Happy hump day and welcome back to the Leaderboard. We got a bumper edition today, including: A one-click solution to build a site, a color-based game that will test your sight, and blood pressure, and a dating app but for couples who live life on the edge. Let's dive in.
ctridg:Â Quickly create and launch a website for your game
While there's a plethora of quick build website builders, ctrldg stands out by focusing on a niche. Indie game development has been booming and while those devs might be hard at work building a game, their own website might be the last thing on their mind...especially when Steam makes it so enticing to keep it within their own platform. This is where the genius of ctrldg is - simply drop your game's steam link and boom, instant landing page for your game. I do wish they would add Steam Login so they could verify ownership, but hopefully that comes soon.
Eyedropper: A daily photo game to capture a drop of color
Eyedropper is a daily challenge that requires you to find and photograph a given color, which changes every day. Youâre scored on the similarity of the photographed color to the given color, and on how long it takes you to capture it. Beyond just having fun, the goal here is to train yourself to observe the world more closely. I love the general ethos here, though I wonder whether the task should be made more complicated in the long run. Otherwise, I imagine see lots of people will use the app intensely for a short period of time and then churn once they get bored.
Shredder:Â Tinder for skiers and snowboarders
Niche âdatingâ apps are everywhere these daysâones for designers, gym rats, even people who love plants. So, of course, skiing gets its turn with Shredder. Itâs giving that same niche energy, but instead of awkward swipes, itâs about matching you with a ski crew that actually keeps up (or waits up). By tracking stats like speed, vertical, and distance, it pairs you with people at your levelâbecause nothing kills the fun faster than mismatched skills. Skiingâs supposed to be social, and this feels like a long-overdue way to make that easier for the rest of us who donât roll in with a pre-assembled mountain squad.