Software/website reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 145 Reddit reviews across 48 subreddits and 51 posts to rank the best Software/website brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Pathfinder_RPG, r/unrealengine, r/petsitting, r/LifeProTips, r/graphic_design. Top-rated brands include Lichess (4.8/5), Obsidian (4.8/5), PCGen (3.8/5).
Stats
Reviews145
Subreddits48
Posts51
Brands99
Products3
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#1
Lichess
4.8
(4)
"By far because of the study feature."
"I use Lichess study for my opening repertoire."
"I just use lichess (which is free) to create studies and play against the computer."
"Everything is free."
#2
Obsidian
4.8
(4)
"Obsidian with the Kanban plugin... is what I use for my notes."
"Obsidian with a few plugins... is my go to."
"Is pretty great!"
"Obsidian (this is what I'm using now) or Notion."
#3
PCGen
3.8
(4)
"Pcgen works well and is free."
"I use pcgen, works pretty nicely for most builds."
"I usually make a rough build in PCGen, and then just fill the spreadsheet level by level with comments."
"PCGEN took a few hours to learn and is a little overwhelming."
#4
Google Sheets
3.8
(4)
"I learned to do so through Google spreadsheets, but that's because I had just gotten an office job."
"I learned to do so through Google spreadsheets, but that's because I had just gotten an office job."
"I'm in the google sheets faction."
"I use this sheet. Once you get the initial setup done... it's pretty easy to use during a game."
#5
Zotero
4.7
(3)
"Another vote for Zotero"
"It is honestly ridiculously useful."
"I regularly use both zotero and bibme."
#6
Hero Lab
4.7
(3)
"Herolab is simply the best premium solution."
"I find the 'best' is hero lab by far."
"I use herolab, it's pricey, but I find it worth the cost."
#7
YouTube
4.7
(3)
"Highly recommend."
"There is a huge amount of well presented and entertaining tutorials."
"I used [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVtw-ctzA7Q)."
#8
Miro
4.3
(3)
"You can get three infinite whiteboards for free."
"I personally use Miro. It's great for taking notes."
"I am using Miro (.com) for this purpose."
#9
Time to Pet
4.3
(3)
"I swear by Time to Pet. It's a fantastic all-in-one application."
"So I started with TTP, and it's great."
"I liked it a lot!"
#10
Notion
4.0
(3)
"I've become a fan of Notion."
"I’ve seen people organize their writing thru notion."
"Is possibly easier and faster to use."
#11
Myth-Weavers
3.3
(3)
"I personally love Myth-Weavers. Simple, sleek, and uncomplicated."
"My personal recommendation is to just bone up on basic Excel/Sheet use and make your own autosheet."
"Https://myth-weavers.com is passable as a basic storage of character sheets"
#12
Numista
3.3
(3)
"Finally decided to stick with Numista. It is quite elaborate in detail."
"I like it, but as the other poster mentioned, I don’t love it yet."
"I use numista and I like it but I don't *love* it."
#13
Gramps
5.0
(2)
"GRAMPS is terrific Thank you!"
"I use a free open source called GRAMPS."
#14
YAPCG
4.5
(2)
"YAPCG. Very Robust, and free."
"It's free, frequently updated, Does not require extensive spreadsheet knowledge."
#15
Google Docs
4.5
(2)
"I use Google docs plus it saves automatically and you can access it anywhere."
"I have been using Google Docs/Drive for a lot of teaching stuff."
#16
Campaign Cartographer
4.5
(2)
"I like Campaign Cartographer 3 myself."
"Campaign Cartographer and it's add-ons. It's somewhat pricey though."
#17
Curly Pet
4.5
(2)
"I’m loving it, it’s the best I can find on the market"
"I suggest Curly Pet. That software offers an app where clients can book online."
#18
Mint
4.5
(2)
"I've been using mint.com since 2012 and I'm a big fan of it!"
"Mint.com. Personal Capital."
#19
Weebly
4.0
(2)
"Gonna give weebly a go and checkout their themes."
"The process is fairly straight forward once you get used to it."
#20
Pathbuilder
4.0
(2)
"If so check out Pathbuilder."
