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trycreate.co website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 8 November 202646 issues · 109 checks
This review found 46 issues worth fixing on trycreate.co, 18 of them high impact, across 109 checks. The most urgent: improve image delivery. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
81B- #28,064 of 85,038 reviewed websitesbeats 61%
- #17,086 of 43,187 online storesbeats 54%
- #16,338 of 38,526 Shopify storesbeats 51%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 3.7 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 4.0 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 4.7 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 4.9 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 5.0 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 5.0 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 4.8 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 5.0 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 4.9 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 4.7 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 4.2 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 3.6 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 177 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 179 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 197 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 212 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 221 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 238 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 244 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 276 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 272 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 246 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 229 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 211 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 220 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 234 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 248 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 243 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 235 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 222 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 220 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 221 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 213 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 212 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 197 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 196 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 213 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
How it loaded on a phone
1.0 s
2.0 s
3.1 s
4.1 s
5.1 s
6.1 s
7.2 s
8.2 s
trycreate.co does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Improve image delivery
1.5 s · 622 KiB15 images could be 622 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.5 s faster on a phone.
Main-thread work: 10.4 s
A phone's processor spends 10.4 s on main-thread work while loading, 4.4 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
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.
5,250 HTML elements
The page has 5,250 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (alia-prod.com, Shopify and rebuyengine.com and others), adding 2.1 MB and 1.8 s of main-thread time.
Reduce unused JavaScript
799 KiBAbout 799 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
150 ms · 533 KiB30 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (533 KiB).
alia-prod.com adds 534 ms
534 msalia-prod.com costs a phone 534 ms of main-thread work and 672 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.
Shopify adds 529 ms
529 msShopify costs a phone 529 ms of main-thread work and 659 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.
Render-blocking requests
450 ms5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 450 ms.
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 268 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
rebuyengine.com adds 207 ms
207 msrebuyengine.com costs a phone 207 ms of main-thread work and 400 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.
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 28 KiBAbout 28 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Legacy JavaScript
75 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 75 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
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: 28 ms
28 msYour server sent the HTML in 28 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Largest Contentful Paint: 25.0 s
25.0 sYour largest element takes 25.0 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Speed Index: 17.2 s
17.2 sVisually, the page fills in at 17.2 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Time to Interactive: 42.6 s
42.6 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 42.6 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 938 ms
938 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 938 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 1.8 s
1.8 sThe first text or image appears after 1.8 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
1 image without width and height
1 image have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) got 15% slower for real visitors
+15%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 177 ms to 213 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 11% slower for real visitors
+11%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 3.1 s to 3.6 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
7 checks passed
Passes Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)).
Real-user LCP: 2.2 s
2.2 sReal visitors wait 2.2 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 153 ms
153 msReal visitors wait 153 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.8 s
1.8 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.8 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 616 ms
616 msReal visitors wait 616 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.001
0.001The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.001, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 10.8 MB in 485 requests
10.8 MBYour homepage downloads 10.8 MB in 485 requests on a phone: images 6.8 MB (120), scripts 2.1 MB (156) and other files 876 KiB (160). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
10 images far larger than shown
994 KiB10 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example Darren_Candow_Headshot.jpg at 390 px wide, shown at 60 px. Resized copies would save about 994 KiB.
About 3.1 g of CO₂ per visit
3.05 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 3.05 g of CO₂e: 366.4 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
2 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Accessibility
57 buttons without a name
57 buttons have no accessible name, so screen readers announce just “button”.
<svg> elements with an img or image role must have alternative text (112 elements)
<svg> elements with an img or image role must have alternative text: 112 elements on the page fail this check, rated serious by axe-core.
42 text elements with low contrast
42 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
14 tap targets too small
14 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
Malformed lists
Some lists contain elements other than list items, which screen readers announce wrongly.
Scrollable region must have keyboard access (1 element)
Scrollable region must have keyboard access: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
34 images without alt text
34 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (181 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 181 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
No main landmark
The page has no <main> landmark, so screen-reader users cannot jump straight to the content.
22 links without text
22 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (27 elements)
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element: 27 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
1 checks passed
43 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 54 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 43 passed and 11 failed. 3 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Title is short (22 characters)
Your title is only 22 characters: “Creatine for Everybody”. Between 30 and 65 characters leaves room to say what you do and for whom.
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
5 H1 headlines
There are 5 <h1> headlines (“Daily Creatine.With a sour twist.”, “Daily Creatine.With a sour twist.” and “Two electric flavors.Double the gains.”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
No robots.txt
There is no robots.txt at trycreate.co/robots.txt, the first file search crawlers ask for.
Open Graph partly set
Open Graph is missing og:title and og:description, so shared links fall back to guesses.
No X (Twitter) card tag
No twitter:card tag. X falls back to Open Graph, which is incomplete here.
110 internal links, 5 external
The homepage links to 110 pages on trycreate.co and 5 external pages.
