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How many tools are listed on What’s New Today?
700 tools as of 5 Nov 2026. The count covers every listing that is live, including ones waiting for their launch week.
Link to this answerWhat is the most common pricing model for new software tools?
Freemium is the most common pricing model among listed tools: 361 of 700 (52%), ahead of free at 123 (18%).
Link to this answerWhat does a new software tool cost to start?
The median starting price is $15 a month, across the 230 listed tools that state a monthly price in US dollars.
Link to this answerDo new software tools run on the web or on a device?
583 of 689 listed tools (85%) run on the web. More listed tools run on macOS than on Windows: 109 against 47, out of 689.
Link to this answerWhere do these numbers come from?
Every approved listing on What’s New Today. Makers write some listings; others are imported from public launch feeds and filled in from the product’s own site. Method: /research/new-software-tools.
Link to this answerHow does What’s New Today rank products?
By a published formula: 60% verified clicks, 25% weighted votes and 15% freshness. Nobody ranks by hand. Method: /how-we-rank.
Link to this answerWhat is a verified click?
A click through a /go/ link, minus bots, repeats and the maker’s own clicks. Each listing shows its count logged out at /p/{slug}/verify.
Link to this answerCan a product pay to rank higher?
No. Money is never a ranking input. Every paid placement is labelled in text and sits outside the numbered list.
Link to this answerIs launching on What’s New Today free?
Yes. A free launch joins the weekly board, up to 25 a week, and must keep the What’s New Today badge on its site. Priority Launch costs $19 once, ignores the cap and needs no badge. Neither changes the ranking formula.
Link to this answerAre the click numbers published?
Yes. A public report goes out on the 1st of each month with verified clicks per product, and it is frozen once published. Reports: /reports.
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