"Pathbuilder is an android app that will process all that info and stat changes automatically."
#21
OneNote
4.0
(2)
"I have been using Microsoft Onenote."
"I like OneNote. It's got cloud save to my Microsoft account."
#22
Sportyhq
4.0
(2)
"Makes leagues & tourneys easy."
"My club uses it and its great."
#23
Google Calendar
4.0
(2)
"My lab uses Google calendar with great success."
"[Google Calendar](https://www.google.com/) seems pretty well-suited to the task."
#24
Deckstats
4.0
(2)
"I like to use deckstats on pc for this sort of thing."
"Has a changelog for each deck, plus text exports and PDFs for tournament registration."
#25
Audacity
4.0
(2)
"Audacity is very good software and it allows VST plug ins."
"Audacity is a great free software, and it has a feature to try and help remove background noise."
#26
Sibelius
4.0
(2)
"I've personally always used Sibelius."
"No one going to mention sibelius?"
#27
Hello Ivy
4.0
(2)
"Hello Ivy is my top pick"
"I would say Hello Ivy! It's created exclusively for design teams."
#28
Scrivener
4.0
(2)
"Scrivener is nice."
"I've heard Scrivener is great for this!"
#29
Monday.com
4.0
(2)
"I recommend you check r/mondaydotcom and r/ClickUp."
"I loved Monday.com when I worked with a team who used that."
#30
Excel
3.5
(2)
"Excel is the best in my mind. You can make it as simple or complex as you'd like."
"Use excel and manually enter all your expenses and earning."
#31
Cobalt
5.0
(1)
"Cobalt(dot)tools. its literally free and ive used it for years"
#32
Thumbtack
5.0
(1)
"I get over 90% of my clientele through Thumbtack"
#33
Chemsketch
5.0
(1)
"Chemsketch I believe was free"
#34
Twilio
5.0
(1)
"Twilio"
#35
Esendex
5.0
(1)
"I use Esendex the UK."
#36
Capital One
5.0
(1)
"Really happy with the app and services. ($200 bonus available as well!)"
#37
MTG Unofficial
5.0
(1)
"It has cards going all the way back o Alpha"
#38
Family Tree Maker
5.0
(1)
"In my opinion, Family Tree Maker is the best pc desktop program."
#39
Team Reach
5.0
(1)
"We use team reach"
#40
Astrolog
5.0
(1)
"Free program Astrolog is extremely customizable."
#41
Wonderdraft
5.0
(1)
"Wonderdraft is a must for drawing maps!"
#42
Guitar Pro
5.0
(1)
"This is going to sound weird on a piano forum, but Guitar Pro, hands down."
#43
TeamViewer
5.0
(1)
"[Teamviewer](http://www.teamviewer.com/hi/index.aspx)."
#44
Hitchlog
5.0
(1)
"I use hitchlog, it is awesome."
#45
TeamReach
4.0
(1)
"My local clubs in Australia mainly use TeamReach."
#46
Profantasy Campaign Cartographer
4.0
(1)
"If you have any experience with CAD, look into Profantasy's Campaign Cartographer line."
#47
Zap Kapow Comics
4.0
(1)
"I’m currently looking at zapkapowcomics.com because I don’t mind paying a one-time fee."
#48
Airtable
4.0
(1)
"I personally keep track of my coins in an airtable. it's like a spreadsheet but a lot smarter"
#49
Roll20
4.0
(1)
"You can use the Roll20 sheets for free and you don't have to use any of the virtual tabletop stuff if you don't want to."
#50
iMovie
4.0
(1)
"It's pretty easy and the fastest way I've found to do it."
#51
Google Maps
4.0
(1)
"It literally keeps a history of where you are and at what time etc..."
#52
FreeTaxUSA
4.0
(1)
"FreeTaxUSA costs $15/state but handles multiple states."
#54
TradingView
4.0
(1)
"Tradingview"
#55
Twigflo
4.0
(1)
"Twigflo.com - automatic layout. It places nodes for you / limited placement functionality (does the work for you)..."
#56
Covrprice
4.0
(1)
"I think Covrprice is great!"
