How RepoRanker works
RepoRanker is a public board for open-source GitHub repositories with long-form peer reviews and a credit economy. The home “Top” sort is not a secret engagement feed: ordering is documented like code (active leaderboard boosts, then GitHub stars, then recency). Reviews add durable signal on each repo’s page; use the “Most reviewed” sort to discover projects by review activity.
The basics
Submit, review, boost
1. Submit your repo
Any active public GitHub repo is eligible. Add a short tagline. Your project goes live on the leaderboard immediately. No approval queue.
2. Review other projects
Sign in with GitHub, browse the feed, and write a substantive review. Reviews must be at least 800 characters. After a 48-hour dispute window, the review is released and you earn credits. You do not earn credits for reviews that are successfully disputed.
3. Get visibility
Spend earned credits on time-boxed boosts (leaderboard pin, featured slot, and more), or pay in USD for the same boost types on the pricing page. Credits are not sold for cash; you earn them by reviewing. Paying is always for a specific boost, not for buying credit balance.
Credits
How the credit economy works
Credits are RepoRanker’s in-app points. You earn them by writing released reviews and use them to activate boosts. The more you review, the more you can amplify your own projects. Or you can pay for boosts directly without spending credits.
Earning credits
Sign-up bonus
25 credits
one time, on account creation
Write a review
+10 credits
released after 48-hour dispute window
Spending credits
Leaderboard boost
20 credits
24 hours at top of feed
Featured spotlight
50 credits
48 hours in featured section
Review request
80 credits
4 days: reviewers earn 2x credits on badged repos
Leaderboard
How the home feed is ordered
The default Top list is fully deterministic. Exact tie-breaks (time filters, search, and how boosts interact with other repos) are on the Leaderboard rules page.
Boosts
Two ways to get more visibility
Leaderboard boost
20 creditsYour repo is pinned above non-boosted repos in the ranked feed for 24 hours. If several repos are boosted, they sort among themselves by stars. You can pay in USD for the same placement instead of using credits.
Featured spotlight
50 creditsYour repo appears in the Featured section at the top of the home page. Up to 3 repos can be featured at once. Placement lasts 48 hours. Also available for purchase in USD.
Reviews
How peer reviews work
A review is a written assessment: what the project does, who it is for, and what could improve. The 800-character minimum filters out one-liners.
After you submit, a 48-hour dispute window runs. The maintainer can dispute if the review is low-effort, off-topic, or dishonest. If no dispute is filed, the review is released, becomes public, and your credits are granted.
One review per repo per reviewer. You cannot review your own repos. There is no star rating. The text is the signal, and it lives on the repo page regardless of the main feed sort.
Ready to get started?
Submit your first repo and start building visibility with developers who read real reviews.
Submit your first repo