# Catch a Bird

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/catch-a-bird/

34 people recommended Catch a Bird in Hacker News comments, 3 had mixed feelings and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 1 thread. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

34 of the 34 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Catch a Bird – I made it for my own sanity”.

**Verdict:** A cheerful web experiment where you catch other people's comments as birds; people praise its uplifting, clever idea and beautiful design.

Summary written by Claude from 26 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Uplifting and makes people smile (6 comments in the sample): "not only has your site made me smile, it's given me renewed optimism that technology can be used for good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50106265)) "Absolutely amazing idea. I love that the positivity is contagious." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50102153)) "seeing everyone else's birds really lit something up inside of me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50105084))
- Inspiring, good-for-the-web idea (6 comments in the sample): "It's one of those cool projects that exist in the internet altruistically to do good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50103962)) "This is a great idea and deserves more attention." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50098461)) "This is really neat.  I love this sort of project." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50098552))
- Beautiful, clever concept (4 comments in the sample): "This is lovely. And also quite clever in the mechanic - as well as being beautiful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50100450)) "What an incredibly beautiful project." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50101640)) "Wonderful idea and execution." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50102862))
- Unique site with good UI (4 comments in the sample): "This is 100% one of my favourite websites of all time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50112378)) "This is wonderful. Making this my homepage" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50098916)) "I really like the general site UI." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50100048))

## Other novelty websites people recommend

- [neal.fun](https://hackerapproved.com/p/neal-fun/): 13 recommend, 1 mixed, 5 criticize
- [Zombo.com](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zombo-com/): 7 recommend, 0 mixed, 3 criticize
- [Snow Simulation Toy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/snow-simulation-toy/): 6 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize
- [Human Fovea Detector](https://hackerapproved.com/p/human-fovea-detector/): 5 recommend, 2 mixed, 0 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Catch a Bird", https://hackerapproved.com/p/catch-a-bird/ (34 recommend, 3 mixed, 3 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.