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Ethiograms

Platform for finding jobs, vehicles, houses, services, and news in Ethiopia

Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
ethiograms.com
Built by
Bytephilosopher

Bloat

130/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

Ethiograms is live as a website and a Telegram bot, but the evidence shows only one launch post and nothing since. There's no sign of accounts, pricing, payments or a revenue model, and the aggregation idea has little that's hard to copy. It reads as an early, free launch with no proof yet of users or a way to charge.

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?

The problem is real, since listings in Ethiopia are scattered across channels and sites. But the product is free with no pricing, payments or stated way to earn, so there's no visible path to anyone paying.

28/100

Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.

Receipts (2)

  1. Pitches one place to find jobs, vehicles, houses, services and news, and says it's completely free to use.

    “We recently launched a website and Telegram bot called Ethiograms that makes finding jobs and other services in Ethiopia much easier and faster. Instead of searching through multiple pages or platforms, you can quickly find: Job opportunities Vehicles Houses and apartments Services News and updates Everything is organized in one place to save you time and effort and it’s completely free to use.”

    Post · @byte_philosopher · 5 Mar 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Site shows no pricing, no payment provider and no accounts, so there's no monetisation mechanism.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · ethiograms.com (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

A listings aggregator spanning many categories with no stated proprietary data, Amharic depth or partnerships is something others could rebuild quickly. The only edge so far is being early.

12/100

Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.

Receipts (2)

  1. Describes aggregating several categories in one place, with no mention of exclusive data or partners.

    “We recently launched a website and Telegram bot called Ethiograms that makes finding jobs and other services in Ethiopia much easier and faster. Instead of searching through multiple pages or platforms, you can quickly find: Job opportunities Vehicles Houses and apartments Services News and updates Everything is organized in one place to save you time and effort and it’s completely free to use.”

    Post · @byte_philosopher · 5 Mar 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The bot description is a generic marketplace search blurb, with no sign of deeper local integration.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/ethiograms_bot (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Only one post exists, from the launch on 2026-03-05, and there's been no visible update in over 200 days. That's a single moment of shipping, not a steady rhythm.

0/100

  • Sustained shipping0/60

    Worked on across 0 days.

  • Consistency0/40

    Updates in 1 of 1 month.

  • Quiet

    No update for 216 days, so scaled to 36%.

Receipts (1)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “We recently launched a website and Telegram bot called Ethiograms that makes finding jobs and other services in Ethiopia much easier and faster. Instead of searching through multiple pages or platforms, you can quickly find: Job opportunities Vehicles Houses and apartments Services News and updates Everything is organized in one place to save you time and effort and it’s completely free to use.”

    Post · @byte_philosopher · 5 Mar 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A live website and a working Telegram bot exist, so there's a usable product. There are no accounts, docs, privacy policy or terms, so the operational side looks thin.

63/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://ethiograms.com responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Served over HTTPS.

  • Real product25/35

    The site and the bot both respond, so something usable is live. The dossier can't show how deep the listings or search go, so it's judged working but thin.

  • Own home10/10

    Lives on its own domain (ethiograms.com).

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2026-03-05.

  • Operations3/15

    It runs on two platforms (web and Telegram bot), but there are no accounts, docs, API, status page or support contact.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://ethiograms.com responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · ethiograms.com (opens in a new tab)

  2. The website is live over HTTPS on its own domain.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · ethiograms.com (opens in a new tab)

  3. The Telegram bot is live, with an Amharic and English description of marketplace search.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/ethiograms_bot (opens in a new tab)

  4. Crawler found no docs, accounts, status page or repo links.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · ethiograms.com (opens in a new tab)

  5. Mentions both a website and a Telegram bot.

    “We recently launched a website and Telegram bot called Ethiograms that makes finding jobs and other services in Ethiopia much easier and faster. Instead of searching through multiple pages or platforms, you can quickly find: Job opportunities Vehicles Houses and apartments Services News and updates Everything is organized in one place to save you time and effort and it’s completely free to use.”

    Post · @byte_philosopher · 5 Mar 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

Distribution is a web app plus a bot, but there's no payment, pricing or revenue model, and no sign of continued work. Nothing yet shows how it would sustain itself.

27/100

  • Distribution25/30

    A web app on its own domain.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    Nothing in the posts or the site points to paying customers or income. The product is described as free.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment2/20

    There's one launch post and no later activity, no roadmap, no team or community channel, and no funding. The bot is a dedicated product handle, which is the only small sign of commitment.

Receipts (4)

  1. A web app on its own domain.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · ethiograms.com (opens in a new tab)

  2. States it's completely free to use, with no mention of customers or revenue.

    “We recently launched a website and Telegram bot called Ethiograms that makes finding jobs and other services in Ethiopia much easier and faster. Instead of searching through multiple pages or platforms, you can quickly find: Job opportunities Vehicles Houses and apartments Services News and updates Everything is organized in one place to save you time and effort and it’s completely free to use.”

    Post · @byte_philosopher · 5 Mar 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. A single launch post asking for feedback, with no follow-up.

    “We recently launched a website and Telegram bot called Ethiograms that makes finding jobs and other services in Ethiopia much easier and faster. Instead of searching through multiple pages or platforms, you can quickly find: Job opportunities Vehicles Houses and apartments Services News and updates Everything is organized in one place to save you time and effort and it’s completely free to use.”

    Post · @byte_philosopher · 5 Mar 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. A dedicated bot exists, but it shows no posts or community around it.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/ethiograms_bot (opens in a new tab)