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Indie Machine reviews developer tools and AI agents by building and testing them, not by rewriting the launch post. If you've built something developers should know about, send it over. You get a careful, public review that readers can trust: you can pay to get it sooner, never to change what it says.
- Submissions are picked for fit and reviewed in turn
- No guaranteed date
- Published without a sponsored label
- Jumps the queue: tested and published within 48 hours of payment, once I have what's needed to run it
- Same source audit, test harness and scorecard as every review
- Labelled sponsored, and still balanced: the fee doesn't change the findings or score
- Payment is arranged over email after the fit check, so you never pay for a review I can't do
Both start with the same email. Payment for priority reviews is handled over email for now; there is no checkout on this site.
I clone the repository at a pinned commit, build it, and read the code paths behind the product's main claims.
A BDD scenario suite that exercises those claims directly, with commands a reader can rerun.
Usability, accessibility, security, performance and setup time, each scored 1-10 with a written rationale.
The review is tagged and listed in the product index, and appears under similar products on related reviews.
- 01Email the details
Use the button below. The template lists what to include.
- 02Fit check
I reply to confirm scope and timing, or to say it isn't a fit. For a priority review, the fee is arranged here.
- 03Testing
The product is built and tested from source. I may send questions. Priority reviews run within 48 hours.
- 04Publication
The review goes live with its findings, scorecard and test harness.
- The verdict is independent. Makers don't see or approve the review before it's published, and findings aren't removed on request.
- Factual corrections are welcome after publication and are noted in the post.
- Priority reviews are labelled sponsored on the post and on its product card. The fee buys speed, not a better verdict: strengths and problems get the same scrutiny as any other review.
- Open-source or source-available products are strongly preferred, since the review is built on the code.
- I may decline a submission, or stop a review if the product can't be built or run.
Product name: Website: Repository (and commit or tag to review): Product Hunt or launch link (if any): One-line description: Platforms it runs on: License and pricing: What you'd most like tested: Anything a reviewer needs to get it running (test accounts, API keys, hardware): Timing constraints (e.g. launch date):
PhotoCraft
Clean-room Photoshop rebuilt in pure Rust, scriptable over CLI and MCP.
RexaDB
Desktop studio for 100+ databases with RBAC and agent-safe MCP access.
Xiryn
Personal agent that works inside its own sandboxed Docker desktop.