Products

YC Roaster

AI-native

Get your YC application roasted — free.

ycroaster.com Source★ 3HR & Careers / Interview Preparation

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
7.9K
Up1.3%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Free
No monthly subscription pricing
Launched
10mo ago
2026-01-29 · Est.

Traffic

Last 12 months
Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026 · Oct 2026 pending
Events1 marketing move

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on Show HN (6 pts · 5 comments)Launch

    We review YC applications for free – with feedback from YC founders — Hi HN, We just launched YC Roaster, a free YC application review service run by Lobster Capital. If you’re applying to Y Combinator, you c…

    Jan 29 · 10mo agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Show HN
2026-01-29Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN, We just launched YC Roaster, a free YC application review service run by Lobster Capital. If you’re applying to Y Combinator, you can submit your application and get written feedback from founders who’ve actually gone through YC and built real companies. How it works * You submit your YC application (PDF) * It’s reviewed by successful YC founders in o

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
GitHub Stars
★ 3
Forks
—
License
See repository
Primary language
—

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct31%
  • Organic Search29%
  • Referrals9%
  • Social8%
  • Other23%

Countries

  • United States65%
  • India18%
  • Canada15%
  • Italy3%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2026-01-19

KeywordMonthly volume
yc deadline2,460
yc application deadline2,340
yc f262,270
yc fall 20261,130
yc supply chain40

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Website does not list public plan prices.

Trial: None · Observed 2026-11-03 · Source page

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2026-07-31

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Soft & Friendly (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring centered headline + input layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Get your YC application roasted — free.”

Centered Headline + Input hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and no explicit trust bar.

Conversion path: Centered Headline + Input + Pure Typography & Geometry → Start Free / Sign Up

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.1 / 10
Typography
7.0
Color & Contrast
7.0
Layout & Spacing
8.0
Craft & Polish
7.0
Distinctiveness
6.0

Structure

Fonts
Arial
Primary visual
Pure Typography & Geometry
Conversion CTA
Start Free / Sign Up
Social proof
No Explicit Trust Bar
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Light · Balanced
Corners & depth
Medium Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Soft & Friendly

Warm low-saturation pastels, generous rounded corners, and approachable illustrations.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #fff6f0;
  --surface: #ffffff;
  --foreground: #20212a;
  --muted-foreground: #62636b;
  --accent: #e9782d;
  --radius: 8px;
  --font-heading: "Arial", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Arial", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #FFF6F0 (~81%) · Surface #FFFFFF (~13%) · Text #20212A (~3%) · Muted Text #62636B (~2%) · Accent #E9782D (~1%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Centered Headline + Input
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Medium Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Pure Typography & Geometry
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up
- Headline hook: Pain Relief & Replacement
- Hero components: Interactive Hero Tool
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + Input hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Soft & Friendly (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring centered headline + input layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

## Avoid

- Harsh pure-black backgrounds
- Sharp 0px corners
- Cold technical jargon in hero copy

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does YC Roaster get?
Vaneform estimates 7.9K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is YC Roaster and what platforms does it support?
YC Roaster is catalogued under Interview Preparation: Get your YC application roasted — free.. Supported platforms: Web.
Is YC Roaster open source?
YC Roaster has a public repository (https://github.com/gjarrosson/yc-roaster-application-coach) with its source repository published, recording 3 GitHub stars.Source

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