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kkykatmlocatorbot

Community-powered ATM locator bot for Addis Ababa

Telegram bot Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
t.me/kkykatmlocatorbot
Built by
KKYK

Bloat

99/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

A single-post, single-day project: a crowdsourced ATM locator bot that is live on Telegram but launched with an empty database and shows no later activity. The problem is real, but the idea is easy to copy, it has no revenue path, and nothing shows the map was ever populated.

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?

Finding a working ATM in Addis is a real problem, but the product depends on a crowd filling an empty map, and there is no sign of a way to charge anyone.

22/100

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. States the problem and the crowdsourcing approach, but admits no ATM locations are saved yet and searches may return nothing.

    “I really liked this idea , and it inspired me to build one for Addis Ababa too. But instead of collecting all the ATM locations by myself, I thought — why not make it a community project? After all, I can’t walk across the entire city to find every single ATM 😅 With this bot, everyone can help by sharing the locations of ATMs they know. Each time someone submits an ATM, it’s saved and beco”

    Post · @kkykbots · 13 Nov 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The bot is live but its description shows only a generic start prompt, with no sign of data or users.

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

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

This is a simple location-collecting bot that anyone could rebuild in a weekend; the only possible edge is crowdsourced data, and none has been shown to exist.

8/100

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

Receipts (2)

  1. The creator says it was inspired by an existing idea, and the mechanism is just send-location plus a provider name.

    “I really liked this idea , and it inspired me to build one for Addis Ababa too. But instead of collecting all the ATM locations by myself, I thought — why not make it a community project? After all, I can’t walk across the entire city to find every single ATM 😅 With this bot, everyone can help by sharing the locations of ATMs they know. Each time someone submits an ATM, it’s saved and beco”

    Post · @kkykbots · 13 Nov 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The shared map is empty at launch, so there is no proprietary data yet.

    “I really liked this idea , and it inspired me to build one for Addis Ababa too. But instead of collecting all the ATM locations by myself, I thought — why not make it a community project? After all, I can’t walk across the entire city to find every single ATM 😅 With this bot, everyone can help by sharing the locations of ATMs they know. Each time someone submits an ATM, it’s saved and beco”

    Post · @kkykbots · 13 Nov 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Momentum is effectively zero: one post on a single day in November 2025 and nothing in the roughly 328 days since.

0/100

  • Sustained shipping0/60

    Worked on across 0 days.

  • Consistency0/40

    Updates in 1 of 1 month.

  • Quiet

    No update for 328 days — scaled to 24%.

Receipts (1)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “I really liked this idea , and it inspired me to build one for Addis Ababa too. But instead of collecting all the ATM locations by myself, I thought — why not make it a community project? After all, I can’t walk across the entire city to find every single ATM 😅 With this bot, everyone can help by sharing the locations of ATMs they know. Each time someone submits an ATM, it’s saved and beco”

    Post · @kkykbots · 13 Nov 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A live Telegram bot with a described submit-and-find flow exists, but it launched with no ATM data, so it is not yet a usable product.

47/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://t.me/kkykatmlocatorbot responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram) — HTTPS is the platform's.

  • Real product15/35

    The bot responds and the submit/search flow is described, but with no data saved the lookup is unusable, so it is closer to a demo than a thin working product.

  • Own home5/10

    A Telegram bot, no home of its own.

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2025-11-13.

  • Operations2/15

    It is one Telegram bot with no docs, status page, API, or visible backend beyond the bot itself.

Receipts (4)

  1. https://t.me/kkykatmlocatorbot responded when checked.

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

  2. The bot is live on Telegram as 'Nearby ATM Finder'.

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

  3. The creator says searching currently may return no results because no ATMs are saved.

    “I really liked this idea , and it inspired me to build one for Addis Ababa too. But instead of collecting all the ATM locations by myself, I thought — why not make it a community project? After all, I can’t walk across the entire city to find every single ATM 😅 With this bot, everyone can help by sharing the locations of ATMs they know. Each time someone submits an ATM, it’s saved and beco”

    Post · @kkykbots · 13 Nov 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. The only presence is the Telegram bot page.

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

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

Distribution is limited to Telegram, there is no revenue or pricing, no policies or support contact, and no sign of continued commitment. Its survival depends on a crowd that has not been shown to exist.

22/100

  • Distribution20/30

    A Telegram bot or mini app.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    There is no mention of customers, payments, or revenue.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment2/20

    There is one launch post and no later activity, no roadmap, team, or community channel for the project.

Receipts (4)

  1. A Telegram bot or mini app.

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

  2. The post is a launch note with no monetisation.

    “I really liked this idea , and it inspired me to build one for Addis Ababa too. But instead of collecting all the ATM locations by myself, I thought — why not make it a community project? After all, I can’t walk across the entire city to find every single ATM 😅 With this bot, everyone can help by sharing the locations of ATMs they know. Each time someone submits an ATM, it’s saved and beco”

    Post · @kkykbots · 13 Nov 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. It is the only post, dated 2025-11-13.

    “I really liked this idea , and it inspired me to build one for Addis Ababa too. But instead of collecting all the ATM locations by myself, I thought — why not make it a community project? After all, I can’t walk across the entire city to find every single ATM 😅 With this bot, everyone can help by sharing the locations of ATMs they know. Each time someone submits an ATM, it’s saved and beco”

    Post · @kkykbots · 13 Nov 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. The snapshot shows no later posts.

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