Raygum
Shares rank 9 of 14 web apps by recommenders
Recommended as a simpler way to handle a workflow its maker described; one critic said the lack of an API makes it a non-starter.
Recommended as a simpler way to handle a workflow its maker described; one critic said the lack of an API makes it a non-starter.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 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
Simplifies a described workflow
“I made Raygum to (hopefully) simplify what you're describing”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “RSS Feeds for Last.fm” Matches what people were looking for
“exactly what I was looking for”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
No API option
“I don't see an API option which makes it a non-starter for me”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)”
Other web apps people recommend
The four most recommended other web apps, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigwords.page | 45 | 3 | 94% | 1 | — | — |
| Jmail | 39 | 10 | 80% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Stowaway | 21 | 4 | 84% | 2 | — | — |
| Scroll Wikipedia like TikTok | 18 | 5 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| RaygumThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I made Raygum to (hopefully) simplify what you're describing”
“I don't see an API option which makes it a non-starter for me”
“exactly what I was looking for”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.