BEST FIRST VISITS | SHOW HN | 16 OCTOBER 2026
Positive-only list. A single read-only visit per app; no person, sign-up, form or payment task was tested.
200 attempted apps; 22 pre-visit policy skips; 64 met the clean GET gate; 20 shown. No padding if fewer than 20 qualify.
Gate: landing, first same-host reading link and Back passed; no page script errors or worker/capture errors; entry DCL and FCP <=3,000ms; no auth/challenge signal; no blocked navigation, robot/resource or socket request. Background POSTs remain blocked and are disclosed, not assumed safe.
Ordering: lowest worst landing/reading DOMContentLoaded time, then entry FCP, then HN ID. These local one-shot timings are not a general speed ranking; measuring another time/network can change the order.
All screenshots/public facts are anonymous. Nothing was sent to app owners. No list of unsuccessful apps is published or included here.

01. Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app | https://bigwords.page/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49994443 | Worked: opened "BIGWORDS.PAGE: Turn any screen into a sign" HTTP 200; reading view "Editor · BIGWORDS.PAGE" at https://bigwords.page/editor HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 106ms, FCP 156ms; reading DCL 61ms; Back DCL 73ms. | 0 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
02. boostmyagents – A README badge lets your users pay for your AI usage | https://boostmyagents.com/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50085877 | Worked: opened "boostmyagents | Community-funded AI usage for open source" HTTP 200; reading view "Documentation | boostmyagents" at https://boostmyagents.com/docs/ HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 156ms, FCP 156ms; reading DCL 46ms; Back DCL 90ms. | 9 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
03. Yaystack.ch, check whether AI answer engines can see your website | https://yaystack.ch/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49876037 | Worked: opened "Yaystack — Sichtbar werden in ChatGPT, Perplexity & Co." HTTP 200; reading view "Yaystack — Sichtbar werden in ChatGPT, Perplexity & Co." at https://yaystack.ch/pricing HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 169ms, FCP 792ms; reading DCL 114ms; Back DCL 49ms. | 9 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
04. Giving Opus 5.5 a simulated paint canvas | https://stillwet.art/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49928566 | Worked: opened "stillwet: paintings by AI models" HTTP 200; reading view "Paintings · stillwet" at https://stillwet.art/paintings/ HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 176ms, FCP 184ms; reading DCL 96ms; Back DCL 92ms. | 0 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
05. ImgKit – 62 image tools that run in the browser | https://imgkit.xyz | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49987784 | Worked: opened "ImgKit – Free Image Compressor, Resizer & Converter" HTTP 200; reading view "Image Guides – HEIC, File Sizes, Formats & Photos · ImgKit" at https://imgkit.xyz/blog HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 177ms, FCP 188ms; reading DCL 42ms; Back DCL 47ms. | 0 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
06. photocn the open-source photo editor for shadcn/ui | https://photocn.dev | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49976134 | Worked: opened "photocn - The photo editor for shadcn/ui" HTTP 200; reading view "Introduction - photocn" at https://photocn.dev/docs HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 178ms, FCP 228ms; reading DCL 90ms; Back DCL 120ms. | 0 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
07. Destroy Any Website with Stickman | https://destroy.spritefusion.com/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49880601 | Worked: opened "Destroy Any Website - Sprite Fusion" HTTP 200; reading view "About Destroy Any Website: weapons, multiplayer and history" at https://destroy.spritefusion.com/about HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 191ms, FCP 116ms; reading DCL 41ms; Back DCL 115ms. | 4 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
08. Quizzes with topic understanding and actionable insights | https://forquiz.fusebytes.in/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50040870 | Worked: opened "ForQuiz | Quizzes and knowledge checks that report by topic" HTTP 200; reading view "See ForQuiz Work | Live Room, Self-Paced Check, Topic Report" at https://forquiz.fusebytes.in/feel/ HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 218ms, FCP 372ms; reading DCL 156ms; Back DCL 21ms. | 0 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
09. Brickbrag – A multiplayer brick-building world in the browser | https://brickbrag.com/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50063042 | Worked: opened "Brickbrag – build, explore, race and fly in a shared brick world" HTTP 200; reading view "What’s new – Brickbrag" at https://brickbrag.com/changelog.html HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 221ms, FCP 144ms; reading DCL 78ms; Back DCL 118ms. | 3 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
10. MEF LLM Studio – Learn how LLMs generate text, token by token | https://www.mef-llm-studio.com/en/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50065804 | Worked: opened "Overview — M.E.F LLM Studio" HTTP 200; reading view "Features — M.E.F LLM Studio" at https://www.mef-llm-studio.com/en/features/ HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 244ms, FCP 204ms; reading DCL 165ms; Back DCL 195ms. | 0 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
