What Rate My Stack Actually Does
Rate My Stack is an AI supplement stack analyzer built for anyone running peptides, supplements, hormone therapy, or a longevity protocol who wants an honest read on what they are currently taking. Paste your compounds and the AI reads the full list together, not one ingredient at a time, then returns a score out of 100 along with a breakdown across six categories. The point is to catch what is easy to miss when a stack gets built up one compound at a time over months: a gap in one area, an interaction worth knowing about, or two compounds that overlap instead of complementing each other.
It is the reverse of the Protocol Builder. If you have not started a stack yet, the Protocol Builder puts one together from scratch based on your goals. Rate My Stack is for when you already have a stack running, whether you built it yourself, picked it up from a forum, or added to it over time, and want to know how it actually holds up.
How the Scoring Works: 6 Categories Explained
Every stack you submit is scored across the same six categories, so a peptide-only stack and a mixed supplement-and-hormone stack are still evaluated on the same scale.
Recovery
Covers compounds tied to tissue repair and recovery time, such as BPC-157 and TB-500, along with general recovery-support supplements.
Longevity
Covers NAD+ and other compounds people run for long-term healthspan rather than an immediate goal. See the NAD+ supplementation guide for more on this category.
Hormonal Balance
Covers TRT and growth-hormone secretagogues like CJC-1295, Ipamorelin, Sermorelin, and Tesamorelin, which work through the body's own hormone signaling rather than direct replacement.
Cognitive Support
Covers nootropics and cognitive-support peptides such as Semax and Selank, and flags it as a gap when a stack is otherwise built out but has nothing addressing focus or mental performance.
Evidence Strength
Reflects how much research actually backs a given compound and dose. BioStackIQ's underlying data draws on NIH and PubMed research rather than forum consensus.
Synergy
Looks at whether the compounds in a stack work well run together, whether any overlap rather than complement each other, and whether timing matters. See tracking peptide cycles for more on timing.
Who Rate My Stack Is For
Most people land here after building a stack informally: a peptide added after reading about it, a supplement picked up because a friend takes it, TRT or another hormone therapy layered in along the way. Rate My Stack is built for that exact situation, where nobody sat down and mapped the whole thing out at once. It works whether the stack is a single compound or a dozen, and whether you are new to peptides and supplements or have been running a protocol for years and just want a second opinion on what you have now.
Example Stacks You Can Score
A few common patterns people run through the tool:
- Recovery stack: BPC-157 and TB-500 alongside a basic recovery supplement routine. Paste it in and rate your peptide stack for gaps in evidence strength or synergy before adding a third compound.
- Longevity stack: NAD+ plus a handful of longevity-focused supplements. Rate your supplement stack here to see whether the categories outside longevity, like recovery or cognitive support, are being left out entirely.
- Hormonal stack: CJC-1295 and Ipamorelin together, or Sermorelin on its own, scored for hormonal balance and cross-checked against the rest of a stack for interactions.
- Cognitive stack: Semax or Selank paired with a longevity or recovery compound, scored to see whether the mix is actually complementary or just two separate protocols running side by side.
Supported Compound Types
Rate My Stack recognizes compounds across five broad categories, by brand name or generic name:
- Peptides, including healing peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500, growth-hormone secretagogues like CJC-1295 and Ipamorelin, and cognitive peptides like Semax and Selank. The full list is in the Peptide Encyclopedia.
- Hormone therapy, including TRT and HGH-related compounds. See the TRT alternatives guide for how these compare to peptide-based approaches.
- Longevity compounds, including NAD+ and related precursors.
- Nootropics and other cognitive-support compounds.
- General supplements that round out a stack, from basic vitamins to more targeted compounds.
If you are still deciding what should go into a stack in the first place rather than scoring one you already have, the Peptide Protocol guide walks through how to build one by goal, and the Protocol Builder will put one together for you.