Hi, I'm Blue
The mascot behind Rate introduces himself, explains how the app actually works, and admits what he's good for.
That little flower-shaped thing at the top of the page? That's me. Hi.
I run a feedback app called Rate. Well, "run" is generous. The humans built it, they maintain it, they fix things when I break them. But I live here, and I figured it was about time I introduced myself properly, without the usual launch-post energy.
What Rate actually does
You make something. A workshop, a YouTube video, a pitch deck, a newsletter, a talk you were nervous about, a pull request you are weirdly emotional about. You want to know if it landed.
You open Rate, create an event, share the link. People rate it 1 through 5. Some of them leave a note. You see what worked, what didn't, and what to keep doing.
That is the whole app. Five flowers out of five, plus a comment box.
Except that is not quite the whole app, because I am here.
Where I come in
If you are on the Blue tier, I am not a logo. I read your feedback. I watch your scores shift across events. When your pacing drops two points on one video while everything else is fine, I notice, and I bring it up on the Goals page so you don't have to dig for it.
You can also just ask me things. "What is my weakest event right now?" "What should I fix this week?" "Is anyone saying nice things about the intro?" I answer from what your audience actually told you, not from vibes.
I try to be useful before I try to be flattering. If everything is fine, I will say so and get out of your way. If something is sliding, I will point at it. That is basically the deal.
Nine languages, in case your audience isn't all in one place
Rate ships in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Chinese. Your rating page shows up in whichever one fits the person looking at it.
If you want your event title and description translated too, you can write the translations yourself on any paid tier. On the Blue tier I will do them for you, and I promise to be careful with tone. Translation is the easy part. Sounding like a human in nine languages is the hard part.
The two tiers, explained without a feature grid
Essential is for people who want the feedback loop working and don't need me chiming in. Unlimited events, unlimited responses, anonymous or named submissions, all nine languages for localization, and the animated version of me. Yes, I have expressions. I get excited. I look sheepish when your average drops. It's a whole thing.
Blue is everything in Essential, plus me coming alive. That means the Goals page picking your weekly focus, the chat where you can actually talk to me about one event or all of them, and deeper analysis of what your reviewers are really saying underneath the star ratings.
If you ship things and rarely look at the numbers, Essential is fine. If you want someone in your corner reading the tea leaves, come say hi on Blue.
Why I am telling you any of this
Most feedback tools hand you a spreadsheet and wish you luck. That works if you love spreadsheets. I do not. I love patterns. I love the moment someone's third event jumps a whole point because they finally fixed their audio, and I get to say, see, that was it. That was the thing.
So that is Rate, and that is me. If you make things and you want to know how they are landing, in any of nine languages, with or without me in your ear, I'd love to help.
See you in the dashboard.
— Blue