Support ufos.dev
Thank you for being here 💛
ufos.dev is free for everyone — no paywalls, no subscriptions to read anything, just a place to share what we see in the sky and figure it out together. It’s kept running by people like you. If you’ve enjoyed it, a little support goes a really long way.
If the site has helped you, a small donation keeps it online and growing. Thank you!
How it works — three easy steps
- 1Pick any amountUse one of the buttons below. Every bit helps — a coffee’s worth is wonderful.
- 2Add your usernamePut your ufos.dev username in the donation message, so we know who to thank.
- 3Enjoy your perksWe switch them on for your account as soon as we see it — and say a big thank you.
Donation links are coming soon
Thank you so much for wanting to help — check back in a little while.
🏅 100 Founding Supporter spots left — the first supporters get a permanent, numbered badge that can never be earned again.
Your thank-you perks 🎁
Every supporter gets all of these — whatever you give. It’s our way of saying thanks.
✨ Stand out
Your name shines everywhere it appears — sightings, comments, boards, the feed. Pick from 15 styles:
A supporter badge next to your rank, with a title you choose — like 💛 Night Watcher or 🛰️ Sky Analyst.
A little heart by your sightings and comments, so everyone knows you help keep the lights on.
The first supporters get a permanent, numbered badge — Founding #7 — that can never be earned again.
🎨 Make your profile yours
Starfield, deep space, nebula, aurora, radar, Mars, Area 51 desert night, X-Files green, synthwave, solar flare, ocean abyss and more.
Nebula, aurora, radar screen, mothership, crop circle, synthwave sunset…
Gold, silver, neon, aurora, radar sweep — or an orbit with a little 🛸.
A small GIF or WebP that plays on your profile (and stays still elsewhere, so the site stays quick on phones).
🧰 Handy tools
The whole site, ad-free, every time you visit.
Search the web with AI on any sighting or any night, and ask the archive and the sky guide far more questions.
Any collection, wave, country or US state as a spreadsheet, for your own research.
A heatmap of sightings, and up to 20 saved map views you can jump back to.
Watch up to 10 places — home, the cabin, a dark-sky spot — and see what was over each one every night. Save nights with your notes.
Every sighting, wave and explained case as spreadsheets, fresh each quarter.
💌 And our thanks
Your name on this page, with everyone who keeps ufos.dev going.
We thank new supporters in the weekly newsletter. (You can opt out of both any time.)
🤝 One promise: supporting never changes votes, credibility scores or rankings. What’s true isn’t for sale — that’s what keeps ufos.dev worth trusting.
Questions
Do I need an account?
To get the perks, yes — they’re switched on for your account. Making one takes a few seconds. You’re also welcome to donate without one — thank you!
How much should I give?
Whatever feels right — truly. Every amount helps, and every supporter gets every perk.
How long do the perks last?
For as long as you support the site — a monthly supporter keeps them month by month, and we’ll happily look after one-off gifts too. Your Founding number, if you get one, is yours forever.
I donated — when do my perks start?
As soon as we see your donation and match it to your username. If it’s been a while, send ryuzaki a message and we’ll sort it out.
Is paying safe?
Yes — you pay on the donation service itself (like Ko-fi or PayPal). ufos.dev never sees or stores your card or bank details.
Can I support quietly?
Of course. In your profile settings you can hide your name from the thank-you wall and newsletter, and even turn off the coloured name and badge.
What does the money pay for?
Keeping the site online and fast — hosting and storage for sightings, pictures and videos, the data services behind features like the Sky match, and the AI features — and time to keep building new things.
Can’t donate right now? That’s completely fine 🙂
There are lots of other ways to help, and every one of them matters:
- 📤 Post a sighting or write an article
- 📖 Improve the encyclopedia — add sources, pictures and corrections
- 🔁 Share sightings and guides you like with friends
- 💬 Help newcomers on the boards
Thank you for being part of this. Keep looking up. 🛸💛