> What's actually the best? Community-ranked products, services, and places. No ads, no paid placements. Just real opinions from real people.

Opinions from REAL people. No ads, no paid placements. - that is what I care.

Remove all metrics (numbers) for now. It looks like scam. You can add them later after initial phase of project.

Design: use base-ui and emilkowalski skills set for redesign. The user interface screams AI and ppl are starting to leave such sites quickly. (Churn rate is high.)

Domain: I would use something else. Io tld and missing “e” in peaked make it hard to remember/memorate.

Good luck with the project.