Show Me a Leaderboard

What is Show Me a Leaderboard?

Show Me a Leaderboard is a web tool for creating custom competitions and friendly leaderboards for a group. You choose what to track, share a link with participants, and the leaderboard updates as people submit entries.

It’s designed to support group challenges where progress is visible to everyone—while still allowing interaction such as comments and other entry content.

Key Features

• Create custom competitions with configurable tracking fields and a customizable look: set up what your group measures without needing a separate platform.
• Share a single join link with your group: participants click to join and start submitting.
• Live leaderboard updates: monitor standings as entries come in, rather than waiting for periodic summaries.
• Comment threads tied to the competition: keep discussion organized alongside the leaderboard.
• Badges and interactive entry options (including photos and comments): add lightweight engagement beyond numeric rankings.

How to Use Show Me a Leaderboard

1. Create your competition: choose what you want to track and adjust the competition’s appearance (set up is described as doable in under two minutes).
2. Share the link: send one link to your group so members can join and begin submitting.
3. Monitor the competition: as participants submit, view real-time leaderboard updates, badges, and related comment activity.
4. Start free and upgrade if needed: the site states a free plan for up to 5 participants, with an upgrade price listed as $5/year per competition when the competition grows.

Use Cases

• Sales team progress tracking: track metrics like monthly revenue, new customers, or deals closed to maintain motivation and see standings as they change.
• Fitness challenges among friends: log daily workouts, steps, or healthy meals, optionally including photos, comments, and playful banter.
• Community book club activity: record books read or recipes tried and allow members to share photos, creating a visible feed of submissions.
• Ongoing creative challenges: run recurring prompts where participants submit responses (e.g., photos or other entries) and others comment directly in the competition space.
• Group participation and accountability: use a shared leaderboard to keep all members engaged with a single place to view progress and interact.

FAQ

• How do participants join a competition? The creator shares a link. Participants click the link, join, and start submitting entries.

• Can I customize what the competition tracks? Yes. The setup step includes selecting what you’re tracking and customizing the competition’s appearance.

• Does the leaderboard update as people submit? Yes. The site describes live leaderboard updates.

• What content and interaction can participants add? The examples mention photos and comments, and the competition includes comment threads. Badges are also referenced.

• What are the pricing and participant limits? The site states: free for up to 5 participants, and $5/year per competition when it grows.

Alternatives

• Spreadsheet or shared dashboard (e.g., shared sheets): useful for simple rankings, but typically lacks built-in join links, live leaderboard updates, and integrated comment threads.
• Dedicated fitness or habit-tracking apps: better suited for personal tracking, but may require extra steps to run a shared leaderboard-style competition with group submissions.
• Community contest/entry platforms or forms with manual ranking: can capture submissions and media, but usually involves more manual work to compute rankings and maintain a live leaderboard.
• Team performance tools with built-in metrics: tailored to internal teams and sales-style reporting, though they may not be designed for casual friend-group challenges or interactive submission feeds.