#57
Family Echo
4.0
(1)
"A good website is familyecho.com"
#58
LTSpice
4.0
(1)
"LTSpice is a very good free circuit simulation software."
#59
Wondercraft
4.0
(1)
"I like wondercraft a lot it work well enough."
#60
Headliner
4.0
(1)
"Headliner.app"
#61
Hero Labs
4.0
(1)
"Most of my players use HeroLabs in addition to that, works great."
#62
Squash Leagues
4.0
(1)
"You can also try SquashLeagues.org - this website allows you to run Leagues and/or Ladders."
#63
QuickBooks
4.0
(1)
"I use QuickBooks Self Employed"
#64
Microsoft
4.0
(1)
"You could also use Microsoft translate, or webcaptioner.com"
#65
Scapple
4.0
(1)
"It may be worth checking out Scapple."
#66
Textplode
4.0
(1)
"I’m a developer for a site called Textplode."
#67
TextHub
4.0
(1)
"If it's for a business Check out texthub."
#68
Trello
4.0
(1)
"If you want to track a team project, trello should be fine."
#69
Microsoft OneNote
4.0
(1)
"One note and obsidian."
#70
Atlassian Confluence
4.0
(1)
"I use free version of atlassian confluence for my indie project."
#71
ArcGIS Earth
4.0
(1)
"ArcGIS Earth should let you read a CSV containing lat/longs."
#72
charactersheet.co.uk
4.0
(1)
"I like to use charactersheet.co.uk."
#73
Urban Airship
4.0
(1)
"You're looking for Urban Airship."
#74
Foxit
4.0
(1)
"FoxIt."
#75
EastBib
4.0
(1)
"EastBib lets you choose the format."
#76
Citation Machine
4.0
(1)
"Http://www.citationmachine.net/."
#77
Crewton Ramon’s House of Math
4.0
(1)
"CrewtonRamonshouseofmath.com."
#78
Scratch
4.0
(1)
"MIT has created a kids program to help students learn how to code - Scratch."
#79
Typeracer
4.0
(1)
"Typeracer.com is really fun."
#80
TypingTest.com
4.0
(1)
"(www.typingtest.com) is great!"
#81
Codecks
4.0
(1)
"I use codecks.io for my current game dev project. Seems to do everything I need it to."
#82
BoxySVG
4.0
(1)
"Try BoxySVG (Web app) or Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape."
#83
Wrike
4.0
(1)
"Check out Wrike. That's what we use in my department."
#84
Aeon Timeline
4.0
(1)
"Aeon Timeline allows you to make custom calendars."
#85
SolarFire
4.0
(1)
"If you want *full* customization options you'll probably have to invest in something like SolarFire 9."
#86
Astro Charts
4.0
(1)
"Astro charts (Apple/Android) lets you change a whole tonne of settings."
#87
VituixCAD
4.0
(1)
"I use Vituixcad but it's mostly for crossover design."
#88
SweetHome 3D
4.0
(1)
"I like to use SweetHome 3D for plotting projects."
#89
ValueLine
4.0
(1)
"I use Valueline. I do the analysis myself but they always supply a ton of useful metrics."
#90
Google SketchUp
4.0
(1)
"Google sketch up?"
#91
Jammr
4.0
(1)
"I like jammr. Simple and easy to use, and it's free."
#92
GIMP
4.0
(1)
"GIMP - Basically free Photoshop."
#93
DaVinci Resolve
4.0
(1)
"DaVinci Resolve 16 is free and quite capable."
#94
TMX Money
4.0
(1)
"Does a good job. there is a charting tab where you can add multiple tickers to compare"
#95
DUPR
3.0
(1)
"I think you can organize through DUPR if you want."
#96
Autodesk Revit
3.0
(1)
"Revit or Bluebeam maybe?"
#97
Bluebeam Revu
3.0
(1)
"I know you can upload docs and blueprints in but I’m not sure if you can fully create your own."
#98
CashApp
3.0
(1)
"CashApp taxes is free but limited to one state"
#99
MyFantasyLeague
3.0
(1)
"I’ve used Myfantasyleague.com for a while. It sorta sucks though."
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