Changelog

A record of what's been added and improved on ESC Ratings.

June 1, 2026

Scorecard Studio

Design and print your own A4 Eurovision scorecard — free, no account needed. Choose a theme, populate it with songs and flags from any show, and print or save as PDF.
Full canvas editor: drag, resize, and rotate text, images, shapes, stickers, flags, and song entries. Group elements together and edit them as a single object.
Smart guides: snap to element edges, canvas center, and equal spacing — orange gap indicators show when your spacing matches another pair of elements.
Drop Shadow, Blur, and gradient text effects. Six built-in themes with matching fonts, colors, and accents.

May 17, 2026

Song cards now show trophy badges for songs that won a Best Song, Best Vocals, Best Staging, or Best Styling award. Cards with a trophy get an animated golden border to make them stand out.

May 14, 2026

New National Shows page: browse all non-Eurovision shows grouped by year, sorted by country within each year. Linked from the footer.

May 3, 2026

Auto-advance is now on by default. Previous and next buttons are always visible in the player bottom bar so you can skip around your playlist at any time.
Repeat modes: cycle between Repeat off, Repeat all, and Repeat one using the repeat button in the bottom bar.
Media type toggle: switch between Official video, Live performance, and Spotify preview mid-session. Falls back to the next available type automatically if a song doesn't have your preferred one.
The currently playing song is highlighted in the song list with a pulsing "Now playing" badge.
Shuffle mode: play your playlist in a random order without reshuffling the list itself — go back as many times as you want through your already-played history.

April 22, 2026

Live rating is now fully integrated into ESC Ratings, replacing the standalone app that was previously hosted at live.esc-ratings.eu. Rate songs in real time while a show is on air — the window opens 2 hours before the show and closes 24 hours after.
Groups: create or join a friend group with an invite code. Compare your scores with your group and see who rated what.
Rating breakdown: four criteria — Song, Vocals, Staging, and Styling — averaged into a single score. Compare your scores against your groups and the world average.

April 16, 2026

Daily Battle: every day two songs go head-to-head. Watch their live performances and cast your vote. A new matchup drops at midnight CET.
Battle Archive: browse all past matchups with vote results and the winning song of each day.

March 16, 2026

Added descriptions to footer external links and added Douze Points — six daily Eurovision themed games.

March 8, 2026

New "Rank by Comparison" mode on show pages: rank all songs through head-to-head A vs B picks. Uses merge sort to minimise the number of comparisons needed.
Preview media inline during comparison — watch YouTube videos or play Spotify previews directly inside each song card without leaving the comparison view.
Favourite songs from within the comparison view.

February 28, 2026

MultiStream: stream suggestions are now shown below the toolbar. One click adds a suggested stream directly to your view.

February 18, 2026

Favorites page: songs are now grouped and sortable by year, country, or first letter. Includes a sticky search & filter toolbar and a two-column layout on wider screens.
Media player: previous and next track buttons now appear in the toolbar when continuous play is enabled.

February 18, 2026

Added Anubis bot protection to reduce automated traffic and keep the site fast for real visitors.

February 15–17, 2026

MultiStream: watch multiple Eurovision streams simultaneously with custom grid layouts and templates.
Improved floating media player with persistent mini-player mode and better controls.

February 14, 2026

Heart individual songs across all shows and find them collected in one place on your Favorites page.
Share your favorites list with others via a unique link.

January 25, 2026

Floating media player: listen to Spotify previews and watch YouTube videos without leaving the page.
Eurovision Shows page: browse all grand finals and semi-finals in one overview.
User accounts: create an account, link devices via QR code, and manage your profile.
Share Top 5: generate a shareable image card of your top 5 songs from any ranking.

January 18, 2026

The new ESC Ratings front-end goes live. Rate and rank Eurovision songs across all shows, for free.