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How to get ProductHunt reviews and respond to them

Product Hunt is where new software gets launched to an audience of early adopters, founders, investors and tech journalists who upvote, comment and leave reviews on the product page. For app publishers, the launch day generates a burst of attention, and the reviews and comments left behind keep shaping how curious visitors see the product long afterward.

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Why ProductHunt reviews matter for software companies and app publishers

People reading Product Hunt reviews are often deciding whether to try a product on day one, write about it, or put it in front of their own users or portfolio. They weigh the maker's own comments and how questions in the thread were handled as much as the star rating. A launch page where critical reviews and pointed questions sit unanswered signals a team that has moved on, which is the opposite of what an early adopter is looking for.

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Every ProductHunt review in one inbox

Paste the public URL of your ProductHunt profile under Track Reviews, Review Sources. Reviewshake shows the URL format it expects, and syncing starts as soon as the source is saved.

Reply

AI-drafted replies in your tone

ProductHunt does not allow replies to be posted through third-party software, so Reviewshake drafts the reply with AI in your tone and gives you a one-click link to the exact ProductHunt page where it is posted. Copy, paste, done. The reply is still logged against the review in your inbox so nobody answers it twice.

How to respond to ProductHunt reviews

On Product Hunt the maker is expected to be present in the thread, so reply in the first person, as the person who built the thing, rather than from a brand account. Be candid about what the product does not do yet, because the community rewards honesty and spots deflection quickly.

  • Reply to every review, positive ones included; readers notice the pattern, not the single reply.
  • Use the reviewer's name and one specific detail so it cannot read as a template.
  • For negative reviews: acknowledge, state the fix, take it offline. No arguing in public.
  • Keep replies in one place so nobody on the team answers twice or misses one.

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How to get more ProductHunt reviews

Ask every customer after the visit, by email or SMS, with one reminder. The request links to a review landing page that can send people to ProductHunt first, and a QR code covers the customers who never open email. Customers come in from a CSV, Zapier or the API, so nobody has to remember to ask.

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Show your ProductHunt reviews where buyers are looking

Put the best ProductHunt reviews on your website with a carousel, grid or badge, filtered to ProductHunt or mixed with Google and Facebook, with rich-snippet markup so stars can show in search results. Share the good ones to social in one click.

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See the ProductHunt trend, not just the latest review

Rating trend, volume and sentiment by site and location, with ProductHunt next to every other site you are listed on. A monthly report, white-labelled for agencies, and an email alert the moment a negative ProductHunt review is imported.

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4.7 · 86
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4.5 · 24
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4.2 · 17

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Questions

About ProductHunt reviews in Reviewshake

How does Reviewshake collect ProductHunt reviews?

Paste the public URL of your ProductHunt profile under Track Reviews, Review Sources. Reviewshake shows the URL format it expects, and syncing starts as soon as the source is saved.

How often are ProductHunt reviews imported?

New ProductHunt reviews are imported every 12 to 24 hours depending on the source, and you get an email alert for each new or negative one. Historical reviews are imported when you first connect the profile.

Can I reply to ProductHunt reviews from Reviewshake?

ProductHunt does not allow replies to be posted through third-party software, so Reviewshake drafts the reply with AI in your tone and gives you a one-click link to the exact ProductHunt page where it is posted. Copy, paste, done. The reply is still logged against the review in your inbox so nobody answers it twice.

Can I ask customers for ProductHunt reviews?

Yes. Review request campaigns by email and SMS send customers to a review landing page that can point to ProductHunt alongside Google and Facebook, so you decide which site gets asked for next. Requests go to every customer; no gating, no incentives.

Does this work for an agency managing ProductHunt reviews for many clients?

Yes. Agency plans are fully white-labelled: your domain, your logo, your sender email, and a separate ProductHunt source per client location, with monthly reports under your brand.

Do Product Hunt reviews still matter after launch day?

Yes. The product page stays live and keeps appearing in search and in Product Hunt's own listings, so reviews added months later are still read by people discovering the product. Keep responding well after the launch.

Who can leave a review on Product Hunt?

Any Product Hunt member can leave a review on a product page, and reviews are separate from launch comments and upvotes. Makers can reply to both.