3 checks passed
Meta description: 99 characters
Your meta description is 99 characters: “Create Wellness: Daily creatine that fits your life: Delicious, convenient, and easy to stick with.”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://trycreate.co/.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://trycreate.co/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.
2 checks passed
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (4,849 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes /llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
4 pages point its canonical at the homepage
/discount/SOURSUMMER, /discount/LEMONADE, /discount/JUICEBOX and /discount/LFGUMMY declare the homepage as their canonical URL, which tells Google they are copies of the homepage and keeps them out of search results. A site-wide template setting usually causes this.
5 pages share a title
/, /discount/SOURSUMMER, /discount/LEMONADE, /discount/JUICEBOX and /discount/LFGUMMY all use the title “Creatine for Everybody”. Search engines can't tell which page to show for a search, so each competes with the others.
5 pages without a meta description
/products/creatine-monohydrate-stick-packs, /pages/the-science, /pages/our-quality-promise, /pages/create-referral-program and /products/creatine-electrolytes-mix-variety-bundles have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
4 pages share a meta description
/discount/SOURSUMMER, /discount/LEMONADE, /discount/JUICEBOX and /discount/LFGUMMY use the same meta description. A description written for each page earns more clicks.
6 pages without an H1
/products/creatine-electrolytes-mix, /products/creatine-monohydrate-gummies, /products/create-bundles, /pages/create-referral-program, /products/creatine-electrolytes-mix-variety-bundles and /pages/creatine-monohydrate-products-all have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
2 pages with very little text
/products/creatine-electrolytes-mix and /products/create-bundles have under 150 words in the HTML. Thin pages rarely rank; if the text loads with JavaScript, crawlers that don't run it see even less.
1 page slow to respond
/discount/LFGUMMY took over 3 s to send its HTML from our server.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 22 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
3 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
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
Deprecated browser APIs
The page uses 1 deprecated browser API that will stop working in future browsers (“Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.”).
1 third-party cookie
1 third-party cookie is set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
4 JavaScript errors while loading
4 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE”.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Cookie”).
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
118 of 146 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
Short HSTS lifetime
HSTS is set, but max-age is 91 days; one year is the recommended minimum.
No Referrer-Policy
No Referrer-Policy header, so full URLs can leak to the sites you link to.
No Permissions-Policy
No Permissions-Policy header to switch off camera, microphone and location for embedded content.
Deprecated X-XSS-Protection
X-XSS-Protection is set to “1; mode=block”; the header is deprecated and can introduce bugs. Use 0 or remove it.
No security.txt
There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.
7 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (trycreate.co).
Valid certificate (59 days left)
The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YE1 verifies for trycreate.co and is valid for another 59 days.
Protected from clickjacking
X-Frame-Options or a frame-ancestors policy stops other sites framing yours.
Content-Security-Policy set
A Content-Security-Policy is set, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.
http:// redirects to https
http://trycreate.co redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2 and HTTP/3
The server speaks HTTP/2 and advertises HTTP/3, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 45 links work
All 45 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 5 external) answered without errors; 9 did not answer within 5 s.
Domain and trust
No CAA record
trycreate.co has no CAA record, so any certificate authority may issue a certificate for it. A CAA record naming your provider (for example letsencrypt.org) closes that door.
Content and conversion
About 3,452 words of copy
The homepage carries about 3,452 words of visible text.
Urgency cues
The page uses urgency cues (a countdown or limited-time wording).
7 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “SHOP ALL” and “SHOP CREATINE GUMMIES”.
16 calls to action
The homepage has 16 calls to action, for example “Shop Shop”, “SHOP ALL” and “Let's Jam - Shop Sour Grape”.
17 short forms
17 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 20 testimonial or review blocks, a star rating, 4 trust badges and “10K+ Reviews”.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 1 phone link and 0 email links.
Risk reducer mentioned
A guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card or similar) is mentioned on the page.
Email authentication
No DKIM key on the usual selectors
We found no DKIM key on the selectors the big email providers use. If you send through one of them, turning on DKIM signing improves delivery.
Email authentication score: 80/100
Email authentication: SPF record 25 points, plus 15 when it ends in -all (10 for ~all); DMARC record 25, plus 25 for a reject policy (15 for quarantine); a DKIM key on a common selector 10.
2 checks passed
DMARC policy: quarantine
DMARC tells receivers to quarantine mail that fails authentication, and sends you reports.
SPF with a strict ending (-all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and tells receivers to reject anything else: “v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:shops.shopify.com include:sendgrid.net include:klaviyo.com -all”.
Privacy and tracking
5 trackers load before any consent
5Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Amazon Ads, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo, Microsoft Clarity and Snap Pixel (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.
54 cookies set on arrival
54Opening the homepage sets 54 cookies, 2 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.
64 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 64 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- E-commerce
- 10 Shopify Products;Shopify;Shopify Plus
- Hosting
- Shopify
Company
- Headquarters
- New York
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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