toolcup
toolcup.lol
Permanent paid leaderboard for software tools.
$19
Outbid for $20 · #1 is JobBeacon
Last updated · Content reviewed
ToolCup is a tools-only outbid board with a polished homepage and a public stats endpoint. The live page we read had 17 ranked tools and $96 in verified bids. Lead Stack Media held #1 at $17. /api/stats reported 1,122 visitors and 1,348 pageviews since August 22, 2026. The footer credits @NOTATHRV and points at Outbid.lol as the inspiration.
Our take
A clean niche board with honest launch-date stats. Seventeen tools and a $17 top bid is still a small room. The missing JSON leaderboard means we read bids from the homepage payload, which is enough to rank the board but thinner than a real /api/board. Fine for a software-tool listing. Do not expect Outbid-scale traffic.
Key metrics
- Value score
- F (1/100)
- Monthly traffic
- 809/mo
- Total revenue
- $134
| Listings | 20 |
| Revenue per bid | $6.70 |
| Domain rating | 3/100 |
| Board age | — |
How we calculated this
1,348 page views published by ToolCup /api/stats. Board has been live about 50 days. Monthly traffic is lifetime views scaled to 30 days. Per-listing clicks are not public, so CPC is omitted. Ahrefs DR: 3/100.
Bid history
Oct 8
JobBeacon
Aug 29
JobBeacon
Aug 29
@doja_dan
Aug 27
Lead Stack Media
Only bids that changed are listed.
How does toolcup.lol work?
ToolCup is a permanent tool leaderboard. First spot is $1. Each new #1 costs $1 more than the current leader. You can list a site or an @handle and pay only the difference to move up. Rank is the standing total. /api/stats publishes visitors, pageviews, and a launch date. Bid amounts live in the homepage rankingTiers payload.
Bidding rules
- First spot is $1
- Each new #1 costs $1 more than the current leader
- Pay only the difference to climb
- Standings are permanent whole-dollar totals
What does a listing include?
- Name and description on the standings list
- Verified bid total
- Click count on the row
- Optional @handle instead of a URL
Is toolcup.lol worth it?
Pros
- +Niche is software tools, not a generic wall
- +Launch date and visitor counts on /api/stats
- +Whole-dollar bids with a published $1 increment
- +You can pay only the difference to move up
- +Handles and sites are both allowed
Cons
- −No public listings API, only homepage tiers plus /api/stats
- −Top bid is still under $20
- −Visitor count is just over a thousand
- −No published refund policy
- −Payment processor is not named on the homepage
Who should advertise on toolcup.lol?
- Software and AI tools that want a tools-only board
- Listings that like a permanent standing instead of a daily reset
- Buyers watching small, well-designed Outbid clones
How it compares
| Board | CPC | To outbid | Traffic | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| toolcup | — | $20 | 809/mo | F (1) |
| bidout | $0.00/click | $8 | — | C (56) |
| hill.bid | $0.01/click | $2 | 184/mo | D (36) |
| toolarena.lol | $0.01/click | $6 | — | C (55) |
| Linkforadollar | $0.02/click | $12 | — | B (64) |
Frequently asked questions
- How does ToolCup price #1?
- The first listing is $1. Each new #1 is $1 more than the current leader. You can pay the difference to move up without rebuying the whole stack.
- Does ToolCup publish traffic?
- Yes. /api/stats returns visitors, pageviews, and launchDate. It does not return per-listing bids.
- Who built ToolCup?
- The footer says it was built by @NOTATHRV and inspired by Outbid.lol.