Made in Ethiopia
Telegram-native app store for software made in Ethiopia
Telegram mini app Rated 7 Oct 2026
- Built by
Kenat / ቀናት
Bloat
146/500Where it landed on the scale
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Summary
A live Telegram mini app that catalogs Ethiopian software and lets builders publish their own. It's two months old with a single day of posted activity, no revenue path, and nothing that would stop a copy. The idea fits the local scene, but it's early and unproven.
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: apps shared in channel feeds get buried and have no update history. But there's no sign of how it would earn money, and a directory's value depends on listings and returning users that aren't shown yet.
33/100
Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.
Receipts (2)
States the problem clearly: apps get lost in a feed and updates are untracked, and offers a catalog and publishing as the fix.
“🇪🇹 Made in Ethiopia I loved SwipeDel from @Dagmawi_Babi’s channel, but later couldn’t find it among hundreds of posts—and had no idea when it updated. A feed isn’t an app store. So I built @made_in_ethiopia_bot: a Telegram-native app store for software made in Ethiopia. • Android, desktop, web, extensions & bots • Publish your own software It’s new, but every ecosystem starts somewhere. ➡️ t.m”
Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 7 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The listing is just a short 'Bots | apps | tools' description, with no pricing or business model.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/made_in_ethiopia_bot/app (opens in a new tab)
Moat
What stops someone copying it?
A catalog mini app is easy to rebuild, and the only edge is being early and using the Telegram channel's credibility. There's no proprietary data, payment integration or lock-in shown.
15/100
Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.
Receipts (2)
The builder calls it new, and nothing in it suggests anything hard to copy.
“🇪🇹 Made in Ethiopia I loved SwipeDel from @Dagmawi_Babi’s channel, but later couldn’t find it among hundreds of posts—and had no idea when it updated. A feed isn’t an app store. So I built @made_in_ethiopia_bot: a Telegram-native app store for software made in Ethiopia. • Android, desktop, web, extensions & bots • Publish your own software It’s new, but every ecosystem starts somewhere. ➡️ t.m”
Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 7 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The page shows a plain Telegram mini app with no distinctive technology or data.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/made_in_ethiopia_bot/app (opens in a new tab)
Momentum
Did the updates keep coming?
It was seen on one day in August and nothing has been posted in the 60 days since, so there's no record of steady shipping yet.
0/100
- Sustained shipping0/60
Worked on across 0 days.
- Consistency0/40
Updates in 1 of 1 month.
- Quiet
No update for 60 days, so scaled to 100%.
Receipts (2)
Earliest post about it.
“🇪🇹 Made in Ethiopia I loved SwipeDel from @Dagmawi_Babi’s channel, but later couldn’t find it among hundreds of posts—and had no idea when it updated. A feed isn’t an app store. So I built @made_in_ethiopia_bot: a Telegram-native app store for software made in Ethiopia. • Android, desktop, web, extensions & bots • Publish your own software It’s new, but every ecosystem starts somewhere. ➡️ t.m”
Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 7 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Most recent post about it.
“76 new users in 1 day is crazy 😱 Thank you guys Miniapp”
Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 7 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Infrastructure
Does a real, working product exist?
A working mini app exists and opens in Telegram, so there's something usable. What's behind it, such as the size of the catalog and how publishing works, isn't visible.
74/100
- It's live20/20
https://t.me/made_in_ethiopia_bot/app responded when checked.
- HTTPS5/5
Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram), so HTTPS is the platform's.
- Real product25/35
The mini app is live and launches, and the posts describe browsing and publishing across several platform types. The crawler only confirmed it opens, so the depth of the catalog and publishing flow is unverified, which makes it working but thin.
- Own home5/10
A Telegram bot, no home of its own.
- Maintained15/15
Last sign of shipping 2026-08-07.
- Operations4/15
It's a Telegram mini app, and the builder has other tools (a bot, a doc site, an Android app). But there's no sign of docs, an API, a status page or any operational setup for this project itself.
Receipts (5)
https://t.me/made_in_ethiopia_bot/app responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/made_in_ethiopia_bot/app (opens in a new tab)
The mini app is live and can be launched from Telegram.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/made_in_ethiopia_bot/app (opens in a new tab)
Describes listing Android, desktop, web, extensions and bots, plus a publishing option.
“🇪🇹 Made in Ethiopia I loved SwipeDel from @Dagmawi_Babi’s channel, but later couldn’t find it among hundreds of posts—and had no idea when it updated. A feed isn’t an app store. So I built @made_in_ethiopia_bot: a Telegram-native app store for software made in Ethiopia. • Android, desktop, web, extensions & bots • Publish your own software It’s new, but every ecosystem starts somewhere. ➡️ t.m”
Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 7 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Only the Telegram mini app page was found, with no docs or other surfaces.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/made_in_ethiopia_bot/app (opens in a new tab)
Mentions a publishing flow for developers, which implies some backend, but nothing is shown.
“🇪🇹 Made in Ethiopia I loved SwipeDel from @Dagmawi_Babi’s channel, but later couldn’t find it among hundreds of posts—and had no idea when it updated. A feed isn’t an app store. So I built @made_in_ethiopia_bot: a Telegram-native app store for software made in Ethiopia. • Android, desktop, web, extensions & bots • Publish your own software It’s new, but every ecosystem starts somewhere. ➡️ t.m”
Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 7 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Sustainability
Is it being set up to last?
Distribution through Telegram is natural for the audience, but there's no money path, no privacy policy or terms, no support contact and no sign of ongoing commitment after launch.
24/100
- Distribution20/30
A Telegram bot or mini app.
- Payments0/15
No payment provider found.
- Pricing0/10
No pricing found on the site.
- Revenue0/5
No paying customers or revenue are mentioned anywhere in the posts, and the crawler found no payment provider.
- Privacy policy0/7
No privacy policy found.
- Terms0/5
No terms of service found.
- Support0/8
No support contact found.
- Commitment4/20
The project has its own bot and mini app, and the builder has other tools. There's no team, roadmap, community channel or funding shown, and the last post was on the first day.
Receipts (4)
A Telegram bot or mini app.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/made_in_ethiopia_bot/app (opens in a new tab)
Only mentions new user sign-ups, which isn't revenue.
“76 new users in 1 day is crazy 😱 Thank you guys Miniapp”
Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 7 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
A launch post says it's new and offers no roadmap.
“🇪🇹 Made in Ethiopia I loved SwipeDel from @Dagmawi_Babi’s channel, but later couldn’t find it among hundreds of posts—and had no idea when it updated. A feed isn’t an app store. So I built @made_in_ethiopia_bot: a Telegram-native app store for software made in Ethiopia. • Android, desktop, web, extensions & bots • Publish your own software It’s new, but every ecosystem starts somewhere. ➡️ t.m”
Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 7 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The only follow-up is a thank-you note, with no plan or update.
“76 new users in 1 day is crazy 😱 Thank you guys Miniapp”
Post · @kenat_tool_kit · 7 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)