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town.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 14 November 202635 issues · 77 checks
This review found 35 issues worth fixing on town.com, 17 of them high impact, across 77 checks. The most urgent: improve image delivery. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
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- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
73CClosest competitors among SaaS websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 4.4 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 4.3 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 4.6 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 4.6 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 4.7 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 4.3 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 4.0 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 3.9 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 3.8 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 3.6 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 3.7 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.8 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 3.9 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 4.3 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 4.8 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 4.7 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 4.6 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 4.7 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 184 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 167 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 164 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 166 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 172 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 182 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 197 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 213 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 217 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 217 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 220 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 212 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 206 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 210 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 216 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 222 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 236 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 257 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 279 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 294 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 318 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 313 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 289 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 328 ms |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 409 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
Speed
Improve image delivery
3.3 s · 847 KiB23 images could be 847 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 3.3 s faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
2.1 s · 851 KiB48 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (851 KiB).
Reduce unused JavaScript
2.4 s · 585 KiBAbout 585 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 2.4 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.3 s4 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.3 s.
Mobile performance score: 43
43/100Your mobile performance score is 43. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 4.8 s
A phone's processor spends 4.8 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.3 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Facebook and TikTok and others), adding 1.2 MB and 932 ms of main-thread time.
Google Tag Manager adds 478 ms
478 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 478 ms of main-thread work and 523 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Legacy JavaScript
350 ms · 45 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 45 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 350 ms faster on a phone.
18 long tasks on the main thread
18 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 266 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
2,109 HTML elements
The page has 2,109 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
1 checks passed
Server response: 29 ms
29 msYour server sent the HTML in 29 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Real-user LCP: 5.5 s
5.5 sReal visitors wait 5.5 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user FCP: 4.4 s
4.4 sReal visitors see the first content after 4.4 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 2.1 s
2.1 sReal visitors wait 2.1 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Largest Contentful Paint: 25.4 s
25.4 sYour largest element takes 25.4 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s.
Time to Interactive: 26.8 s
26.8 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 26.8 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 9.8 s
9.8 sVisually, the page fills in at 9.8 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 1.1 s
1.1 sScripts block taps and scrolling for 1.1 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user INP: 403 ms
403 msReal visitors wait 403 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Tap response (INP) got 110% slower for real visitors
+110%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 184 ms to 409 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+6%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 4.4 s to 4.7 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
3 checks passed
Real-user CLS: 0.05
0.05For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.05 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
First Contentful Paint: 1.7 s
1.7 sThe first text or image appears after 1.7 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.03
0.03The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.03, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 4.6 MB in 150 requests
4.6 MBYour homepage downloads 4.6 MB in 150 requests on a phone: scripts 1.8 MB (54), fonts 1.5 MB (5) and images 986 KiB (46). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
3 images far larger than shown
541 KiB3 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example 1.webp at 1,500 px wide, shown at 141 px. Resized copies would save about 541 KiB.
1 image in older formats
1 image (63 KiB) is JPEG, PNG or GIF. The same pictures as WebP or AVIF are usually much smaller at the same quality, and every current browser shows them.
1 image below the first screen load straight away
1 image further down the page (63 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to it. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 1.3 g of CO₂ per visit
1.29 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.29 g of CO₂e: 155.3 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
11 text elements with low contrast
11 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (2 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 2 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Zoom is disabled
The viewport tag blocks pinch-zoom, which low-vision visitors rely on.
1 link without text
1 visible link has no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where it goes.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 116 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
44 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 47 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 44 passed and 3 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
1 link with vague text
1 link use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind it.
33 internal links, 2 external
The homepage links to 33 pages on town.com and 2 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 145 characters
Your meta description is 145 characters: “The unusually helpful AI work assistant. Your Townie works across inboxes, calendars, chats, and apps, learning your pe…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Learns how you work, then gets to work.”.
Title: 46 characters
Your title is a healthy 46 characters: “Town | Learns how you work, then gets to work.”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.town.com/.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.town.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
3 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (2,435 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://www.town.com/llms.txt (74 KiB, 310 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage and read each the way a search engine does.
7 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 15 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
2 small tap targets
2 of 10 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
2 checks passed
No console errors
No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 4 testimonial or review blocks. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.
No analytics detected
No analytics or tag manager detected in the HTML, so you can't measure whether any of these fixes work.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No form on the homepage
There is no form on the homepage, so every lead has to click through to another page first.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 1,318 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,318 words of visible text.
2 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Sign up”.
4 calls to action
The homepage has 4 calls to action, for example “Pricing”, “Sign up” and “Sign up for Town”.
Privacy and tracking
8 trackers load before any consent
8Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, HubSpot and LinkedIn Insight and 3 mores (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
10 cookies set on arrival
10Opening the homepage sets 10 cookies, 5 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
22 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 22 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at town.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- Framework
- Next.js
- Hosting
- AWS
Hiring
- Hiring
- 17 open roles
- Teams
- EPD (10), Business (4), People (3)
- Job board
- ashby
- Careers page
- www.town.com/careers (opens in a new tab)
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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