Crapazon

Inspiration

Tired of manipulative reviews and brand-first shopping experiences, we wanted to create a raw, crowd-powered alternative. Crapazon flips the traditional model by starting with what you're looking for—not who is selling it. We took inspiration from Reddit-style voting and decided to bring that honesty to product discovery.

What it does

Crapazon is a product-first marketplace that lets users search for any product (like “headphones” or “toasters”) and view a ranked list of all available brands, sorted by community upvotes and downvotes. Users can instantly vote, add new brands, and filter results by price—no account required.

How we built it

We used a one-shot prompt inside Bolt to generate a complete frontend with HTML, CSS, and JS. Product data is pulled from open APIs like OpenFoodFacts, Open Beauty Facts, and Open Product Data. Votes are stored locally in localStorage, and UI state updates in real time. The site is fully mobile responsive with a clean light-grey and orange aesthetic.

Challenges we ran into

• Normalizing data from different public APIs was tricky since each had different structures and quality.
  
• Balancing minimalism with functional voting and filtering without making the UI cluttered.
  
• Designing a responsive UI that felt native both on desktop and mobile using only HTML/CSS/JS.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• Built an entire Reddit-style product review platform with no backend in one shot.
  
• Integrated live API calls from multiple open data sources.
  
• Created a smooth, modern user experience with real-time filtering, voting, and product browsing.
  
• Designed a bold, recognizable brand identity (Crapazon) with integrated upvote/downvote iconography.

What we learned

• You can build surprisingly powerful interfaces using just frontend tools and public data.
  
• Design choices like color palette, typography, and icon placement make a huge difference in credibility and usability.
  
• Crowd-powered ranking systems work best when simplified—just up and down is often enough.

What's next for Crapazon

• Enable commenting and discussions for each brand entry.
  
• Add persistent voting via backend or Supabase integration.
  
• Introduce affiliate “Buy” buttons for monetization.
  
• Add product alerts for when top-rated items go on sale.
  
• Launch categories beyond food, beauty, and electronics using expanded data pipelines.

Built With

• bolt.new