Redat
Find taxi locations and fare estimates without awkwardness
Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant
- Link
- redat.vercel.app
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Sam's Archive
Bloat
158/500Where it landed on the scale
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Summary
Redat is a live, working fare and route lookup with a Go backend, a contribution flow, and a Flutter app prototype. It solves a real everyday problem, but it has no way to earn money, the data is partial and crowd-fed, and there's been no visible shipping for about 300 days. It's a solid hobby project with a useful idea, not yet a business.
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: newcomers to a city don't know which taxi to take or what it costs. But there's no pricing, no payments, and no clear path to anyone paying for it, and the data is self-described as incomplete.
38/100
Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.
Receipts (3)
States the problem of not knowing where to catch a taxi or what it costs, and admits the data is incomplete and not fully accurate.
“Live Link: redat.vercel.app Ever been in a new area and had no clue where to catch a taxi? Or felt too shy to ask someone? I’ve been there. I also know how awkward it can be to ask how much money you’ll need for the taxi. That’s why I made Redat a site to help you figure out where to take the taxi you need and how much it might cost, without any awkwardness What Redat Does Finds Your Taxi Spot:”
Post · @Samuel_Dumps · 11 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The live site shows a taxi money and route checker with no pricing, accounts, or payment options.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · redat.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
Says people are still using it and contributing routes, which shows some real use but no revenue.
“This week, we made some improvements to Redat. > my friend @yonnag worked on optimizing the pricing to make it more efficient and accurate based on the official tariff if it is not on db. > we added a feature to check if the provided information is accurate, which helps us correct any mistakes. I'm really glad that people are still using Redat and contributing new routes and we'll continue to ”
Post · @Samuel_Dumps · 15 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Moat
What stops someone copying it?
The route and station data collected from contributors could compound, but it's small and incomplete today. The rest is a simple lookup that someone could rebuild fairly quickly.
24/100
Rubric 21–40The only edge is execution, or being first.
Receipts (3)
Only 5 or 6 station images were added, taken from Google Maps, so the data set is still thin.
“New Feature So, for redat I added a feature that shows images of the station locations. It helps people get a better idea of the place by actually seeing it in a picture. Right now, I’ve only added 5 or 6 places.I got the images from Google Maps but they are few.but it’s a start. What do you think about this? If you like the feature and think it’s useful,I could add it up to the existing contr”
Post · @Samuel_Dumps · 28 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Contribution of station images opens a path to crowd-built data, but it's not yet substantial.
“you can now contribute images of taxi stations on redat.🙏 for new subs you can check the pinned message to see what it's about.”
Post · @Samuel_Dumps · 21 Apr 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Fallback pricing is based on the official tariff, which is public and easy for others to copy.
“This week, we made some improvements to Redat. > my friend @yonnag worked on optimizing the pricing to make it more efficient and accurate based on the official tariff if it is not on db. > we added a feature to check if the provided information is accurate, which helps us correct any mistakes. I'm really glad that people are still using Redat and contributing new routes and we'll continue to ”
Post · @Samuel_Dumps · 15 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Momentum
Did the updates keep coming?
It was shipped actively from January to April 2025, with a flurry of updates in February, then only a recap in December. That's updates in 4 of 12 months and nothing for about 300 days.
20/100
- Sustained shipping16/60
Worked on across 11 months.
- Consistency4/40
Updates in 4 of 12 months.
- Quiet
No update for 300 days, so scaled to 27%.
Receipts (2)
Earliest post about it.
“Live Link: redat.vercel.app Ever been in a new area and had no clue where to catch a taxi? Or felt too shy to ask someone? I’ve been there. I also know how awkward it can be to ask how much money you’ll need for the taxi. That’s why I made Redat a site to help you figure out where to take the taxi you need and how much it might cost, without any awkwardness What Redat Does Finds Your Taxi Spot:”
Post · @Samuel_Dumps · 11 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Most recent post about it.
“projects recap redat context search bot mezmur trivia easy copy year tracker enveasy telebirr verifier lib for go currently working on a form library/engine some of them are not working because of a server issue mnamn gn yeah learned a lot because of these projects.”
