Love the idea of the site. Now and then there is actually some decent software on it. Unfortunately, the bulk of the software given away is either buggy, useless for most, or comes from China complete with tracking code built in. I have never come across anything that is actually infected with any type of virus or malware. Those that run the site seem to do a decent job of vetting the software prior to release.

The bulk of the software given away comes with no benefits at all. No free upgrades, updates, or support of any kind. You MUST download, install, and activate the software on the day of the giveaway. If you miss that date or have a problem with installation or activation, you are out of luck (no free support, remember).

Way back, the giveaways were almost always a lifetime license, provided you didn't uninstall or attempt to update the software. Doing so would result in the software going back to a trial version. The trend lately is software that has only a 6-month to 1-year license. There is still some lifetime software given away, but for the most part, that has disappeared.

Censorship in the comments area is really bad. Giving an honest review that might contain something negative or some form of constructive criticism, AND IS BACKED BY FACTS that are typed into the comments, either gets edited out or removed from the site completely. Any negative review that just contains a statement with no backing facts seems to get left behind, probably to give the appearance that they aren't biased or censoring. I've experienced this many times, unfortunately.

The "rating" system for each giveaway is easily gamed by the software manufacturer so that their offering appears to be liked by the majority, even when it's not. Anybody can give it a thumbs up of thumbs down, even if they don't download the software. Then there is the fact that clicking the thumbs up button instantly increments the count, yet clicking the thumbs down button then prompts you for a reason before submitting the selection. The thumbs down doesn't increment the count at all. I can only assume they vet the voter's reason for the thumbs down and decide if they want to allow that particular down vote to even show up.

Because of this ridiculous voting system setup, I wouldn't advise that you rely on the votes as a way to decide if the days giveaway is good or not. Looking through past giveaways is a good indication of this. I have seen comments made by others that have been around the site longer than I have, that also feel the same way I do about the votes.

Useful site,,,,