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A BetaList alternative that tests your app.

BetaList is a directory where early adopters discover new startups and sign up for early access. It's good for collecting interest. If what you need is people who actually use the product and tell you what's broken, that's a different job, and it's the one Makers Wall does.

Get your first testersSee what’s on the wall
  1. 1 · Post itPaste your link, say what testers should look at. It goes on the wall right away, free.
  2. 2 · Test oneClaim another maker's project and write down what broke. Each report earns 20 credits.
  3. 3 · Read yoursMakers test your project. Each report arrives locked with an excerpt; 20 credits unlock it in full.

What BetaList is good at

Visibility. Your startup gets listed in front of an audience that likes trying new things, and you collect early-access sign-ups. Listings come with paid plans; check BetaList for the current options.

What a listing doesn't give you is a test: visitors browse, some sign up, very few tell you what went wrong.

What Makers Wall does instead

Every project on the wall gets claimed by makers who use it, then write a report: what they tried, what broke, each problem with a severity. You pay by testing other makers' projects, not with money.

It works best before you go looking for visibility. Test on the wall, fix what testers found, then list on BetaList, Product Hunt and wherever else, with fewer surprises.

BetaList and Makers Wall, side by side

CriterionBetaListMakers Wall
What you getA listing and early-access sign-upsWritten test reports from makers who used it
Who sees itEarly adopters browsing new startupsMakers who claim your project to test it
CostPaid plans (see BetaList)Free: you test other projects in return
Best momentCollecting interest before launchFinding what's broken before people arrive
FeedbackWhatever visitors volunteerA report per tester, rated by you

Projects open for testing right now

Real projects from the wall. Test one while you wait for your own reports.

See your listing before you sign up

Paste your link. We read the name, the icon and the cover, and show you the card other makers will see on the wall. You only create an account when you publish it.

Free. No card, no account yet.

Questions

Should I use BetaList or Makers Wall?
Both, in order. Get the product tested on Makers Wall first, then send early adopters to a version that works. They do different jobs.
Does Makers Wall send me users?
Testers, not customers. Some of them stay, and your public project page keeps their ratings and reviews, but the point is honest reports rather than sign-ups.
Is Makers Wall free like a BetaList free listing?
Makers Wall has no paid plan at all. You earn credits by testing other makers' projects, and credits unlock the reports on yours.
Is Makers Wall really free?
Yes. There is nothing to pay and no card to add. You pay in tests instead: each report you write for another maker earns 20 credits, and 20 credits unlock a full report on your project.
Who tests my project?
Other makers with projects on the wall. They are good at spotting broken flows, confusing copy and bugs. They are probably not your target customers, so treat their reports as a sharp first pass before launch, not as market research.
What if a report is lazy?
You see an excerpt before you unlock it. Once it's unlocked you can accept and rate it, or request changes once with a message. Ratings follow testers around: a report that says "nice app!" earns a low one.

Put yours on the wall.

Free. Test another maker’s project, get honest reports on yours.

Get your first testers