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thegarden.gg

A platform or project Robi is grinding on while in Tbilisi

Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
thegarden.gg
Built by
Robi makes stuff

Bloat

166/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

The Garden is a live web app on its own domain with privacy and terms pages. The creator's posts show real development: profile pages, an auth migration to better-auth, and a donor feature. But there has been no sign of shipping for about two years, no pricing or payment provider was found, and the front page exposes almost nothing to the crawler. The concept is generic, and the evidence of paying users or a defensible edge is thin.

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 idea is a talent-sharing platform with donations, which addresses a real but loosely defined need. Nothing shows who pays, how, or that the model fits a market this builder can reach.

24/100

Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.

Receipts (3)

  1. Mentions being a top donor on the site, so a donation mechanic seems to exist, but there is no sign of how money flows or who the users are.

    “Yayyy I'm the third most donor on thegarden.gg”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 7 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Terms describe a global community for sharing talent, a broad pitch with no specific audience or paying customer.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · thegarden.gg/terms (opens in a new tab)

  3. The crawler found no pricing, no payment provider and no accounts on the front page.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · thegarden.gg (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

A talent-sharing and donation platform with profile pages is something many developers could rebuild quickly, and nothing in the dossier shows proprietary data, network effects or local depth.

10/100

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

Receipts (3)

  1. Generic user-content platform terms with no differentiating local or technical element.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · thegarden.gg/terms (opens in a new tab)

  2. Profile pages are a standard feature that does not set the product apart.

    “The new profile pages we are cooking at thegarden.gg #GardenDevLogs”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 13 Jul 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The auth migration from Firebase to better-auth is ordinary engineering, not a defensible advantage.

    “me : refactoring our auth system on thegarden.gg to better-auth from firebase also me : forgets that FCM ( firebase cloud messaging ) plays well with firebase and i have to now make a new implementation for notifications”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 29 Oct 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Posts spanned about nine months in 2024, with updates in only four of them, and nothing has appeared for over 700 days, so momentum has effectively stopped.

16/100

  • Sustained shipping12/60

    Worked on across 9 months.

  • Consistency4/40

    Updates in 4 of 9 months.

  • Quiet

    No update for 708 days — scaled to 20%.

Receipts (2)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “Yayyy I'm the third most donor on thegarden.gg”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 7 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Most recent post about it.

    “me : refactoring our auth system on thegarden.gg to better-auth from firebase also me : forgets that FCM ( firebase cloud messaging ) plays well with firebase and i have to now make a new implementation for notifications”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 29 Oct 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

The site is live on its own domain with privacy and terms pages, and the posts describe profiles, donations, auth and notifications. But nothing visible shows pricing, payments or how deep the product goes.

65/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://thegarden.gg responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Served over HTTPS.

  • Real product25/35

    The posts describe a working app with profiles, donations, auth and notifications, and the site is live. The crawler could not see inside it, and no recent activity confirms it still works as described, so it counts as working but thin.

  • Own home10/10

    Lives on its own domain (thegarden.gg).

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2024-10-29.

  • Operations5/15

    There are signs of a backend with auth and push notifications, plus privacy and terms pages with a support email. But there are no docs, API, status page or second platform, and the crawler found no accounts or support contact on the main page.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://thegarden.gg responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · thegarden.gg (opens in a new tab)

  2. The creator refers to donor rankings on the site, implying a functioning donation feature.

    “Yayyy I'm the third most donor on thegarden.gg”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 7 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The creator is refactoring auth and notifications on a real backend.

    “me : refactoring our auth system on thegarden.gg to better-auth from firebase also me : forgets that FCM ( firebase cloud messaging ) plays well with firebase and i have to now make a new implementation for notifications”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 29 Oct 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. The site responds live over HTTPS.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · thegarden.gg (opens in a new tab)

  5. Mentions auth system and Firebase Cloud Messaging, so a real backend exists.

    “me : refactoring our auth system on thegarden.gg to better-auth from firebase also me : forgets that FCM ( firebase cloud messaging ) plays well with firebase and i have to now make a new implementation for notifications”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 29 Oct 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

There is no payment mechanism, pricing or revenue evidence, the market is vaguely defined, and it is a solo effort that went quiet in late 2024, so long-term sustainability looks weak.

51/100

  • 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 post mentions paying customers or revenue, and no payment provider or pricing was found.

  • Privacy policy7/7

    Has a privacy policy.

  • Terms5/5

    Has terms of service.

  • Support8/8

    Posts point users to a support channel.

  • Commitment6/20

    The creator was clearly committed through 2024, using a #GardenDevLogs tag and calling it their main focus. But there is no team, roadmap, dedicated channel or funding, and activity stopped in October 2024.

Receipts (6)

  1. A web app on its own domain.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · thegarden.gg (opens in a new tab)

  2. Has a privacy policy.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · thegarden.gg/privacy (opens in a new tab)

  3. The crawler found no payments and no prices.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · thegarden.gg (opens in a new tab)

  4. The post says the creator is grinding on the project but gives no revenue signal.

    “Also the reason im not posting a lot is that im genuinely learning a lot in tbilisi and changing my entire worldview about money and the standards people live at, and im grinding hard on thegarden.gg. Stuff like does morality actually get in the way of making money , how people that have a lot of money think , what might happen in the next 10 years , some underground crypto shi. im in my liste”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 17 Aug 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  5. A dedicated dev-log hashtag shows an intent to document progress.

    “The new profile pages we are cooking at thegarden.gg #GardenDevLogs”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 13 Jul 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  6. The creator says they are grinding hard on the project, though it is a solo effort.

    “Also the reason im not posting a lot is that im genuinely learning a lot in tbilisi and changing my entire worldview about money and the standards people live at, and im grinding hard on thegarden.gg. Stuff like does morality actually get in the way of making money , how people that have a lot of money think , what might happen in the next 10 years , some underground crypto shi. im in my liste”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 17 Aug 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)