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Nick Launches

Give first, get proof back

Fill your landing page without begging anyone.

Tweets, testimonials, and video reviews. No cold DMs, no budget needed.

List your project, give proof to another founder, and showcase proof on your public project page.

Find a project to help

50 listings · 83 proofs exchanged · 4.9★ avg

Free for developers, powered by sponsors →

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I'll swap with you this week. Give ProofSwap a written testimonial and I'll verify it — that's how most founders here got their first proof.

Swap with me this week

Verified swaps

Founders exchanging proof in public

Every swap below is real and confirmed by the founder who received it — tweets, testimonials, and app feedback. No invented activity, no stock names.

Active projects: 50
Proofs exchanged: 83
Avg rating: 4.9★

Testimonial

Oct 6

growth gave proof to ProofSwap

Testimonial

Oct 6

growth gave proof to ProofSwap

Testimonial

Sep 21

Marcin Dudek gave proof to Amounthly

Testimonial

Sep 17

Dilyan gave proof to WhyDoesMySiteSuck

Testimonial

Sep 12

Hauke 🌱🦀 gave proof to RankQuest | Your AI SEO Strategist

Tweet/Post

Sep 5

Stefan Rows 🧑🏼‍💻 gave proof to SeggWat

See every verified proof Explore the swap network →

Launch on ProofSwap

Three founder launches per week. Rank is earned by votes, never bought.

See the launch queue

3 of 3 slots open this week. Every submission is reviewed before it goes live.

Join the queue — free

Getting social proof is hard when you're starting out

“Getting social proof when you're starting out is brutal. Empty landing page, cold DMs ignored, friends who say 'sure' then never follow through. ProofSwap fixes it the obvious way. Founders help each other.”
Nick Launches
@nicklaunches

Empty landing page

You built a product and need honest proof from people who have tried it.

Cold outreach is hard

Finding relevant founders one message at a time takes work.

Asking friends feels awkward

You want feedback from someone who actually used your product.

Ads cost money

A founder exchange gives you another way to ask for honest proof.

What if founders just helped each other?

What founders are saying

Real testimonials from founders on ProofSwap.

ProofSwap makes the give-first idea easy to act on. The match page shows which founders are active and what proof each project needs, the exchanges dashboard tracks what you gave and received, and the credit rules are spelled out clearly on the add project page. Getting set up took a couple of minutes with email sign-in, no cold DMs needed.

growth

from ContentCreators.com

from SeggWat

Been using ProofSwap to list a few of our side projects and swap feedback with other indie founders. The flow is simple: list, give proof, get proof back, all without leaving the app. Worth checking out if you are an early founder who needs honest testimonials.

growth

from Cursive Generator

from Nick Launches

Been using ProofSwap to exchange social proof with other indie makers while growing OpenCode Skills. It helped me get relevant testimonials without awkward cold outreach. Worth checking out if you're building a new product and need early social proof.

chatif476

from OpenCode Skills | Over 150+ skills

from Hansa chat

ProofSwap has a smart give-first model that makes social proof feel more collaborative and less awkward. It gives founders a clear way to help each other earn testimonials, reviews, and visibility without relying on cold outreach.

anhpixelpanda.ai

from Wisegrid

from Is ready for launch?

Just checked out proof swap, petty cool idea and so needed for founders.

sam

from Byte - How student life should feel

from Molted Email

Until now getting testimonials has always been the hard way... reaching out to users, asking for feedback and hoping they reply.
ProofSwap makes the whole process much easier by connecting founders who are actually willing to help each other.
Really simple idea... but extremely useful!!

Yannis Raft · Building RankQuest (SEO)@iraftopo

from RankQuest | Your AI SEO Strategist

your testimonial here...=Added 3 projects and already got an app feedback exchange within the hour. The give-first model is smart - it filters out people who just want free stuff without contributing. Only thing I'd improve is letting you submit more than 3 projects on the free plan, or at least earn extra slots through exchanges.

Marcin Dudek@MythThrazz

from WhyDoesMySiteSuck

Really easy to setup ! Less than 2 min :)
This tool will be really helpful for indie !

Mathieu Leclercq@kakatohesss

from Repo-st.xyz

from Hunazo

from 🐯 GROAR

from Ceos3c

How it works

Step 1

List your project

Describe your app and what social proof you need: tweets, testimonials, reviews, or more. Takes 30 seconds.

Step 2

Help someone first

Find a project that needs your help. Give them a tweet, testimonial, or video review, then submit your proof.

