TTS Methodology and Score Disclaimer

What TTS is

The Try Tools Score (TTS) is a 0 to 100 score that Try.Tools calculates for listed tools. It summarizes public signals about a tool, such as how complete and current its information is, and whether its links, contacts and profiles can be verified.

TTS reflects independently evaluated public signals and available evidence. A low score or missing signal does not necessarily mean a tool is unreliable or unsuitable.

What the score looks at

TTS combines these signal families:

• Metadata quality: clear names, links, categories and descriptions.
• Freshness: recent updates, releases and changelog activity.
• GitHub activity: repository activity and maintainer responsiveness, where the tool has a public repository.
• Official video: a product walkthrough from the maker.
• Human reviews: ratings and written reviews from users.
• Owner verification: whether Try.Tools has verified that an authorized representative manages the listing.
• Contact completeness: public ways to reach the team.
• Contact validation: whether published contact details are checked and working.
• Google Business: a verified business presence on Google.
• Social profiles: active official social accounts.

Each family has a weight set by Try.Tools staff. Weights and criteria can change as the method improves. Some families may carry no weight at a given time. To see the current breakdown for a tool, open the score panel on its page in the tool directory.

Product Hunt is not a TTS signal.

Signal states

In a tool's score breakdown, each signal shows one of these states:

Verified

We found the signal and could confirm it.

Not detected

We did not find the signal. This is not a negative finding about the product.

Not applicable

Staff have decided the signal does not apply to this tool, for example a GitHub repository for a closed-source product. This is a label only and does not change the score. Owners can ask for it; only staff set it.

Unable to verify

We could not check the signal, for example because a source was temporarily unavailable. The last confirmed result is kept until we get a definite answer.

Negative signal

We have evidence of a negative fact, such as a published contact address that bounces. A missing signal is never shown as negative.

Pending review

Information has been submitted and is waiting for staff review. It does not count until it is verified.

Coverage

Next to the score, the breakdown shows how many signals were checked, for example "8 of 10 signals checked". Coverage is shown separately from the number so you can see how much evidence the score rests on.

Owners, verification and payment

Owners cannot set or edit a score. They can add or correct information, which may change the signals the score uses.

Verified ownership confirms the claimant's authority to manage a listing. It does not certify product quality or performance.

Information an owner submits that is not yet verified gives no points.

Subscription payments do not directly influence TTS scores.

Subscription purchases do not directly affect TTS scores, guarantee higher rankings, or purchase a favourable evaluation.

The score calculation does not use plan, subscription or payment data, and verified owners on the Free, Basic and Owner Pro plans are scored the same way.

How scores change

Scores are recalculated when signals are refreshed, when staff approve a correction, when ownership is verified or revoked, and when weights change. A score can go up or down.

Try.Tools keeps an internal history of score changes and their causes. It is visible to staff only.

Corrections

Anyone can report potentially inaccurate information. Administrative review determines whether a correction is accepted.

See the Listing Correction and Complaint Policy for how to report a problem with a listing or a signal.

Not a certification

TTS and the TTS widget that owners can place on their websites are not a certification, endorsement or guarantee. They do not certify a tool's quality, security, reliability, compliance, suitability or performance. The widget shows the score with a link back to this methodology.

Use TTS as one input among others, and check a tool yourself before relying on it. The disclaimers and limits of liability in the Terms of Service apply to the score, to the extent permitted by applicable law.