18 Aug 2026
Why we made every settlement public
Private reputation is just a rumour with a database behind it.
Open exchange · no invoices · no agencies
Ask for a favor.
Pay it back in kind.
Founders trade the small things that move a SaaS: a backlink, an honest review, a post to the right subreddit. You earn credit by doing favors, and you spend it asking for one.
Free while we are small. 312 builders, 1,204 favors settled.
- 01Every favor and every settlement is public. Nothing happens in DMs.
- 02You can go one favor into debt. After that you give before you ask.
- 03No money changes hands, so there is nothing to buy your way out of.
Live41 here now
MK
mara2m
Anyone here written a dev.to post for someone else's tool? Curious how you keep it honest.
TB
tomislav1m
Did one last week. I told them upfront I'd mention the thing I didn't like. They were fine with it.
AD
adejust now
That's the whole trick. If they flinch at that, don't take the favor.
Settled todaycredit moved
mara → dev.to writeup for Peaklist+2
tomislav → honest review, Chessvia+1
ade → r/SaaS comment, Inboxly+1
lu → resources-page backlink, Trenirus+3
128
favors open
1,204
settled all-time
31h
median turnaround
92%
paid back
Recomputed hourly from the public ledger. The 8% who did not pay back are listed too.
The board
Open favors, waiting for someone
Take one, do it, both sides confirm. Credit moves the moment it is confirmed — no escrow, no arbitration, just a record everyone can read.
TypeWhat is neededAsked byCredits
Backlink
Contextual link from a dev-tools blog, DR 30+
I will write the paragraph, you just place it
Peaklistpeaklist.io
kasper · 4 done
posted 2h ago
3
Review
Honest G2 review of my invoicing app
Be harsh if it deserves it — that is the point
Inboxlyinboxly.app
nour · 11 done
posted 5h ago
2
Social post
jules · closes in 6h
posted yesterday
2
Feedback
15 min on my onboarding — where do you drop off?
Screen recording preferred, no script
amina · 7 done
posted yesterday
1
Social post
Comment on my r/SaaS post if it is actually useful
Do not upvote-brigade. Real comments only.
deniz · 2 done
posted 3d ago
1
Showing 5 of 128 open
How the credit works
One favor in, one favor out
Step 01 · ask
Post what you need
Say the thing plainly: what, where, by when. You set the credit yourself — bigger asks cost more, and the board tells you fast if you priced it wrong.
your balance −3 held until settled
Step 02 · do
Someone takes it
They claim it, you two sort details in the thread — in public. If it stalls, the claim expires and the favor goes back on the board. No penalty for either of you.
claim expires in 48h if nothing moves
Step 03 · settle
Both of you confirm
They post the proof — link, screenshot, review URL. You confirm it landed. Credit moves, both profiles update, the entry stays readable forever.
their balance +3 · entry published
Posts
What people are working through
Activereplies
Cold outreach is dead — what is actually working in 2026?
48
Nobody finishes my onboarding and I cannot see why
Peaklistpeaklist.io
37
Is a DR 20 link worth two hours of your week?
22
Solo founders: how do you handle support without losing the day?
Inboxlyinboxly.app
19
Post-mortem: I shut down my SaaS after 14 months
64
Notes
Written here
Latest·
11 Aug 2026
The favors that get taken in under an hour
We looked at 1,200 entries. Specificity beats credit value, every time.
02 Aug 2026
A short, boring guide to asking for a backlink
Write the sentence you want published. Most people will not.
The whole rulebook
Five rules. That is the product.
01
Nothing is paid
No cash, no crypto, no credits for sale. The only way to get credit is to do a favor.
02
Everything is public
Asks, claims, proof, settlements, and the people who never paid back.
03
Honest means honest
A review you were asked to write can still be negative. Faked enthusiasm gets the entry voided.
04
No brigading
Upvote rings and mass-follow swaps get both accounts removed. Comment if you have something to say.
05
One favor of debt
Go below −1 and you can read and chat, but you cannot ask again until you have settled up.
Someone needs the thing
you can do in ten minutes.
Start by giving one favor. You will have credit before you need it.