About TopWhops
TopWhops is an independent course review site built for one reason: to give people honest information before they spend money on online courses. We are not affiliated with Whop, Skool, or any course creator. We exist because the review space needed more transparency, and we decided to build it.
Meet the Founder
TopWhops was founded by Tim Aslan, a professional futures and crypto trader based in Southern California. Tim spent years navigating the world of online trading courses and communities. He saw the same problem over and over: review sites that rank courses based on whoever pays the highest affiliate commission, not on actual quality.
Tim started TopWhops because he was tired of fake course reviews steering people toward overpriced, underdelivering programs. His vision was simple. Build a site that reviews courses the way a trusted friend would: honestly, with real data, and without hidden agendas.
The TopWhops Editorial Team
Our reviews are produced by the TopWhops Editorial Team, a small group of researchers, writers, and subject matter consultants. Each review follows our standardized scoring rubric to ensure consistency across every category we cover.
The team brings experience across trading, ecommerce, digital marketing, real estate, and fitness. This lets us evaluate courses with the context that matters, not just surface-level impressions.
The Problem We Saw
Search for any online course and you will find dozens of “reviews” that are really just affiliate promotions. The reviewer earns 30 to 50 percent commission if you buy through their link. Their incentive is to say nice things, not honest things.
Meanwhile, platforms like Whop host over 100,000 courses with no quality control. Anyone can sell anything. That leaves buyers scrolling through TikTok ads and Reddit threads trying to figure out which courses are worth their money and which are recycled content with a nice sales page.
What We Do Differently
We rank courses based on five measurable factors: content quality, community value, member ratings, price-to-value, and instructor track record. Every rating on this site uses the same rubric, and you can see exactly how we score things on our methodology page.
We aggregate data from the platforms themselves (member counts, ratings, pricing), community feedback (Reddit, YouTube, forums), and our own analysis of free tiers and public curriculum. We do not buy every course we review. We are upfront about that. Our model is closer to Rotten Tomatoes (aggregating existing feedback) than Consumer Reports (testing every product ourselves).
When we can access a course for free (many offer free tiers or trials), we do, and we label those reviews as “hands-on reviewed.”
Yes, We Use Affiliate Links
We earn commissions when you purchase courses through links on this site. We are transparent about this because we think you deserve to know.
What we do not do: rank courses based on commission rates. We have given low scores to courses with high affiliate payouts, and recommended free alternatives over paid courses multiple times. Check our free courses guide if you want proof.
Our long-term play is building a site people actually trust. A few extra dollars from recommending a bad course is not worth the reputation damage.
What We Cover
We started with Whop because it is the largest course marketplace with the least independent review coverage. We also cover courses on Skool, Teachable, Udemy, and other platforms.
Our categories include trading, ecommerce, sports betting, crypto, AI, reselling, real estate, fitness, and a growing list of niche categories (Section 8 housing, credit repair, Amazon FBA, and more).
Contact
Course creators: want your course reviewed? Reach out here.
Found an error in a review? Have a tip about a course we should look at? Email us at hello@topwhops.com.
TopWhops is independently owned and operated. We are not affiliated with Whop, Inc. or any course creator listed on this site.