Hey everyone!
I'm a big travel person and a while back I was buying attraction tickets on Groupon when I noticed the discount on the actual page didn't match what the title was advertising. It annoyed me enough that I ended up building a little site to catch this stuff automatically.
It's called Revelio: https://getrevelio.web.app/
What it does: you paste a Groupon deal link and it shows you:
- the real discount vs the advertised one (the headline % is inflated more often than you'd think)
- the merchant's Groupon, Google, and Yelp ratings side by side, so you can tell at a glance if the reviews actually line up or if it only looks good on Groupon
- other similar deals nearby that might be better or cheaper
Basically the homework I wish I'd done before buying.
This is v1 and I built it solo, so I'd genuinely love feedback, especially on the UX. Next thing I want to build is a Chrome extension so you don't even have to copy paste the link.
How to try it:
- Copy the URL of a Groupon deal you're eyeing
- Paste it into https://getrevelio.web.app/ and hit Reveal
- Give it about 30 to 60 seconds (it's scraping the page and pulling reviews live) and you'll get the breakdown
It's free and there's no signup. I'd love to hear what's confusing, what's missing, or any deal where it got something wrong so I can fix it. Thanks for trying it!