Boing
Ranked 14 of 48 browser games by recommenders
A free browser toy built around one spring mechanic that people find funny, satisfying and hard to stop playing. Critics mostly report small bugs, such as the sound not stopping or the spring moving on its own.
A free browser toy built around one spring mechanic that people find funny, satisfying and hard to stop playing. Critics mostly report small bugs, such as the sound not stopping or the spring moving on its own.
29 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 21
- criticize it
- 8
- approval share
- 72%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 21 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Satisfying single-mechanic toy done well
“it reminds me of simpler times when we'd have iphone apps/games that would explore a single mechanic and implement it really well”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing” “the sound changes depending on how you interact with it”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing” “just a thing that does one thing well”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing” Nostalgic, funny and hard to stop
“this is a faithful recreation of the experience of being in time out in the 80s”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing” “I'm slightly ashamed of how many times I boinged this. Great work!”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing” “I hate how good this is. That counter is just mocking me.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing” - Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Boing”
- Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing”
Free with no sign-in
“without sign-in requirements or paid subscriptions”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing” “Finally something I actually want to pay for!!”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing” Comforting and joyful to use
“This is so comforting I love it!!!”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Boing” “Amazing! The numbers are insane already!”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Boing”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Sound and spring bugs
“It's broken! Now when I boing it, it goes totally wild instead of behaving as expected.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing” “The sound is not physics based, the boing sound keeps going if you grab the head”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing” “There seems to be a bug. If I catch it mid boing, the sound doesn't stop.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing” - Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing”
Rotation and sound limitations
“It doesnt boing rotationally, only in a straight line.”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing” “That already was the case; no sound”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Boing”
Other browser games people recommend
The four most recommended other browser games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TinyWind | 61 | 19 | 76% | 1 | — | — |
| Starfling | 59 | 17 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Starcraft: Ashfall | 46 | 12 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Half-Life 2 in a Browser | 42 | 11 | 79% | 6 | — | Approved |
| BoingThis page | 21 | 8 | 72% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
22 of the 31 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This is so comforting I love it!!!”
“I was hypnotized for 10 minutes. This is amazing.”
“Amazing! The numbers are insane already!”
“It's broken! Now when I boing it, it goes totally wild instead of behaving as expected.”
“just with the charm of a doorstop”
“That already was the case; no sound”
“just a thing that does one thing well”
“I'm slightly ashamed of how many times I boinged this. Great work!”
“this is a faithful recreation of the experience of being in time out in the 80s”
“It doesnt boing rotationally, only in a straight line.”
“without sign-in requirements or paid subscriptions”
“I liked it, would love to code it”
“The sound is not physics based, the boing sound keeps going if you grab the head”
“Finally something I actually want to pay for!!”
“Made me jump out of my seat. Hilarious :-)”
“There seems to be a bug. If I catch it mid boing, the sound doesn't stop.”
“the sound changes depending on how you interact with it”
“Finally! Time to recreate the classic”
“for some magical reason the spring is moving again for a little bit”
“I hate how good this is. That counter is just mocking me.”
“There seems to be a minor bug.”
“it reminds me of simpler times when we'd have iphone apps/games that would explore a single mechanic and implement it really well”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.