Gradient.horse
Drawing website
People enjoy it as a small, whimsical site where drawings turn into horses and other playful surprises. Critics say the results can be odd and the site sometimes glitches.
11 people recommended Gradient.horse in Hacker News comments and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
7 of the 11 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Gradient.horse”.
Summary written by Claude from 13 comments.
17 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 6
The record
Recommended in 4 of 12 months
In 4 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
- Recommended in 4 threadsNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 7 of its 11 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 13 of the 17 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Whimsical, joyful and fun to use
“Very happy to see a Trogdor the BURNiNATOR strutting across my screen”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Gradient.horse” “something small, optimistic and whimsical”
Comment from 17 Jan 2026 in “Gradient.horse” Praised as a top horse drawing site
“Easily one of the top 25 horse drawing sites of 2026”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Gradient.horse” “One of the top 25 horse drawing sites of 2026 so far”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Gradient.horse”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Extra animals and odd creatures appear
“If you tab out and then back again it draws about 20 horses all on top of each other making some kind of eldritch horror.”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Gradient.horse” “I sure saw a lot of dragons and snakes and cows and I don't know what.”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Gradient.horse” “Zooming in and out on iphone introduces flying horses”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Gradient.horse”
What people said
13 of the 17 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Crashed my browser, very poor code.”
“Doesn’t seem to catch “five-legged” horses very well.”
“This is a beautiful idea, thank you!”
“strong impression of the usual contemporary nothing burger”
“Zooming in and out on iphone introduces flying horses”
“your version actually makes more sense”
“One of the top 25 horse drawing sites of 2026 so far”
“Very happy to see a Trogdor the BURNiNATOR strutting across my screen”
“some creative nsfw… bravo”
“Easily one of the top 25 horse drawing sites of 2026”
“I sure saw a lot of dragons and snakes and cows and I don't know what.”
“If you tab out and then back again it draws about 20 horses all on top of each other making some kind of eldritch horror.”
“something small, optimistic and whimsical”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.