How it works

Compete first. Launch second.

Pump.fun turned launches into a speed race won by insiders and bots. APE.PAD makes memes earn their launch in front of the community first.

1. Create your meme

Anyone can submit a name, ticker, lore, and artwork. Operators review submissions for impersonation, abuse, and duplicates before they become eligible.

2. Enter the pit

Four eligible memes compete in a round. The default round lasts 15 minutes. The deadline is stored on the server, so every visitor sees the same clock and refreshing never resets it.

3. Let the apes decide

Connect a Solana wallet and sign a free message to vote. One vote per wallet per round, enforced on the server. This raises the cost of manipulation but is not bot-proof: one person can control many wallets.

Tie-breaker

Most votes wins. If tied, the meme that reached its final vote count first wins. If still tied (for example, zero votes), the earliest entry wins. The result is stored the moment the round closes.

4. Fair opening

The winner enters launch preparation. An equal-price batch opening is only offered with an audited mechanism that supports it. If a standard bonding curve is used instead, prices differ by order and size, and we say so plainly.

5. Launch and trade

Trading is enabled only after a real on-chain launch with verified liquidity. Every transaction is linked to the Solana explorer on the Receipts page.