Why upvotes get removed from a launch
Uneed's ranking only means something if the votes behind it are real. We check, and when votes don't hold up, we remove them.
What we look at
We review launches by hand when something looks off. The usual signals:
- A batch of accounts created the same day, all voting for the same product
- Several accounts voting from a single IP address
- Accounts with no activity beyond one upvote
- A spike that doesn't match any traffic source
None of these is proof on its own. Several of them stacked on the same launch usually is.
What we do about it
We remove the votes we consider fake, and we can stop the launch. We may do it during the day or after it ends, and we are not required to warn you first. That is section 7 of our Terms of Use.
Paying for Fast-track, Skip the Waiting Line, a Relaunch or any other paid feature does not change this, and does not entitle you to a refund.
Why your final ranking changed after launch day
Your product can genuinely sit at #1 during the day. If we then remove a batch of votes, the ranking is recalculated on what is left, and the final standing can settle lower.
The daily archive reflects the standing after that clean-up, which is why it can differ from what you saw live. We would rather have an archive that is accurate than one that is flattering.
Buying votes
Don't. Vote-selling services are the easiest thing to spot, because the accounts they use vote for dozens of unrelated products. Products caught buying votes lose the votes and the launch, with no refund. Makers who do it repeatedly get banned from the platform.
If you think we got it wrong
Write to us at contact@uneed.best with your product URL and what you think happened. Legitimate votes do get caught sometimes: a team voting from one office network, a community that sent a wave of new signups, a country where most traffic exits through a handful of IPs. Tell us and we will look at it again.
The best defence is boring: tell your audience about your launch in advance, and let them arrive over the course of the day from identifiable places. See How to maximize your launch success.