5min
to install
Distribution is the new bottleneck
1,000 signups
become 3,200.
In 2026, building your product takes a weekend. Building a crowd that cares takes waitrocket — share-to-move-up mechanics that turn every signup into your next three. One line of embed. Five minutes.
Total signups
12,847
↑ +234last 24h
Your position#847 — 2 referrals to beta
Viral coef.
3.24×
Active refs
4,128
Share→join
38%
Live activity+18/min
maria.kreferred +3now
theo.bjoined · #1,2042s
jules.rclimbed 24 ↑4s
aria.kshared link ↗6s
Trusted by 1,200+ indie hackers shipping today
2,400
signups in 48 hours
“We hit 2,400 signups in 48 hours using waitrocket’s share mechanic. Our cost per signup went to basically zero — the list just recruited itself.”
Elena Marsh · Founder, Tidepool · launched March 2026
How it works
Three steps from blank page to launch crowd.
STEP 01
Paste one line.
Drop the embed into Webflow, Framer, Next.js or raw HTML. That’s the whole install.
COPY// paste in <head>
<script
src="waitrocket.io/v1.js"
data-key="wr_a8f3…"></script>
<script
src="waitrocket.io/v1.js"
data-key="wr_a8f3…"></script>
STEP 02
Visitors join the queue.
They sign up, get a live position, and feel the line behind them growing in real time.
#847
your position in line
STEP 03
They share to move up.
Each referral jumps them forward — and pulls fresh signups into the loop behind them.
#8473 refs →#12
reward unlocked★ early access
The viral loop
One signup. Three more. Then nine.
Every person you bring in becomes a new source of signups. That compounding is the multiplier nobody on a plain email form ever sees.
3.2×
average growth
multiplier
multiplier
01
startVisitor signs up
02
queueGets a position
03
shareSends unique link
04
convertFriend signs up
05
move upOriginal climbs
06
loopFriend shares too
01
Position is a hook, not a number.
Seeing "#847 in line" gives users a reason to care — and a clear path to do something about it.
02
Sharing is the only way up.
No fake gamification. Real referrals, real movement, real rewards. The mechanic is honest, so it works.
03
Every new signup repeats the loop.
The list compounds. By launch day you’re not emailing 500 people — you’re emailing 5,000.
Founder dashboard
Watch the loop happen in real time.
Signups, referral chains, viral coefficient, hourly velocity — one live view, no spreadsheets.
waitrocketOverview
▣Dashboard
◉Signups
↗Referrals
Project
⚙Settings
$Billing
Total signups
12,847
↑ +234 today
Viral coef.
3.24×
↑ +0.4 this week
Active referrers
4,128
↑ +89 today
Share→signup
38%
↑ +3pp this week
Signups over time · last 14 days
DirectReferral
MAY 15MAY 28
From the launches
Founders who launched to a crowd.
“Our viral coefficient hit 3.8×in week two. We went from begging for signups to ignoring our inbox.”
Arjun Patel
Founder, Forge.dev
“Shipped the embed on a Sunday. Woke up to 1,100 signups. The leaderboard did the marketing for me.”
Naomi Adeyemi
Solo founder, Quill
“Bootstrapped, zero ad budget — waitrocket got us to 5,200 on the listbefore launch day. That’s the whole game.”
Elena Marsh
Founder, Tidepool
What’s in the box
Every mechanic you need, none of the chrome you don’t.
</>
One-line embed
Drops into Webflow, Framer, Next.js, plain HTML — anywhere a script tag fits.
#
Real-time position counter
Live queue over WebSocket. No refresh, no stale numbers, no fake suspense.
↗
Unique referral links
Short, branded, trackable — generated per signup with bot-resistant hashing.
★
Top-referrer leaderboard
A public scoreboard turns your best users into evangelists. Optional rewards for the top N.
∿
Founder dashboard
Signups, referral chains, viral coefficient, hourly velocity — one real-time view.
⛨
Fraud detection
Built-in throttling, device fingerprinting and disposable-email blocking. Numbers stay clean.
⛨
Big numbers only matter if they’re real people.
Vanity metrics die on launch day. waitrocket filters the noise before it ever hits your list — so the crowd you built is a crowd that converts.
⊘Disposable-email blockingThrowaway and temp-mail domains rejected at signup.
⊞Device & IP fingerprintingSelf-referrals and duplicate accounts collapsed automatically.
≈Velocity throttlingBot bursts rate-limited before they pollute your leaderboard.
⚑Your data stays yoursExport anytime, GDPR-ready, no resale — ever.
Pricing
Simple pricing. No seat math.
Start free. Upgrade when you outgrow it. That’s the whole menu.
Free
$0 forever
Everything you need to validate the loop and ship your first 500 signups.
- ✓Up to 500 signups
- ✓One-line embed
- ✓Real-time position counter
- ✓Referral leaderboard
- ✓Basic dashboard
Recommended
Pro
$9 / month · flat
For founders ready to push the loop hard. Unlimited signups, every mechanic unlocked.
- ✓Unlimited signups
- ✓Full founder dashboard
- ✓Fraud detection & bot filtering
- ✓Custom rewards & tiers
- ✓Remove waitrocket branding
- ✓Priority support
✓Billed via Paddle✓Cancel anytime✓No hidden fees
Questions
Everything founders ask before they paste.
Q.Where can I embed it?
Anywhere a script tag runs — Webflow, Framer, Next.js, Astro, WordPress, plain HTML. No backend, no build step.
Q.How do you stop fake signups?
Disposable-email blocking, device fingerprinting and velocity throttling run by default. Self-referrals collapse automatically.
Q.What happens at 500 signups on Free?
Nothing breaks. New signups keep queuing; you just upgrade to Pro to email past 500 and unlock the full dashboard.
Q.Do I own the email list?
Completely. Export to CSV or pipe to your ESP anytime. We never resell or email your audience.
Q.Can I customize the rewards?
On Pro, yes — set referral milestones, tiered perks and custom unlock copy. Free uses sensible defaults.
Q.How does billing work?
Pro is a flat $9/month via Paddle. No per-seat math, no usage surprises. Cancel in one click, anytime.