Step 3

Get proof back

Your listing goes live the moment you submit. The founders you helped see your project first when they look for someone to help back.

“Added 3 projects and already got an app feedback exchange within the hour. The give-first model is smart — it filters out people who just want free stuff without contributing.”
Marcin Dudek
@MythThrazz

Learn more about how it works

Why founders switch to swapping

ProofSwap isn't competing with other swap apps. It replaces the painful defaults.

	Cold DMs	Paid ads	Testimonial tools	ProofSwap
Cost to start	50+ DMs of effort	€500+ budget	€20–50/mo	Free
Time to first proof	weeks, if ever	n/a: ads aren't proof	still need customers first	often within days
Authenticity	low reply rate	none	only collects, doesn't source	verified founder-to-founder
Backlinks included
Feels like	begging	burning runway	an empty widget	helping a founder

Cold DMs

Cost to start: 50+ DMs of effort
Time to first proof: weeks, if ever
Authenticity: low reply rate
Backlinks included
Feels like: begging

Paid ads

Cost to start: €500+ budget
Time to first proof: n/a: ads aren't proof
Authenticity: none
Backlinks included
Feels like: burning runway

Testimonial tools

Cost to start: €20–50/mo
Time to first proof: still need customers first
Authenticity: only collects, doesn't source
Backlinks included
Feels like: an empty widget

ProofSwap

Cost to start: Free
Time to first proof: often within days
Authenticity: verified founder-to-founder
Backlinks included
Feels like: helping a founder

Founders helping founders, right now

50 active projects exchanging social proof

XPMetric

SaaS

Developers, Founder

Web

Tracking Traffic and Revenue should be fun. XPMetric offers Gamified Analytics - earn Experience and Achievements for your Traffic and Revenue to stay motivated!

Needs

Tweet/Post

Testimonial

App Feedback

Can Give

Tweet/Post

Testimonial

App Feedback

View Details Give Proof

Stefan Rows 🧑🏼‍💻

@StefanRows

3.3K305.0

ProofSwap

Tool

Developers, Founders

Web

Trade social proof with indie founders — lead with generosity. Help someone else grow, then get help in return.

Needs

Tweet/Post

Testimonial

App Feedback

Can Give

Tweet/Post

Testimonial

App Feedback

View Details Give Proof

Stefan Rows 🧑🏼‍💻

@StefanRows

3.3K305.0$206 MRR

EasyEarningsTracker

SaaS

Content Creators, Freelancers

Web

Track income and expenses from YouTube, Patreon, Twitch, freelance work & more—in any currency. Automatic conversion. Tax-ready reports. Built for content creators, indie devs, and freelancers.

Needs

Tweet/Post

Testimonial

Can Give

Tweet/Post

Testimonial

View Details Give Proof

Stefan Rows 🧑🏼‍💻

@StefanRows

3.3K305.0$11 MRR

Cursive Generator

Fonts, Writing Tool

Writers, students, creators

Web

Cursive Generator is a free browser tool for typing text and turning it into copy-paste cursive styles or real open-licence cursive font downloads as PNG or SVG. Create names, signatures, tattoos, monograms and words, plus worksheets and alphabet guides. No account needed.

Needs

Tweet/Post

Testimonial

Can Give

Tweet/Post

Testimonial

App Feedback

View Details Give Proof

growth

15.0

ContentCreators.com

Creator Tools

Content creators, influencers, freelancers

Web

ContentCreators.com brings create, grow, and monetize into one bookmark for creators. Profiles cover channels, follower counts, rate cards, and portfolio work. The site includes a job board, growth playbooks, 145+ free interactive toolkits, earnings calculators, a creator glossary, and 1,100+ curated creator tools for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, podcasts, and newsletters.

Needs

Tweet/Post

Testimonial

Can Give

Tweet/Post

Testimonial

App Feedback

View Details Give Proof

growth

15.0

SeggWat

SaaS

Developers

The fastest way for solo founders to understand users and ship the right features. Feedback, ideas, and live chat in one widget.