11. A daily F1 quiz: 10 questions, 12 seconds each | https://the-daily-grid.vercel.app/l/CKAU3G4 | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50022573 | Worked: opened "The Daily Grid — Daily F1 Quiz" HTTP 200; reading view "The Daily Grid — Daily F1 Quiz" at https://the-daily-grid.vercel.app/ HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 254ms, FCP 348ms; reading DCL 241ms; Back DCL 183ms. | 7 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
12. Accordia – Structured 1-on-1s for engineering managers | https://www.getaccordia.com | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49785956 | Worked: opened "Accordia: structured 1-on-1s for engineering managers" HTTP 200; reading view "Resource Library | Accordia" at https://www.getaccordia.com/resources HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 264ms, FCP 260ms; reading DCL 82ms; Back DCL 88ms. | 0 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
13. A tool which estimates X statistics | https://estimatemyx.com/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49960969 | Worked: opened "Estimate My X: Predict X (Twitter) Post Impressions" HTTP 200; reading view "Privacy Policy · Estimate My X" at https://estimatemyx.com/privacy HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 266ms, FCP 204ms; reading DCL 70ms; Back DCL 127ms. | 0 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
14. Gokudo Wiki – a database and tools site for a new Roblox game | https://gokudowiki.com/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49728092 | Worked: opened "Gokudo Wiki – Codes, Fighting Styles, Stats & Tools" HTTP 200; reading view "Gokudo Character Stats — Height, Ethnicity, Gender & Customization | Gokudo Wiki" at https://gokudowiki.com/stats/ HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 302ms, FCP 344ms; reading DCL 100ms; Back DCL 83ms. | 16 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
15. Viaduct – C4 models that coding agents can read and update | https://c4.quietgridlabs.com/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49790729 | Worked: opened "Viaduct — C4 Modeling Tool with an MCP Server for AI Coding Agents" HTTP 200; reading view "Integrations — Viaduct | MCP, REST API, Webhooks" at https://c4.quietgridlabs.com/integrations HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 305ms, FCP 248ms; reading DCL 179ms; Back DCL 215ms. | 5 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
16. I built a vacation optimizer and later found out tools like this exist | https://longvacation.eu/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49954940 | Worked: opened "Holiday Optimizer & PTO Optimizer | Long Vacation - Vacation Optimizer" HTTP 200; reading view "Vacation Planner | Long Vacation - Vacation Optimizer" at https://longvacation.eu/app HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 307ms, FCP 320ms; reading DCL 89ms; Back DCL 91ms. | 0 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
17. Loop-find, trim, rotate and crop videos in the browser, no upload | https://clipyouredit.com/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49860178 | Worked: opened "clipyouredit: trim, rotate and crop video in your browser" HTTP 200; reading view "Help and how-to guides" at https://clipyouredit.com/help HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 310ms, FCP 308ms; reading DCL 62ms; Back DCL 119ms. | 0 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
18. ChatGPT to Word – export a thread to a readable .docx | https://chatgpt2word.com | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49773125 | Worked: opened "ChatGPT to Word Converter — Free .docx Download | ChatGPT2Word" HTTP 200; reading view "How to Export ChatGPT to Word (.docx) — Step-by-Step | ChatGPT2Word" at https://chatgpt2word.com/how-to-export-chatgpt-to-word HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 323ms, FCP 216ms; reading DCL 176ms; Back DCL 200ms. | 5 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
19. Web Scraper Toolkit | https://kitdecoder.com/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49981302 | Worked: opened "KitDecoder — Free Online Encoder & Decoder Tools" HTTP 200; reading view "Encoding & Decoding Tools: Base64, URL, Hex | KitDecoder" at https://kitdecoder.com/encoding/ HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 337ms, FCP 328ms; reading DCL 131ms; Back DCL 134ms. | 0 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.
20. Mana – family organizer with an AI assistant | https://ourmana.app/ | HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50071636 | Worked: opened "Mana — Family Organizer, Shared Calendar & Lists" HTTP 200; reading view "Shared Family Calendar & Chore Planner — Mana" at https://ourmana.app/family-calendar/ HTTP 200, Back restored the exact starting URL and normalized visible text; no observed page script errors. | Entry DCL 341ms, FCP 376ms; reading DCL 75ms; Back DCL 83ms. | 4 background write-shaped request(s) blocked; no write was allowed.

Evidence bundle recorded 16 October 2026; source app_check.py was unchanged. The local wrapper allowed continued GET checks after blocked background POSTs. Source HN window and selection used frozen 30-day public metadata; rankings were local and were not published.
Human validation: 0 of 30 planned labels were supplied.