Rec League

About Rec League

What is Rec League?

Rec League is a free app and website for sharing and discovering personal recommendations. People use it to catalog the things they love into organized collections: restaurants, books, products, travel tips, recipes, music, and more.

Think of it as the whisper network for great recs. Follow people whose taste you trust, then find brilliant, unexpected intel from them and people you haven't met yet.

What makes Rec League different?

Every recommendation on Rec League is written and chosen by a real person. There are no AI-written reviews or sponsored placements. When you see a recommendation, someone took the time to say why they love it.

Unlike social media feeds designed to maximize time on screen, Rec League is intentionally useful. People come looking for a restaurant for tonight, a book for vacation, or a gift for a friend, and leave with an answer.

Rec League doesn't sell placement or rank recommendations by affiliate commission. Some curators use affiliate links, but they choose what to recommend. Rec League makes money from optional paid memberships and Premium, not a cut of product sales.

What can I use Rec League for?

People share recommendations for things, experiences, ideas, and life hacks. Common uses include:

  • Gift guides - product picks for holidays, birthdays, weddings, and special occasions
  • City and travel guides - restaurant lists, hotel picks, neighborhood walks, and itineraries
  • Reading lists and culture - book recommendations, movie picks, playlists, article roundups, and podcast picks
  • Product recommendations - beauty, fashion, home goods, kitchen tools, and gear reviews
  • Food and recipes - restaurant guides, recipe collections, pantry staples, and wine picks
  • Life hacks and parenting tips - practical advice, daily routines, and things that make life easier
  • Personal expression - cataloging the things you love as a reflection of who you are, from niche hobbies to strong opinions about the best way to spend a Saturday

Each recommendation can include a title, image, link, and the curator's own commentary. Recommendations are organized into collections, so followers can browse by topic rather than scrolling a chronological feed.

How does Rec League work?

Anyone can create a Rec League, their own space for publishing recommendations. Each recommendation lives in a collection (like “My Guide to Rome” or “Books I Can't Put Down”). You get a personal page with your own handle, available on the web and in the iPhone app.

People can follow your Rec League to see new posts in their feed and optionally get an email when you publish. You can also offer paid memberships for members-only recommendations.

People discover recommendations through Explore, curator pages, and the personalized feed.

Who is on Rec League?

James Beard Award-winning chefs, bestselling authors, actors, designers, people's parents, and the friend who always knows where to eat. You're in good company.

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Is Rec League free?

The core Rec League experience is free for curators and followers. It costs nothing to create or follow a Rec League. A curator can choose to offer paid memberships, and Rec League takes a 10% commission on those earnings. Stripe's credit card processing fees are separate. Creators can also subscribe to Rec League Premium for extra page-building tools.

What is Rec League Premium?

Rec League Premium is an optional subscription for creators who want more control over their page. Premium includes:

  • Import recs from Google Maps, ShopMy, blogs, and newsletters
  • Rearrange your homepage and group collections into sets
  • We flag broken links and keep prices current

Premium is for creators who want the extra tools. Creating, sharing, and following recommendations stays free.

How do I get started on Rec League?

You can sign up at recleague.com/get-started or download the Rec League app for iPhone from the App Store. The onboarding process walks you through setting up your profile, choosing a handle, and customizing your page.

Once you're set up, you can start following curators immediately or begin publishing your own recommendations.

Can I make gift guides on Rec League?

Yes. Gift guides are one of the most popular uses of Rec League. Curators create collections like “Holiday Gift Guide,” “Mother’s Day Gift Guide,” or “The Home Store” and fill them with their personally vetted product recommendations. Each has a link, image, and their own commentary on why they love it.

For example, Ali LaBelle organizes her Rec League into themed collections like The Fashion Floor, The Beauty Counter, The Home Store, and The Registry. Her followers can go straight to the sort of recommendation they need. Curators use the same format for seasonal gift guides, city guides, and shopping roundups.

Can I make money on Rec League?

Yes. Curators can offer paid memberships that give subscribers access to exclusive members-only recommendations. You set your own price. Rec League handles payments through Stripe, takes a 10% platform commission, and pays you the rest after Stripe's credit card processing fees.

Where is Rec League available?

The Rec League website is accessible worldwide at recleague.com. The iPhone app is available in the App Store in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. There is no Android app at this time.

Who makes Rec League?

Rec League is made by Lyric Technologies, Inc., a small team based across the United States. It was founded by Chris Mueller, James Kylstra, and Grier Stockman. Chris was previously VP of Engineering at Substack. James previously led Growth Engineering at Substack. Grier was previously CMO at Block Shop Textiles.

Contact

For support or questions, email support@recleague.com.