Subth.ink
Shares rank 7 of 12 novelty websites by recommenders
Commenters enjoy its low-stakes way of checking whether a thought has already been written by others, calling it a neat, fun idea.
Commenters enjoy its low-stakes way of checking whether a thought has already been written by others, calling it a neat, fun idea.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: 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
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 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
Neat, enjoyable idea
“Neat idea! I love this kind of low-stakes online interactions”
Comment from 19 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Subth.ink – write something and see how many others wrote the same” “this is genuinely so good man!!! KUDOS!”
Comment from 19 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Subth.ink – write something and see how many others wrote the same” Fun to find if first
“I was very susprised to not be the first to enter a quotation by Nelson Rodrigues. Nice.”
Comment from 19 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Subth.ink – write something and see how many others wrote the same” “Apparently, I was the first.”
Comment from 19 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Subth.ink – write something and see how many others wrote the same”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Never says thoughts are original
“never seems to say that its an original thought always defaulting to”
Comment from 19 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Subth.ink – write something and see how many others wrote the same”
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.fun | 15 | 5 | 75% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Zombo.com | 8 | 4 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
| Subth.inkThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Neat idea! I love this kind of low-stakes online interactions”
“never seems to say that its an original thought always defaulting to”
“I was very susprised to not be the first to enter a quotation by Nelson Rodrigues. Nice.”
“this is genuinely so good man!!! KUDOS!”
“Apparently, I was the first.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.