Needs

Tweet/Post

Testimonial

Can Give

Tweet/Post

Testimonial

App Feedback

View Details Give Proof

Hauke 🌱🦀

@haukejung

1.2K25.0$6 MRR

Live Exchange Feed

Oct 6, 2026TESTIMONIAL

growth→Stefan Rows 🧑🏼‍💻

Oct 6, 2026TESTIMONIAL

growth→Stefan Rows 🧑🏼‍💻

Sep 21, 2026TESTIMONIAL

Marcin Dudek→Dilyan

Sep 17, 2026TESTIMONIAL

Dilyan→Marcin Dudek

Sep 12, 2026TESTIMONIAL

Hauke 🌱🦀→Yannis Raft · Building RankQuest (SEO)

Aug 6, 2026TESTIMONIAL

momomishiki→ernojanjo

Jul 24, 2026TESTIMONIAL

Geo 🃏☝️→Lars

Jun 22, 2026TWEET

Volodymyr→Subhrajyoti Basu

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The most helpful founders this month

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Paste testimonials on your site

Tweets and quotes you already have can live on your landing page with one snippet. Collecting more on ProofSwap is optional.

One snippet, done

Paste two lines of HTML. The script loads asynchronously; Shadow DOM isolates widget styles. Check the result on your own page.

Self-updating

Add a quote in Widget Studio and it appears on your site on the next load. Collect more through the exchange if you want — optional.

Match your brand

Choose from plan-available layouts, light/dark/auto themes, and custom accent colors.

See the embed widget Public wall example →

Free tier available

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What our users say

ProofSwap makes the give-first idea easy to act on. The match page shows which founders are active and what proof each…

growthverified

Tried ProofSwap from @StefanRows this week. Give a tweet/testimonial to another indie founder, get one back. No awkward…

Hauke 🌱🦀verified

Been using ProofSwap to list a few of our side projects and swap feedback with other indie founders. The flow is simple…

growthverified

Been using ProofSwap to exchange social proof with other indie makers while growing OpenCode Skills. It helped me get r…

chatif476verified

I kept shipping products with zero social proof: great features, empty landing page. Cold DMs for backlinks got ignored. Asking friends for testimonials felt awkward, and they never followed through. So I built the swap I wished existed: help a founder first, get proof back. I use ProofSwap myself, top of the leaderboard, and counting.

Stefan, building ProofSwap in public · #1 on the leaderboard

Free to start, upgrade when you're ready

Active paid plans protect your listing from inactivity, remove the badge from your embed widget, and raise the limit on the proof you show.

Free — €0 forever

Full exchange engine · 1 project free; earn up to 3 by giving proof · proof-gated activation

Get Started Free

Starter

€90/year

2 months free≈ €7.50/month · save €18

Inactivity protection while your plan is active
White-label embed widget
Up to 25 testimonials in embeds
Instant activation — skip the give-first gate

Includes up to 3 projects

Pro

€190/year

2 months free≈ €15.83/month · save €38

Inactivity protection while your plan is active
White-label embed widget
Up to 50 testimonials per embed
All 6 embed layouts
Instant activation — skip the give-first gate

Includes up to 10 projects

Full pricing details & monthly billing

Frequently asked questions

Is ProofSwap free?

The core exchange platform is free: creating an account, listing projects, and exchanging proof costs nothing. Paid plans from €9/month protect listings from inactivity-related delisting while subscribed and unlock a badge-free embed widget with more layouts and display capacity. See our pricing page for details.

What does "give first" mean?

Instead of waiting for someone to help you, you start by helping another founder. Write a tweet, leave a testimonial, or record a video review. That single proof puts your own listing live and in front of the founders best placed to help you back. Learn how it works.

Do I get a backlink for my project?

Your activated listing has a public project page that links to your site. The link is dofollow once you have given proof to at least one other founder; payment never grants it. Search engines decide whether to crawl, index, or use a page or link in rankings. Participation does not guarantee indexing, ranking benefits, or a permanent backlink.

Can I launch my product here?

Yes. Three founder launches go live per week, and joining the queue is free. Every submission is reviewed before it goes live, and rank on the launch board moves only with votes from other founders — placement is never for sale.

What types of proof can I exchange?

Tweets and social posts, written testimonials, video reviews, and app feedback. Each project specifies what it needs and what the owner can give. See exchange types or find projects to help.

How are exchanges verified?

When you submit proof, the receiver reviews and verifies it. Verified exchanges build your trust signals and your public exchange record on the platform. See how verification works.

What do credits actually do?

Each verified proof you give adds +1 credit. A credit pays for one additional project listing — your first listing is free, and each extra one needs a credit plus an open project slot on your plan. Receiving proof never costs credits. Learn more about credits.

Your landing page doesn't have to stay empty

List your project, help a founder first, and earn proof back.

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