# Yourshoesmells.com

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Yourshoesmells.com and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a funny, practical way to check whether a boulder gym stinks, though critics find the font hard to read and report false positives.

## Why people recommend it

- Funny, practical gym smell check (2 comments): "Funny and practical to know if the gym stinks. I find the font incredibly hard to read." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45808979)) "this product got me laugh for five minutes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45810580))

## What people warn about

- Font hard to read (3 comments): "The font you chose is borderline illegible. Password being 3-20 characters makes me nervous." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45810939)) "Funny and practical to know if the gym stinks. I find the font incredibly hard to read." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45808979)) "that font sucks for readability" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45813327))

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## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://yourshoesmells.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Yourshoesmells.com", https://hackerapproved.com/p/yourshoesmells-com/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).