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Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-15

まだ払う?: A Price List With Opinions

madaharau.com ↗ · Content & Blogs · score 84.0
Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

A Japanese comparison site that examines expensive apps, schools, coaching programs, and work tools—and asks whether you should keep paying for them.

Why it surfaced

Its homepage turns subscription fatigue into a concrete editorial device: products are labeled “make it yourself,” “partly,” or “keep paying,” while the listed prices add up to ¥5,974,000 upfront and ¥129,191 per month. It also points readers toward alternatives and free options, including replacements for English coaching and Ahrefs.

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August 15’s newborn domains include a live-aboard hydrogen airship with a two-tonne lift problem, a Japanese toolbox that explains its assumptions, an advisory-by-advisory Hawaiʻi hurricane archive, and a wedding-gift game about ungrateful poultry.

This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-15 Domain Arrivals issue.