This product was not featured by Product Hunt yet. It will not be visible on their landing page and won't be ranked (cannot win product of the day regardless of upvotes).
MakeTheBoard is an online leaderboard maker and live scoreboard tool for creating and sharing ranking displays, scoreboards, goal trackers, and fundraising thermometers in a web browser. It is designed for use cases such as classrooms, sales contests, sports, quiz nights, tournaments, and fundraising campaigns, where scores or progress need to be updated and viewed in real time.
How does the live updating actually work when you share a board - do viewers just refresh, or does it push updates automatically? And is there a limit on how many simultaneous scoreboards you can run on the free plan?
How does the real-time updating actually work? Like if I'm running a live quiz night, do players just refresh their phones or is there a shareable link that pushes updates without needing a reload?
Setup was surprisingly quick, and I had a live fundraising thermometer running in under two minutes without touching any settings.
Does the live scoreboard update instantly for all viewers, or is there any noticeable lag when refreshing changes across multiple devices at the same time?
How many people can update the scoreboard at the same time without it getting glitchy, and is there a way to restrict editing so only certain folks can change scores during a live event?
Made a quick scoreboard for our team quiz night and the live updates worked smoothly without any setup headaches, which is rare for these kinds of tools.
Does the free tier let you actually keep a board live for days, or do the scores reset if you close the tab?
Super easy to spin up a live scoreboard for our office quiz night and the updates showed up on the TV instantly. Wish I had found this sooner for past tournaments.
Would love to see a way to embed the live scoreboard directly into Google Slides or PowerPoint so I can show classroom rankings without flipping tabs during the lesson.
The split between edit mode and live view is so clean. Updating scores without disturbing what's already on screen is exactly the kind of small UX choice that makes this feel built by people who actually run scoreboards.
How does the live updating actually work for viewers, do they need an account too or just a link?
About MakeTheBoard on Product Hunt
“Free Online Leaderboard Maker & Generator”
MakeTheBoard was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 6 upvotes and 11 comments, placing #83 on the daily leaderboard. MakeTheBoard is an online leaderboard maker and live scoreboard tool for creating and sharing ranking displays, scoreboards, goal trackers, and fundraising thermometers in a web browser. It is designed for use cases such as classrooms, sales contests, sports, quiz nights, tournaments, and fundraising campaigns, where scores or progress need to be updated and viewed in real time.
MakeTheBoard was featured in Sales (21.9k followers), Sports (11.3k followers) and Education (78.8k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 45.6k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted MakeTheBoard?
MakeTheBoard was hunted by Jarred Hess. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
Want to see how MakeTheBoard stacked up against nearby launches in real time? Check out the live launch dashboard for upvote speed charts, proximity comparisons, and more analytics.
Jarred Hess
How does the live updating actually work when you share a board - do viewers just refresh, or does it push updates automatically? And is there a limit on how many simultaneous scoreboards you can run on the free plan?