neal.fun
Hacker ApprovedRanked 3 of 12 novelty websites by recommenders
Quirky, engaging interactive web experiments that people enjoy. Main caveat: some ads on the site have led to semi-pornographic pages.
Quirky, engaging interactive web experiments that people enjoy. Main caveat: some ads on the site have led to semi-pornographic pages.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Quirky, engaging, artsy interactive projects
“New interesting artsy web projects are being posted on hn all the time.”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “Cache Monet” “one of the quirkiest but most engaging websites I know”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Neal.fun – About” “neal.fun is the bestest place on the internet”
Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” - Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp”
- Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp”
Frequently posted on HN front page
“New interesting artsy web projects are being posted on hn all the time.”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “Cache Monet” “Always a joy to see neal.fun on the HN front page.”
Comment from 10 Dec 2025 in “Size of Life” “If I see a neal.fun link on HN, I click.”
Comment from 10 Dec 2025 in “Size of Life” Fans of Neal Agarwal's other work
“He's right up there with Neal Agarwal (neal.fun)”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Lost and Found” “Yet another amazing work by Neal Agarwal.”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” “Reminds me of the work of Neal Agarwal”
Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “Developing an Intuitive Sense of Scale” - Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Why Is the Sky Blue?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Ads lead to semi-pornographic sites
“ads on that site have proven to be a few clicks away from semi-pornographic sites”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “TIL: Parental Controls Aren't for Parents” “the ads on the neal site I meant to link to had the aforementioned problem”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “TIL: Parental Controls Aren't for Parents” Readers now lukewarm or avoiding links
“For that reason I'm kind of lukewarm on neal.fun.”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “Cache Monet” “I thought neal.fun was above that kind of thing”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “Unusual Suspects” “Do not open neal.fun links anymore”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Sandboxels”
Other novelty websites people recommend
The four most recommended other novelty websites, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catch a Bird | 39 | 3 | 93% | 1 | — | — |
| Koi.rest | 18 | 11 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| neal.funThis page | 15 | 5 | 75% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Zombo.com | 8 | 4 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
| Pumpkins.sh | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
17 of the 21 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“one of the quirkiest but most engaging websites I know”
“I thought neal.fun was above that kind of thing”
“Reminds me of the work of Neal Agarwal”
“He's right up there with Neal Agarwal (neal.fun)”
“Another certified neal.fun banger”
“neal.fun is the bestest place on the internet”
“Yet another amazing work by Neal Agarwal.”
“I know I am about to be delighted”
“For that reason I'm kind of lukewarm on neal.fun.”
“New interesting artsy web projects are being posted on hn all the time.”
“better explained and neil.fun vibes”
“Do not open neal.fun links anymore”
“the ads on the neal site I meant to link to had the aforementioned problem”
“ads on that site have proven to be a few clicks away from semi-pornographic sites”
“Always a joy to see neal.fun on the HN front page.”
“good clean fun - my kids love it too”
“If I see a neal.fun link on HN, I click.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.