VLC vs scanners
A scanner can find signals. Aster decides what matters first.
Cheap scans can be useful, but they rarely tell a founder which
3-5 launch blockers deserve the next coding session. VLC is a
manual review of the public app, buyer path, trust surface, and
risky launch flows.
Public URL first
No repo, production database, cloud admin, or secrets are needed for the standard starting check.
Normal visitor path
We look at signup, pricing, mobile, contact, legal/trust basics, console errors, and broken conversion paths.
Safe scope before depth
Auth, payments, private data, uploads, AI-cost risks, and deeper checks only happen after written scope.
Actionable output
The paid report gives score, blockers, evidence, fix prompts, and a retest checklist, not scanner noise.