Book Goal Reading App
A web app that helps you commit to reading a book by connecting to your notion calendar
Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant
- Built by
Shalom
Bloat
73/500Where it landed on the scale
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Summary
This is a one-day event project built with Cursor and v0, live on a free subdomain. The creator says the Notion connection doesn't work in the deployed version, and nothing has changed since the launch post. It reads as a weekend experiment with no payment path or ongoing work.
Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.
Breakdown
Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.
Viability
Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?
A real but small problem (sticking to reading goals), with no user base, no pricing, and nothing that suggests anyone would pay. It's presented as an event demo.
14/100
Rubric 0–20No clear problem or user. A toy, a practice clone, or a solution looking for a problem.
Receipts (2)
Describes it as a simple app built at an event, with no mention of users or a way to charge.
“I attended the cursor event today and although I have tried lovable a few times I have never vibe coded like this I fully gave in to the vibes, embraced exponentials, and forgot that the code even exists. It was wild seeing cursor think, fix errors and make things work at the end. We are in the best of times people. https://v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app/ Its a simple web-app that helps y”
Post · @Sha_lom · 18 Oct 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
No pricing, payments, or accounts were found on the site.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
Moat
What stops someone copying it?
A Notion calendar reminder app generated with AI tools could be rebuilt in an afternoon, and there's no data, local depth, or distribution protecting it.
6/100
Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.
Receipts (2)
The creator says it was vibe coded at an event, which shows how quickly it can be reproduced.
“I attended the cursor event today and although I have tried lovable a few times I have never vibe coded like this I fully gave in to the vibes, embraced exponentials, and forgot that the code even exists. It was wild seeing cursor think, fix errors and make things work at the end. We are in the best of times people. https://v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app/ Its a simple web-app that helps y”
Post · @Sha_lom · 18 Oct 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Free host, no own domain, no integrations or docs visible.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
Momentum
Did the updates keep coming?
It was shipped on a single day (2025-10-18) with no updates since, so nothing has been sustained over nearly a year.
0/100
- Sustained shipping0/60
Worked on across 0 days.
- Consistency0/40
Updates in 1 of 1 month.
- Quiet
No update for 354 days, so scaled to 21%.
Receipts (1)
Earliest post about it.
“I attended the cursor event today and although I have tried lovable a few times I have never vibe coded like this I fully gave in to the vibes, embraced exponentials, and forgot that the code even exists. It was wild seeing cursor think, fix errors and make things work at the end. We are in the best of times people. https://v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app/ Its a simple web-app that helps y”
Post · @Sha_lom · 18 Oct 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Infrastructure
Does a real, working product exist?
The site is live over HTTPS, but the core Notion feature reportedly doesn't work in the deployed version, so it's closer to a demo than a working product.
40/100
- It's live20/20
https://v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app/ responded when checked.
- HTTPS5/5
Served over HTTPS.
- Real product15/35
The deployed site loads, but the creator says the Notion connection, the app's main feature, doesn't work there. That puts it at demo level and not a working product.
- Own home0/10
Only on a free subdomain or link-in-bio page.
- Maintained0/15
Last sign of shipping 2025-10-18.
- Operations0/15
No accounts, backend, docs, API, status page, support contact, or additional platforms were found.
Receipts (4)
https://v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app/ responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
States the deployed version isn't connecting to Notion, though it worked locally.
“I attended the cursor event today and although I have tried lovable a few times I have never vibe coded like this I fully gave in to the vibes, embraced exponentials, and forgot that the code even exists. It was wild seeing cursor think, fix errors and make things work at the end. We are in the best of times people. https://v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app/ Its a simple web-app that helps y”
Post · @Sha_lom · 18 Oct 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The page is live but shows only a generic v0 app title and no visible content or accounts.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
The crawler found no accounts, docs, status page, repo, or store links.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
Sustainability
Is it being set up to last?
There's no payment path, no own domain, no support contact, no privacy or terms pages, and no sign of continued work, so nothing suggests it can sustain itself.
13/100
- Distribution12/30
A site on a free subdomain.
- Payments0/15
No payment provider found.
- Pricing0/10
No pricing found on the site.
- Revenue0/5
Nothing in the posts or on the site indicates customers or revenue.
- Privacy policy0/7
No privacy policy found.
- Terms0/5
No terms of service found.
- Support0/8
No support contact found.
- Commitment1/20
There's a single post and no sign of a roadmap, team, or dedicated channel. The last activity was the launch day nearly a year ago.
Receipts (4)
A site on a free subdomain.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
No payment provider and no pricing were found.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
A one-off event post with no follow-up plans.
“I attended the cursor event today and although I have tried lovable a few times I have never vibe coded like this I fully gave in to the vibes, embraced exponentials, and forgot that the code even exists. It was wild seeing cursor think, fix errors and make things work at the end. We are in the best of times people. https://v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app/ Its a simple web-app that helps y”
Post · @Sha_lom · 18 Oct 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
No further activity or community links are visible.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · v0-book-goal-reading-app.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)