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Makers Wall is free. Other makers become your first users and send you honest feedback. You test theirs in return.

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  1. MaximeClient Finch

    Maxime validated Client Finch’s report on Deskcord - Discord Chat Widget for Customer Support

    rated by the maker
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  2. Client FinchAnastasios

    Client Finch validated Anastasios’s report on Client Finch

    rated by the maker
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  3. Anastasios

    Anastasios sent a report on Client Finch

    6 issues found
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  4. NB

    Nick Boer started testing Client Finch

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NewUpdate #1: every project should get tested

02Why side project feedback is hard

Real feedback is hard to get.

Before launch, finding beta testers is the hard part: the people around you are too nice, too busy or sadly unqualified, launch sites bring clicks rather than tests, and AI just tells you what you want to hear.

Note A

Friends are too nice.

It's hard to be fully honest with the people you love. And your best friend isn't necessarily the most qualified person to review your app.

Note B

Launch day isn't feedback.

Product Hunt gets you upvotes and a few kind comments, not a real test. And by launch day it's too late anyway: the cracks are already showing.

Note C

Subreddits don't answer.

Post on Reddit asking for feedback and you get no replies, if the moderator didn't delete your thread first. Nobody owes you a real look.

Note D

AI just agrees with you.

Chatbots are built to please: ask one to review your app and it will love it. It can't get lost in your onboarding on a real phone the way a person does.

Test one, unlock yours.

Submitting is free and your project goes on the wall right away. When a maker tests it, their report arrives locked. Test someone else’s project to unlock it. That’s the whole system.

Test a project
+20
First tester on a project
+40
Unlock a report
−20
Credits you can hold
200

1 / 4·Paste a link. Free, and on the wall right away.

  1. Submit your side project

    Your app, website or SaaS: a link and a few lines on what you want looked at. It goes on the wall right away, and submitting is always free.

  2. Get tested by other makers

    Several makers can test it at the same time. Each report arrives locked: you see the stats and the first sentence.

  3. Test someone else's project

    Pick any project on the wall and write down what broke. One test earns 20 credits.

  4. Unlock your report

    Spend 20 credits to read the full report. The tester is told it was read.

Live from the wall

Get your project reviewed now.

These makers are getting feedback on their projects right now. 49 projects from 47 makers so far, 53 reports written.

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  • Lode Labs

    Lode Labs

    @lode

    Is getting feedback on

    Lode

    Video, audio and GIF downloader and converter

    WebWindowsLinux
  • Emanuele Fernando Eramo

    Emanuele Fernando Eramo

    @emanuele-fernando-eramoNew maker

    Is getting feedback on

    Whipcream

    Turn your business data into clear answers and actionable decisions.

    WebmacOSWindows
  • A

    Antonio

    @antonioNew maker

    Is getting feedback on

    Draw Paw

    Custom Pet Portraits from Your Photo — Free Preview

    Web
  • Diáblo baez

    Diáblo baez

    @diablo-baezNew maker

    Is getting feedback on

    Link

    conecta con tu gente

    WebAndroid
  • P

    PartTimeJerkStudios

    @parttimejerkstudiosNew maker

    Is getting feedback on

    TCG Jerk

    Scan cards, organize collections, and build decks on Windows

    Windows
  • AS

    Andrii Sementsov

    @andrii-sementsovNew maker

    Is getting feedback on

    Libra

    Smart money tracker: log spending in one line, see your daily limit and get warned before

    WebiOSAndroidmacOSWindowsLinux

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03Why the feedback is actually good

Good tests get rewarded.

Every test is rated by the maker, so testers write honest reviews, not polite ones. That rating decides your tester score, how many testers you can ask for, and how fast you can get your own project tested.

If your test was…Rated low“Nice app!”Rated high3 bugs + a written report
Your tester scoredropsgoes up
Testers you can ask forstays at 3up to 7
Shortest window you can offer3 daysdown to 1 day

04Your maker presence

Your work, on display.

The wall isn’t only where your project gets tested. It’s where people find you, and it keeps increasing your visibility long after your tests are done.

Perk A

A public maker profile.

One page with every project you've shipped, your maker and tester scores, badges and reviews. Put it in your bio and let it do the talking.

Perk B

Share cards, made for you.

Your profile and each of your projects get their own preview image, generated automatically. Paste the link anywhere and it introduces you at a glance.

Perk C

Backlinks that count.

Every project page links to your site and is listed in our sitemap. Once a test is completed, that link becomes a followed one, the kind search engines count.

Perk D

Social proof from real people.

Honest reviews for your SaaS or startup: “tested by 6 makers, rated 4.8” is a line you can put on your own landing page, because real humans actually went through your product.

MAKER PROFILE
NORA LOVELACE@nora · Indie hacker
PROJECTS4
MAKER SCORE4.8(23)
TESTER SCORE4.9(41)
LATEST PROJECTPEBBLE · A CALMER INBOX
THEMAKERS WALL
Real bugs. Honest reports. Free.
Your profile, at a glance *
PROJECT · OPEN FOR TESTING
TIDYSHELF
Bookmarks that sort themselves, so you can find them again.
BUILT BYNORA LOVELACE
THEMAKERS WALL
Real bugs. Honest reports. Free.
Your project, when you share it *

* Well, this obviously isn’t a real person, but it could be you.

The long version

Every rule, written out.

How to find beta testers, how it compares to Product Hunt, credits, ratings, deadlines, what counts as a good report, what happens when someone goes quiet... everything is explained here.

Read the deep dive →
Maxime, who is building Makers Wall
NameMaxime
Rolesolo founder
Statusbuilding the makers wall

05A note from the founder

Like many others, and probably you too, I’m a solo developer trying to make it online and ship tools and apps with real value. After finishing up my first few projects, I came to realize that getting proper feedback is hard when you’re working alone or in a very small team.

Insightful feedback is invaluable but hard to get from your friends and relatives. It takes a designer to give design feedback; it takes another founder to find issues with your pricing; it takes a developer to unearth hidden bugs.

This is why I’m building Makers Wall. Here, you can find founders and indie hackers like you, in search of real and actionable feedback for their projects and ready to share their insights on yours.

— Maxime

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06Submit

Put yours on the wall.

The wall is open. Submit your project, test someone else’s while you wait, and read your first report as soon as it comes in.

  1. 1Paste your link. We fill in the name, the icon and the cover.
  2. 2Tell testers what to look at. Save and come back any time.
  3. 3Sign up to publish. It goes on the wall right away.
Free. Test another project to get your own report.

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