AlmanacYC S26 landing page report.
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Your landing page’s weakest score is Trust.

Fix Trust

Score over time

10080604020Lindy 79 on Jul 17 (Live)Lindy 82 on Aug 20 (Wayback)Lindy 78 on Aug 28 (Wayback)Lindy 81 on Sep 17 (Wayback)Dust 65 on May 5 (Wayback)Dust 62 on May 21 (Wayback)Dust 62 on Jul 6 (Wayback)Dust 66 on Jul 17 (Live)Dust 63 on Aug 5 (Wayback)Dust 62 on Aug 29 (Wayback)Dust 58 on Oct 3 (Wayback)Runner H (H Company) 60 on Apr 24 (Wayback)Runner H (H Company) 57 on May 3 (Wayback)Runner H (H Company) 64 on May 19 (Wayback)Runner H (H Company) 29 on Jun 9 (Wayback)Runner H (H Company) 58 on Jul 23 (Wayback)Runner H (H Company) 61 on Aug 27 (Wayback)Runner H (H Company) 59 on Sep 20 (Live)Manus 54 on Apr 17 (Wayback)Manus 55 on May 28 (Wayback)Manus 57 on Jun 11 (Wayback)Manus 58 on Jun 25 (Wayback)Manus 48 on Jul 8 (Wayback)Manus 47 on Jul 24 (Wayback)Manus 56 on Jul 27 (Live)MultiOn (Please AI) 67 on Apr 16 (Wayback)MultiOn (Please AI) 66 on Jun 9 (Wayback)MultiOn (Please AI) 72 on Sep 20 (Live)Almanac 72 on Sep 6 (Wayback)Almanac 71 on Sep 20 (Live)Sep 6Sep 20
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  1. Sep 20, 202671LiveOverall −1 · Mobile web −2Viewing
  2. Sep 6, 202672First tracked report — strongest Mobile web 84, weakest Trust 58View →

Trust

58Fair

Proof that the product is real, competent, and safe to try.

Almanac
Lindy
Trust read
Almanac"Backed by Y Combinator" badge above the hero headline
LindyG2 badge with 4.9 star rating below the "Try for free" CTA
DustNo visible trust signal identified.
Runner H (H Company)No visible trust signal identified.
ManusBanner: "Manus is now part of Meta — bringing AI to businesses worldwide"
MultiOn (Please AI)Reminder UI card: "Remind me to go on this hike — Saturday at 10:00 AM" with contextual AI note about the Marin Headland

CTA

68Fair

Copy, size, verb, cost-feel — does the primary CTA earn the click?

Almanac
Lindy
Manusin-product action
MultiOn (Please AI)

Problems

  • click delivers a queue, not value
  • no payoff or headline echo
  • secondary 'Let's talk' adds friction

Value props

72Fair

Title, subtitle, hero — do they sell the product's true value?

Almanac’s headline undersellsMeet Almanac, The agent with a second brain.Always on, with its own computer, signed into your tools. You text it work. It texts you when it's done.

Working

  • Subhead names concrete mechanism: text it work
  • Slack demo shows agent completing real task
  • iMessage/Slack toggle signals where it lives

Could improve

  • "Second brain" metaphor needs decoding
  • Mobile fold drops the explanatory subhead
  • No numbers, outcomes, or time saved cited

Information hierarchy

76Fair

Does the design help or inhibit what the page is trying to say?

Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture1234
  1. Truncated subheadline copy — "Almanac text it work. It texts Almanac when it's done." reads broken mid-sentence, diluting the value prop right below the headline.
  2. Duplicate waitlist buttons — Nav's "Join waitlist" repeats the hero CTA at identical dark weight, splitting attention between two same-styled targets.
  3. Let's talk button — Secondary CTA sits at nearly equal size and prominence beside "Join waitlist", forcing a choice at the decision moment.
  4. Five-link nav row — How it works, The wiki, The browser, Pricing, FAQ offer five exits before the visitor reaches the hero promise.

Mobile web

82Strong

The phone experience as a first-class citizen.

Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture12
  1. Join waitlist button — Half-width and sharing a row with Let's talk; should be a full-bleed thumb target.
  2. iMessage/Slack toggle — Prominent pill sits between the CTA and the demo, competing for the tap without stating what it does.