Hunt: - Always fresh: New ideas and products every day - Try the trends: Be the first to test out cutting-edge technology that's trending right now - Upvote your favorites: Your vote helps the most interesting ideas stand out - Follow your interests: Explore collections of apps and tools for topics you care about - Friendly feedback: Share your thoughts and experiences directly with the makers - Meet the people behind the products: Get inspired by stories, Q&As, and AMAs with makers - Nerd out: Create and join discussions with other tech-lovers in the community

About

WiPals

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Your closest people, on your Lock Screen. Without posting anything. WiPals is a private circle — up to 8 people, including you. From what your phone already knows (battery, motion, home/work/out, weather, the song that's playing) it writes a short, funny line and drops it on your friends' Lock Screens. You don't open the app. You don't post. It just happens. Not a number on a widget — a line. "Surviving on 4%. Bold." PHOTOS, WITHOUT THE PERFORMANCE Take a quick photo and it lands on your friends' Home Screen. No feed, no likes, no comments. Two a day — six with Pro. Photos show for 24 hours. WIDGETS WHERE YOU ALREADY LOOK Two sizes on the Lock Screen, plus circle and photo widgets on the Home Screen. A face, a line, and how long ago — at a glance. A DAY, AND A WEEK Every evening a card counts your circle's day. Every Sunday one of 30 titles goes around: night owl, battery hero, step record. The card arrives as a Live Activity on a locked phone and mirrors to the Mac menu bar on macOS 26. WHEN THE CIRCLE GOES QUIET WiPals hosts it and writes a line of its own on the Wall. It never pretends to be a person — it is plainly WiPals, it never reaches the widget and it never takes a seat. IT DOESN'T REPEAT 376 situations, 1,900+ variations, 7 languages. STEALTH MODE One switch. Nothing goes out until you flip it back — your friends see "gone quiet", not a guess. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Friends see "home / work / out" — never your coordinates. A location rounded to about 1 km is used only to look up nearby events. Calendar contents never leave your phone. Every photo is checked on device before it is sent. Statuses disappear after 24 hours, reactions after 2, photos after 7 days. No ads. No data sold. No third-party trackers. WITH PRO All 8 data layers instead of 4 · 8 circles instead of 2 · write your own line for 4 hours · 6 photos a day instead of 2 · 12 themes · 64 more circle emblems. SUBSCRIPTION WiPals Pro is an auto-renewable subscription (monthly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://wipals.app/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wipals.app/privacy

Screenshots

Product Hunt4 screens
WiPals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Product Hunt at none against WiPals's 2. Product Hunt also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WiPals sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Product Hunt asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Product Hunt versus WiPals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProduct HuntWiPals
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB19 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperProduct Hunt Inc.Mehmet Saritas

Bugs and requests

Product Hunt

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and repeatedly asking to sign in
  • Inability to view past days' products after navigating away
  • Crashes when trying to view product details
  • Scrolling issues and content not loading properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to submit/upload new products
  • Improve search and filtering functionality
  • Bring back simple list view without images
  • Add support for iPad
  • Improve personalization and customization options

WiPals

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Product Hunt

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

WiPals

Subscriptions2
  • WiPals Pro14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • WiPals Pro14 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Product Hunt free?
Product Hunt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WiPals free?
WiPals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Product Hunt or WiPals have ads?
Neither Product Hunt nor WiPals shows ads.

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