Post · @Samuel_Dumps · 11 Dec 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Infrastructure
Does a real, working product exist?
A working product exists: the site is live, with a Go backend, route lookup, fare estimates, a contribution page, and station images. The data is admittedly incomplete, and the mobile app was never released.
57/100
- It's live20/20
https://redat.vercel.app responded when checked.
- HTTPS5/5
Served over HTTPS.
- Real product25/35
The site is live and does what it says: route and fare lookup, a contribute page, station images, and an accuracy check. It's thin because the data is incomplete and the mobile app isn't released.
- Own home0/10
Only on a free subdomain or link-in-bio page.
- Maintained0/15
Last sign of shipping 2025-12-11.
- Operations7/15
There's a separate Go backend, a contribution flow, and a mobile app prototype, but no accounts, docs, API, or status page, and the creator mentions some projects are down from a server issue.
Receipts (5)
https://redat.vercel.app responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · redat.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
Live page with a taxi money calculator and a Contribute Route Data option.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · redat.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
Tariff-based pricing fallback and an accuracy-check feature were added.
“This week, we made some improvements to Redat. > my friend @yonnag worked on optimizing the pricing to make it more efficient and accurate based on the official tariff if it is not on db. > we added a feature to check if the provided information is accurate, which helps us correct any mistakes. I'm really glad that people are still using Redat and contributing new routes and we'll continue to ”
Post · @Samuel_Dumps · 15 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
A Flutter app was built but is explicitly not ready for release.
“done with the app version of redat , as i told you this is my first time building a mobile app so it is not perfect the ui is not great i just tried to replicate the web version it is not ready for release yet i need to make sure everything is set, and flutter is great I know I’ve only built one app but I really enjoyed the experience so yeah i guess i am a mobile dev now.😅”
Post · @Samuel_Dumps · 15 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Separate Next.js frontend and Go backend repositories.
“Live Link: redat.vercel.app Ever been in a new area and had no clue where to catch a taxi? Or felt too shy to ask someone? I’ve been there. I also know how awkward it can be to ask how much money you’ll need for the taxi. That’s why I made Redat a site to help you figure out where to take the taxi you need and how much it might cost, without any awkwardness What Redat Does Finds Your Taxi Spot:”
Post · @Samuel_Dumps · 11 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Sustainability
Is it being set up to last?
It's hosted on a free subdomain with no pricing, payments, privacy policy, terms, or support contact, so there's no money coming in. Crowd contributions could build the data over time, but the creator has largely moved on to other projects.
19/100
- 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 points to paying customers or any revenue.
- Privacy policy0/7
No privacy policy found.
- Terms0/5
No terms of service found.
- Support0/8
No support contact found.
- Commitment7/20
A friend helped on pricing and the creator kept up weekly improvements for a few months, but there's no dedicated community, funding, or roadmap, and activity stopped after April apart from a recap. The creator also admits to moving on from finished projects.
Receipts (5)
A site on a free subdomain.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · redat.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
No pricing, payments, or accounts were found on the site.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · redat.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
A collaborator worked on pricing and people are contributing routes.
“This week, we made some improvements to Redat. > my friend @yonnag worked on optimizing the pricing to make it more efficient and accurate based on the official tariff if it is not on db. > we added a feature to check if the provided information is accurate, which helps us correct any mistakes. I'm really glad that people are still using Redat and contributing new routes and we'll continue to ”
Post · @Samuel_Dumps · 15 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Creator says they tend to stop maintaining projects after launch and intends to change that.
“As told I you for this week’s challenge was to build an app version of Redat. it was a tough one. I've never made an mobile app before mind that.I didn't have any experience on this area still wanted to give it a chance.My initial plan was to use Flutter but after that post React Native seemed like a good alt since i already knew about react .so I gave it a shot. But It wasn't easy.It was challe”
Post · @Samuel_Dumps · 9 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
December recap lists Redat among past projects while the creator moves to a form library.
“projects recap redat context search bot mezmur trivia easy copy year tracker enveasy telebirr verifier lib for go currently working on a form library/engine some of them are not working because of a server issue mnamn gn yeah learned a lot because of these projects.”
Post · @Samuel_Dumps · 11 Dec 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)