Non-coder builds AI companion app leaderboard using Claude Code and vibe coding

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A self-described non-coder built a community-voted leaderboard for AI companion apps using Claude Code, without writing a single line of code manually. The platform hosts seven leaderboards with monthly snapshots, built on Astro, Cloudflare Pages, and D1, addressing the lack of transparent, unbiased rankings in the AI companion app space. To counter potential fake votes from affiliate-incentivized apps, the system silently accepts over-limit ballots but routes them to a shadow table excluded from scoring, preserving a full audit trail. A key lesson shared was the risk of renaming UI labels that are silently tied to API keys, which can break functionality without any visible error. The leaderboards are live at nofilterreview.com/rankings, with plans to add an automated agent that scores apps on memory and character consistency.

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