How Ranking Works

Leapfroggle is an open, transparent pay-to-rank competition. Here is the exact mathematical and fair-play logic governing every board.

Honest Labelling Notice: All boards on Leapfroggle are ranked by paid Leaps, not by quality, customer reviews, or editorial endorsements. Rank positions reflect verified payments credited to each listing. Paid placement does not guarantee traffic, sales, or third-party search engine ranking benefits.

What is a "Leap"?

A Leap is a verified, successful payment credited to a listing. Every rupee paid increases your listing's eligible rank amount. Listings with higher credited amounts occupy higher positions on the board (the lily pads).

Minimum Bid

₹ 10

Applies to first listings and top-ups

Minimum Increment

₹ 1

Extra margin required to overtake

Maximum Upper Cap

Unlimited

Confirmation prompted above ₹10,000

Three Competitive Timeframes

Every board features three independent tabs so new participants can win immediate visibility without needing to compete with years of historical bids:

All-Time

Calculated as the cumulative sum of all eligible, verified Leaps credited to a listing since it was created, minus any refunded amounts.

Today

Resets strictly at midnight India Standard Time (Asia/Kolkata, UTC+05:30). Counts only Leaps verified between 00:00:00 and 23:59:59 IST of the current day.

This Month

Calculated for the current calendar month in Asia/Kolkata timezone, resetting on the 1st of each month at 00:00:00 IST.

How "Minimum to Overtake" is Calculated

To claim rank #1, your total credited amount must exceed the current leader's amount by at least the configured minimum increment (₹1). The payable amount is calculated as:

amount_to_pay = max( (leader_amount - your_current_amount) + minimum_increment, minimum_bid )

Example: If the leader holds ₹500 and your listing currently has ₹495, the gap is ₹5. Adding the ₹1 increment equals ₹6. However, because our minimum payment is ₹10, the required payment to overtake is ₹10.

Tie-Breaking Rules

When two listings have identical credited amounts, Leapfroggle applies a strictly deterministic tie-breaker:

The listing that reached the tied amount earlier in time holds the higher rank.
If both reached the exact same amount at the exact same second, the listing with the lower listing ID ranks higher.

Founding Leapers & Gifting

👑 Founding Leaper Badge The very first verified paying lister on a new board earns an honorary Founding Leaper crown. This badge is permanently displayed as an honorific and does not grant mathematical rank boosts.

🎁 Gift a Leap Supporters, clients, and fans can boost another user's listing by gifting a Leap. Listing owners retain full control and can enable or disable gifts at any time from their dashboard.

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