Rank methodology
What Harpd Rank measures
Harpd Rank is a transparent paid promotional leaderboard. It is a discovery signal, not an editorial recommendation.
How Rank works
One completed Credit spend creates one permanent Rank Point for the submitted product. The same completed event contributes to Overall, the current UTC calendar month, and the current UTC Monday–Sunday week.
What stays permanent
Overall Rank Points remain in the product's public history. Monthly and Weekly boards are live aggregations until the period closes; closed periods become immutable snapshots. Refunds or reversals follow the Credits terms and retain an auditable adjustment.
What Trending means
Trending is organic and independent of Paid Rank. It uses recent unique product-profile activity, outbound clicks and saves in a rolling seven-day window, with duplicate activity reduced. It does not use Credits or Rank Points.
Questions makers ask
- Can companies buy Rank?
- They can buy Credits and spend them on promotional Rank Points. Payment does not guarantee traffic, sales or a position.
- Who can submit?
- Anyone may submit a public product for moderation. Makers can claim and verify listings; verification is not an endorsement.
- What happens when a period ends?
- The final positions and points are archived at a stable URL and are no longer changed by later spends.
- Is Rank editorial?
- No. Paid Rank is clearly labelled promotional placement. New and Trending are organic discovery surfaces with separate labels.