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stickerguy.et

Website featuring an animated Rive mascot with interactive animation

Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
stickerguy.et
Built by
Eyuel Zero's Stuff

Bloat

190/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

The site is live and works as a storefront with a catalogue, three stated sticker sizes with prices, custom orders through Telegram, and Addis delivery. It looks like a real small business with a physical Bole shop, but the only post is one progress note about the mascot animation, and the site has no online payments or policies. The moat is thin because stickers are easy to copy, and nothing has been shipped for over 600 days.

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?

Stickers are a real product with a clear price ladder and a way to charge (Telegram orders, Bole pickup, Addis delivery), which fits how local shops sell. The site says it has served customers for years, but the dossier has no payment records or sales figures to confirm it, so it's plausible rather than shown.

58/100

Rubric 41–60Plausible users and a believable way to charge them. Not yet shown to work.

Receipts (3)

  1. Lists three sticker sizes at 19.99, 29.99 and 39.99 birr, plus a 5 birr per photo fee for custom orders.

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

  2. Order flow uses a Telegram order account, Bole pickup and 320 birr Addis delivery, which suits local habits.

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

  3. Claims 7 years of service and 2000+ customers, but this is the site's own claim with no independent proof.

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

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

Printing and selling stickers is easy for others to copy. The edge is execution, a physical shop in Bole, and a distinctive mascot and brand, none of which compounds into data or a network.

22/100

Rubric 21–40The only edge is execution, or being first.

Receipts (2)

  1. A storefront with a catalogue and delivery, which any local print shop could set up.

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

  2. The interactive Rive mascot is a branding touch that gives some personality but isn't hard to replicate.

    “Oh, I forgot to update on My Progress With Rive! Earlier this week, I managed to integrate my rive project onto stickerguy.et's website! Click on the big Mascot's face for a special animation. 😉 Also, I'm experimenting on this style: posts with voice messages as the expanded view of my thoughts. Let me know your comments on this style :)”

    Post · @eyuelzerostuff · 8 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

There's one post, on a single day (2025-01-08), and nothing since, so no steady shipping can be shown. The site was last touched over 600 days ago.

0/100

  • Sustained shipping0/60

    Worked on across 0 days.

  • Consistency0/40

    Updates in 1 of 1 month.

  • Quiet

    No update for 637 days, so scaled to 20%.

Receipts (1)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “Oh, I forgot to update on My Progress With Rive! Earlier this week, I managed to integrate my rive project onto stickerguy.et's website! Click on the big Mascot's face for a special animation. 😉 Also, I'm experimenting on this style: posts with voice messages as the expanded view of my thoughts. Let me know your comments on this style :)”

    Post · @eyuelzerostuff · 8 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A working storefront is live on its own domain over HTTPS, with a catalogue, a cart, prices and a delivery flow. It's thin, since there are no online payments, accounts or docs, and orders complete over Telegram.

64/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://stickerguy.et responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Served over HTTPS.

  • Real product25/35

    The live site has a shop, how-to-order steps, pricing, delivery details and a cart. It's working but thin, since there are no accounts or payment integration, and orders are finished by contact over Telegram.

  • Own home10/10

    Lives on its own domain (stickerguy.et).

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2025-01-08.

  • Operations4/15

    There's a physical shop, a delivery option and a Telegram order account, but the crawler found no accounts, docs, API, status page or payment backend.

Receipts (5)

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

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

  2. Shows a cart, a browsable sticker shop and an order flow, with no payments or accounts detected.

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

  3. Creator says the Rive mascot animation was integrated into the site.

    “Oh, I forgot to update on My Progress With Rive! Earlier this week, I managed to integrate my rive project onto stickerguy.et's website! Click on the big Mascot's face for a special animation. 😉 Also, I'm experimenting on this style: posts with voice messages as the expanded view of my thoughts. Let me know your comments on this style :)”

    Post · @eyuelzerostuff · 8 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. Facts show accounts false, docs false, status_page false and no payments.

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

  5. Describes a Bole shop pickup and delivery within Addis, which counts as real-world operations.

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

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

It's a web app on its own domain with stated prices and a real shop and delivery model, which gives it a believable way to earn. Against that, there's no payment provider, privacy policy or terms, and no sign of the creator's ongoing commitment.

46/100

  • Distribution25/30

    A web app on its own domain.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing10/10

    A pricing page or stated prices on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    The creator's single post says nothing about customers or revenue. The site's 2000+ customers claim isn't in the creator's posts, so no points here.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support8/8

    A way to reach support.

  • Commitment3/20

    There is a dedicated domain and a stated multi-year business, but only one post, no roadmap, no team and no project community. The last activity was 2025-01-08.

Receipts (4)

  1. A web app on its own domain.

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

  2. The only post is about the mascot animation and a voice-message format, with no mention of sales.

    “Oh, I forgot to update on My Progress With Rive! Earlier this week, I managed to integrate my rive project onto stickerguy.et's website! Click on the big Mascot's face for a special animation. 😉 Also, I'm experimenting on this style: posts with voice messages as the expanded view of my thoughts. Let me know your comments on this style :)”

    Post · @eyuelzerostuff · 8 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. A single progress update, mentioning earlier Rive work, so there's some continued effort.

    “Oh, I forgot to update on My Progress With Rive! Earlier this week, I managed to integrate my rive project onto stickerguy.et's website! Click on the big Mascot's face for a special animation. 😉 Also, I'm experimenting on this style: posts with voice messages as the expanded view of my thoughts. Let me know your comments on this style :)”

    Post · @eyuelzerostuff · 8 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. The site presents a long-running brand with an order account on Telegram.

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