https://www.forfeit.app/ is a similar one (YC W23)
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Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you punish yourself
#52A much better alternative for this is: https://www.beeminder.com/
I like this, but I feel like the money should go to charity with a transaction fee going to Beeminder.
Hi! Beeminder cofounder here. We do have a charity option but only in our most expensive premium plan. My own feeling is that a commitment contract with a charity as a beneficiary is less effective because what kind of jerk is motivated to avoid donating to charity? Unless you set the stakes so high that you can't really afford it, I guess?
Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you punish yourself
#53I remember a site that would donate your money to a political charity you hated if you didn't complete your goal. That approach may have more sting, but this site is clearly better at funding itself.
That's our (Beeminder's) esteemed, if now somewhat moribund, competitor, StickK. See https://blog.beeminder.com/anticharity for our argument against anti-charities like that.