# Char Landing Page Growth Score | YC S25 | Lazyweb

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Source: https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-s25/char
Source observed: 2026-10-20T06:59:00.635Z
Last checked: 2026-10-20T06:59:00.635+00:00
Indexed: 2026-10-20T08:37:40.158+00:00

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# Char Landing Page Growth Score | YC S25 | Lazyweb

We assess Char's landing page at [https://char.com/](https://char.com/) in our YC S25 Growth Score workspace. Char is an AI notepad positioned around getting things done.

## Overall score and ranking

- **Growth score:** 74/100
- **Updated:** September 22, 2026
- **Weakest category:** Trust
- **Char's ranking:** #4 of the six listed products

| Rank | Product | Score |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Notion](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/notion.com) | 83 |
| 2 | [Capacities](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/capacities.io) | 76 |
| 3 | [Napkin (Voicenotes/AI notes alternative) — Tana](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/tana.inc) | 75 |
| 4 | Char | 74 |
| 5 | [Mem](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/mem.ai) | 64 |
| 6 | [Reflect](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/reflect.app) | 64 |

[Fix Trust](https://www.lazyweb.com/plans/checkout?plan=individual&source=growth_score_feature_build_fixes)

## Category scores

- [Trust — 62](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-s25/char#gs-trust)
- [CTA — 68](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-s25/char#gs-cta)
- [Value props — 72](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-s25/char#gs-value_props)
- [Mobile web — 82](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-s25/char#gs-mobile_web)
- [Information hierarchy — 84](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-s25/char#gs-information_hierarchy)

## Score over time

The page lists these reports:

1. **September 22, 2026:** 74, live; no score movement
2. [August 7, 2026](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-08-07): 74; overall −1, Information hierarchy −4, CTA −4
3. [July 26, 2026](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-07-26): 75; overall +3, Information hierarchy +14, Mobile web +10
4. [May 19, 2026](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-05-19): 72; overall +1, Information hierarchy +6, Trust +4
5. [May 6, 2026](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-05-06): 71; overall +3, Trust +6, CTA +4
6. [April 21, 2026](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-04-21): 68; overall −5, Information hierarchy −8, Mobile web −6
7. [April 10, 2026](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-04-10): 73; first tracked report, strongest Mobile web 82, weakest Trust 56

## Trust — 62, Fair

Trust measures proof that the product is real, competent, and safe to try.

![Char trust capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/char.com.jpg?v=2026-09-22T15%3A01%3A05.867%2B00%3A00)

The comparison table describes these trust signals:

| Product | Trust read |
|---|---|
| Char | “Backed by Y Combinator” badge above the headline |
| Mem | Mobile product screenshot showing “Sep 28 JFK-SFO Roundtrip Fli…” flight details in the Mem app UI |
| Reflect | Real product UI showing a daily notes editor (“Sun, April 2nd, 2023”) with backlinking, search, and calendar |
| Notion | “Trusted by 98% of the Forbes Cloud 100” with Riot Games, affirm, and 1Password logos (mobile) |
| Capacities | Trusted by 50,000+ knowledge workers · Featured in Fast Company |
| Napkin (Voicenotes/AI notes alternative) — Tana | Product demo panel showing a Linear issue marked Sent (“Capture drops on calls longer than an hour”) and a Gmail draft |

### Trust ranking

1. Notion — 84
2. Capacities — 68
3. Char — 62
4. Reflect — 52
5. Napkin (Voicenotes/AI notes alternative) — Tana — 52
6. Mem — 42

[Build proof section](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=char.com#opt-trust-signals) to choose proof signals and receive copy and placement for a stronger trust section.

## CTA — 68, Fair

CTA evaluates copy, size, verb, and cost-feel: whether the primary CTA earns the click.

![Char CTA capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/char.com.jpg?v=2026-09-22T15%3A01%3A05.867%2B00%3A00)

Listed problems are:

- “private beta” feels gated and costly
- no payoff or product value in the copy
- no header echo of “gets things done”

### CTA ranking

1. Notion — 88
2. Capacities — 84
3. Napkin (Voicenotes/AI notes alternative) — Tana — 72
4. Char — 68
5. Reflect — 68
6. Mem — 62

[Rewrite this CTA](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=char.com#opt-cta-writing) to generate primary and secondary CTA options grounded in Char's offer and visitor objections.

## Value props — 72, Fair

Value props evaluate the title, subtitle, and hero against the product's true value.

Char's headline is: **“AI notepad that gets things done.”**

### Working

- Outcome-led headline in seven words
- Hero demo shows tasks being executed
- “apple notes on steroids!” anchors a familiar mental model

### Could improve

- No subhead explains how it gets things done
- Zero numbers or proof points beyond the YC badge
- Agent action (“researching…”) is half-hidden below the fold on desktop

### Value-prop ranking

1. Napkin (Voicenotes/AI notes alternative) — Tana — 84
2. Capacities — 76
3. Char — 72
4. Mem — 72
5. Notion — 72
6. Reflect — 58

## Mobile web — 82, Strong

Mobile web measures the phone experience as a first-class experience.

![Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/char.com-mobile.jpg?v=2026-09-22T15%3A01%3A05.867%2B00%3A00)

The annotated findings are:

1. **Researching tooltip overlap:** The “researching…” bubble clips the “Ask Elena” task text mid-word, making the demo look broken.
2. **Join private beta button:** A desktop-proportioned pill occupies roughly half the column width instead of being a full-bleed, thumb-friendly bar.
3. **Faded intro note:** “Candidate packet is ready” renders at near-invisible contrast and reads as a rendering glitch.

## Information hierarchy — 84, Strong

Information hierarchy measures whether the design helps or inhibits the page's intended message.

![Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/char.com.jpg?v=2026-09-22T15%3A01%3A05.867%2B00%3A00)

The annotated findings are:

1. **Product screenshot cut off:** The notepad demo enters the fold mid-crop, with its top line faded to near-invisible, so the product proof reads as fragments rather than a legible scene.
2. **Faded note text:** The opening line “Candidate packet is ready…” is so light that it is illegible inside the product window.

## Competitors

The listed competitors are inferred from product, audience, and value proposition:

1. [Notion — notion.com — 83](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/notion.com)
2. [Capacities — capacities.io — 76](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/capacities.io)
3. [Napkin (Voicenotes/AI notes alternative) — Tana — tana.inc — 75](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/tana.inc)
4. Char — 74
5. [Mem — mem.ai — 64](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/mem.ai)
6. [Reflect — reflect.app — 64](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/reflect.app)

[Back to YC S25](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-s25).

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