Scanning websites since 2008

How old does your website look?

DesignScan reads your site the way a designer, a developer and a visitor would, then tells you in plain language what to fix, or whether it’s time to start over.

Free quick scan in about 60 seconds · no install · full report $49

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Design

Age

Speed

SEO

People

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1,944 scans made 1,087 websites dated 1,082 members 2008 the first DesignScan

Three opinions in one report

Machines measure, visitors behave, people judge. DesignScan is the only report that combines all three.

01 · THE SCAN

Outside, in 60 seconds

We load your site in a real browser on desktop, tablet and phone. We measure speed, code, images, SEO and accessibility, and we date every part of it.

Nothing to install

02 · THE VISITORS

Inside, with GhostStat

Add one line of code and your report gains heatmaps, rage clicks and drop-off pages from your real visitors. No cookies and no consent banner.

03 · THE PEOPLE

Judged by humans

Designers and developers vote on your site, and the Board of Three adds an expert verdict that counts five times. A score from people, not only a program.

Voters earn Ghost Credits

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Website Age

Every website has a birth year, even after a redesign. We date the HTML, the fonts, the frameworks, the images and the domain, and tell you which year your visitors think they’re in.

Speed tools tell you how fast your site is. DesignScan tells you how old it feels.

20082012201620202026

Bootstrap (old)
2014

Modern CSS (grid, variables)
2021

Nine gauges, one score

Design

Layout, typography, colour and visual consistency, scored on desktop and mobile.

Website Age

The year your site feels like, from code, fonts, frameworks and images.

Speed

Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) and page weight, measured in a real browser.

SEO

Titles, meta, headings, structured data, indexability and AI crawler access.

Images

Oversized, outdated or uncompressed images and missing alt text.

Code

HTML version, errors, outdated libraries and insecure files.

UX Doctor

Tap targets, contrast, calls to action and where visitors get stuck.

Accessibility

Contrast, labels, zoom and language settings.

People

Community votes plus the Board of Three, weighted five times.

Latest scans

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Vote on websites. Earn Ghost Credits.

Rate a site in about 20 seconds: look, clarity, trust and how modern it feels. Each honest vote earns credits you can spend across the Ghost family.

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GhostStat

Plan upgrades, extra sites, more history

GhostRipple

Pro share buttons and TossScore

GhostBanner

Ad budget for your own campaigns

Board of Three votes count 5× · seats rotate every 3 months+5 credits per vote

Fix it yourself, or get pitches

Every report ends with a prioritised fix list from the UX Doctor. Don’t want to do it yourself? Open your report to the community, and designers and developers will pitch for the job.

Website owners

Scan, understand, fix or hire. Rescan to prove the improvement.

Designers & developers

Find clients who already know what needs fixing. Vote to earn credits.

Agencies

White-label PDF reports and bulk scans for prospects and pitches.

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Free

Score and the nine gauges
Website Age
Top 3 UX Doctor findings

Full report

$49

All UX Doctor findings, prioritised
Community and Board of Three vote
PDF report, rescan after 30 days
GhostStat insight once installed

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Agency

$149/mo

Full reports for your clients
White-label PDF
Prospect lists from the marketplace

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Pay with PayPal or card, or with Ghost Credits (300 credits per full report).

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How old does your website look?

Three opinions in one report

Outside, in 60 seconds

Inside, with GhostStat

Judged by humans

Website Age

Nine gauges, one score

Latest scans

Vote on websites. Earn Ghost Credits.

Fix it yourself, or get pitches

Who DesignScan is for

For website owners

For designers

For developers

For agencies

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