sq

AI-powered task and project idea generator with local storage

Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link: sq.robi.work
Built by: Robi makes stuff

Bloat

133/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0

Float
300

Moat
400

500

Summary

sq is a small, live, open-source GPT wrapper that works as described: paste an idea, get an actionable breakdown, with data kept in local storage. It has no accounts, payments, pricing, support or legal pages, and shipping stopped in August 2024. It reads as a personal utility and an experiment, not 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?

It solves a real personal problem (going from a vague idea to a plan), but nothing shows a path to anyone paying. There is no pricing or payment, and the creator frames it as a tool they needed for themselves.

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 (3)

Describes the problem and the use case, framed as a tool the creator personally needed.
“This is a tool i needed a LOT. So i ended up making it. Basically saves you from ditching an idea because you don't know how to do it or where to start. And also helps you keep track of the sidequests you started but never finished plus gives you fresh ideas to hyperfixate on. Imagine you are doomscrolling and you see a thing you want to try, you can now take that vague desire into sq.robi.work ”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 31 Mar 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
No pricing, payments, accounts or waitlist on the live site, so there is no way to charge.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · sq.robi.work (opens in a new tab)
Repo description frames it as a personal-productivity helper, not a product for a defined paying market.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/sq (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

It is a thin wrapper around a GPT prompt with a task list UI, and anyone could rebuild it in a weekend. The source is public, and no data, network effect or local depth protects it.

8/100

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

Receipts (3)

GPT generates the list behind the scenes; the product is a prompt plus a list UI.
“This is a tool i needed a LOT. So i ended up making it. Basically saves you from ditching an idea because you don't know how to do it or where to start. And also helps you keep track of the sidequests you started but never finished plus gives you fresh ideas to hyperfixate on. Imagine you are doomscrolling and you see a thing you want to try, you can now take that vague desire into sq.robi.work ”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 31 Mar 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The code is open source, so copying is trivial.
“sq.robi.work is now opensource https://github.com/RobiMez/sq”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 2 Apr 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
No accounts or backend are visible, so no accumulated user data.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · sq.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Posts span about five months, from March to August 2024, with updates in only two of them. The last sign of shipping was over two years ago, so momentum is very low.

13/100

Sustained shipping10/60
Worked on across 5 months.
Consistency3/40
Updates in 2 of 5 months.
Quiet
No update for 776 days — scaled to 20%.

Receipts (2)

Earliest post about it.
“This is a tool i needed a LOT. So i ended up making it. Basically saves you from ditching an idea because you don't know how to do it or where to start. And also helps you keep track of the sidequests you started but never finished plus gives you fresh ideas to hyperfixate on. Imagine you are doomscrolling and you see a thing you want to try, you can now take that vague desire into sq.robi.work ”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 31 Mar 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Most recent post about it.
“what i should have built sq.robi.work to become”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 22 Aug 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A real, working app is live on its own domain over HTTPS, and the generate flow and filters work. It is thin: no accounts, backend, docs or other platforms, and all data lives in the browser's local storage.

62/100

It's live20/20
https://sq.robi.work responded when checked.
HTTPS5/5
Served over HTTPS.
Real product25/35
The live site has working generation and filtering controls (Just mine, Hide done, Hide originals, Generate Quest), so it works, but it is thin: local storage only and a single core function.
Own home10/10
Lives on its own domain (sq.robi.work).
Maintained0/15
Last sign of shipping 2024-08-22.
Operations2/15
Almost no operational signals: no accounts, docs, status page or API, and a single web platform. The only extras are a public repo and a Vercel deployment.

Receipts (5)

https://sq.robi.work responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · sq.robi.work (opens in a new tab)
Live page shows the generate and filter controls.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · sq.robi.work (opens in a new tab)
Describes the working flow: paste idea, generate, tags, time estimates, shared quests.
“This is a tool i needed a LOT. So i ended up making it. Basically saves you from ditching an idea because you don't know how to do it or where to start. And also helps you keep track of the sidequests you started but never finished plus gives you fresh ideas to hyperfixate on. Imagine you are doomscrolling and you see a thing you want to try, you can now take that vague desire into sq.robi.work ”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 31 Mar 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Crawler found no docs, accounts, status page or store links.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · sq.robi.work (opens in a new tab)
Creator states there is no auth and that data lives in local storage.
“This is a tool i needed a LOT. So i ended up making it. Basically saves you from ditching an idea because you don't know how to do it or where to start. And also helps you keep track of the sidequests you started but never finished plus gives you fresh ideas to hyperfixate on. Imagine you are doomscrolling and you see a thing you want to try, you can now take that vague desire into sq.robi.work ”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 31 Mar 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

It is a web app on its own domain, but it has no pricing, payments, privacy policy, terms or support contact. It is a solo side project with no roadmap, and development has stalled.

28/100

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
No posts mention paying customers or revenue, and the site has no payment mechanism.
Privacy policy0/7
No privacy policy found.
Terms0/5
No terms of service found.
Support0/8
No support contact found.
Commitment3/20
One person, no dedicated channel or team, and no roadmap kept. The creator promised open source and delivered within two days, but activity then stopped, and the last post reads as a retrospective.

Receipts (5)

A web app on its own domain.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · sq.robi.work (opens in a new tab)
No payment providers or pricing found.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · sq.robi.work (opens in a new tab)
Followed through on the promise to open-source it within days.
“sq.robi.work is now opensource https://github.com/RobiMez/sq”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 2 Apr 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Last post (Aug 2024) reflects on what should have been built, with no sign of continued work.
“what i should have built sq.robi.work to become”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 22 Aug 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Last push was 2024-03-31, with no releases.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/sq (opens in a new tab)