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rep.et

A web application or service for Ethiopia

Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
rep.et
Built by
Frectonz

Bloat

159/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

rep.et is a working, live civic-information site built on public NEBE election results, with search, region and party browsing, a map and stats. It has no revenue model, no accounts and no sign of upkeep since April, so it works better as a public-interest project than as a business. The data is the main thing it has, and anyone with the same public source could rebuild it.

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?

There's a real need to find who represents you, but nothing in the project points to anyone paying for it. It has no pricing, payments or stated business model, so it reads as a civic utility.

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. The site lets people find their representative by constituency, region, party or map, which is a real civic problem.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rep.et (opens in a new tab)

  2. No payments, pricing or accounts were found, so there's no path to revenue.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rep.et (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

The data is public NEBE election results, and the site is a presentation layer anyone could rebuild quickly. The code is open source, which makes copying even easier.

12/100

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

Receipts (2)

  1. Data is collected from published NEBE results, so it isn't proprietary.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rep.et (opens in a new tab)

  2. The repo is public on GitHub, so the code can be copied freely.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rep.et (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

It was worked on across about three months, from February to April 2026, and nothing has shipped for roughly 167 days.

22/100

  • Sustained shipping11/60

    Worked on across 3 months.

  • Consistency11/40

    Updates in 2 of 3 months.

  • Quiet

    No update for 167 days, so scaled to 42%.

Receipts (2)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “Know Your Representative https://rep.et”

    Post · @thefrectonz · 3 Feb 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Most recent post about it.

    “The issue has been resolved. My password has been reset. I was honestly worried that I had been censored for rep.et and audit.et for a moment there 😂️️️️️️”

    Post · @thefrectonz · 23 Apr 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A real site is live on its own domain over HTTPS, with search, a map and stats built on all 480 seats. It's a read-only data browser without accounts, docs or an API.

64/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://rep.et responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Served over HTTPS.

  • Real product25/35

    The site works and covers 480 representatives, 12 regions and 8 parties with search, a map and stats. It's mostly a read-only data browser, so it's working but thin.

  • Own home10/10

    Lives on its own domain (rep.et).

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2026-04-23.

  • Operations4/15

    There's a public repo, sister sites and a Telegram contact for data errors. There are no accounts, docs, API or status page.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://rep.et responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rep.et (opens in a new tab)

  2. Lists 480 representatives, 12 regions and 8 parties, with an interactive map and stats pages.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rep.et (opens in a new tab)

  3. The creator launched it as 'Know Your Representative' at rep.et.

    “Know Your Representative https://rep.et”

    Post · @thefrectonz · 3 Feb 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. Facts show no accounts, docs or status page, but a GitHub repo link is present.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rep.et (opens in a new tab)

  5. The footer links sister projects electionwatch.et and audit.et.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rep.et (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

It's a web app on its own domain, but there's no revenue, pricing, privacy policy or terms. Upkeep depends on one builder's spare time, and it has been quiet since April.

39/100

  • 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 on the site suggests paying customers or revenue.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support8/8

    Posts point users to a support channel.

  • Commitment6/20

    The creator ships related civic projects (audit.et, electionwatch.et) and released several things in one month. There's no dedicated community, team or roadmap, and nothing has shipped since April.

Receipts (4)

  1. A web app on its own domain.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rep.et (opens in a new tab)

  2. No payment provider or pricing was found.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rep.et (opens in a new tab)

  3. Mentions releasing rep.et and audit.et among several projects in February.

    “Oof I am starting to feel this again. I could just be tired though. Released Penny, PM3, rep.et and audit.et all within Feburary all along with working on new features at work.”

    Post · @thefrectonz · 28 Feb 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. Sister projects are linked from the site, showing a small family of civic tools.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rep.et (opens in a new tab)