A tier list is a ranking in rows instead of a numbered list. The top row, S, holds the best. Then come A, B, C, D and F. Items in the same row are about as good as each other, so you don't have to decide whether something is 7th or 8th. You only decide which row it belongs in.
Here's how to make one, in five steps.
1. Pick a topic
Choose something with 15 to 40 items that people know and argue about: fast food, Pokémon, Marvel movies, your friends' cooking. If you're stuck, try one of our 40 tier list ideas.
The quickest start is a template. Each one has the items already loaded, many with logos, flags or photos.
2. Add your items
In the tier list maker, type an item and press Enter, or paste a whole list at once with one item per line. You can also upload images, or a whole folder of them. An image's file name becomes its caption.
Duplicates are skipped, so pasting the same list twice won't double it.
3. Set up the tiers
The board starts with S, A, B, C, D and F. Click a tier's label to rename it, change its color, add a row above or below it, or delete it. Not sure what each row should mean? Read what S tier means.
4. Rank
Drag each item from Unranked into a tier. On a phone, tap an item, then tap the tier it goes in.
If you can't decide, use Rank for me. It shows you two items at a time, you pick the better one, and it sorts everything into tiers from your answers.
5. Save it or share it
When you're done, you have two choices.
- Export a picture. Pick a size (Fit, Square, Story or Wide) and download a PNG for a group chat or a post.
- Share a link. Your friends open the same list, can rank the items themselves, and can compare their version with yours side by side.
Your list is also saved in your browser as you go, so you can close the tab and come back to it. There's no account to make.
Making a tier list on paper
You don't need an app. Draw six rows, write S to F down the left side, and write each item on a sticky note so you can move it. A tier list maker just saves you the sticky notes, and it lets you send the result. If you'd like both, the maker can print your board with the unranked items as cards to cut out.