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tilebreath

Interactive 3D animation showcase using theatre.js and three.js

Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Bloat

92/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

Tilebreath is a small, live technical demo that shows how to animate 3D scenes programmatically. It is a portfolio or educational piece rather than a product: there is no pricing, no users or accounts, and no sign of work since the single post in February 2024. It is a fair showcase of craft, but it has no business model and nothing to defend.

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?

A demo meant to show a technique, with no identified user, no payer and no path to charging anyone.

8/100

Rubric 0–20No clear problem or user. A toy, a practice clone, or a solution looking for a problem.

Receipts (2)
  1. The creator describes it as a simple project to show how to animate 3D things, which is a showcase, not a product.

    “Remember this ? , its now deployed and public at tilebreath.robi.work Its a simple theatre.js + threalte project to show how to programmatically animate 3D things.”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 1 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The site shows no pricing, payments, accounts or waitlist, so there is no commercial model.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tilebreath.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

A small demo built on open-source libraries that anyone with theatre.js and three.js experience could recreate; there is no data, integration or distribution edge.

6/100

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

Receipts (2)
  1. It is built from off-the-shelf theatre.js and Threlte, described by the creator as simple.

    “Remember this ? , its now deployed and public at tilebreath.robi.work Its a simple theatre.js + threalte project to show how to programmatically animate 3D things.”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 1 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The page has no accounts, docs or backend, so nothing accumulates.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tilebreath.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

There is a single post on 2024-02-01 and no activity in the roughly 979 days since, so there is no sustained shipping to speak of.

0/100

  • Sustained shipping0/60

    Worked on across 0 days.

  • Consistency0/40

    Updates in 1 of 1 month.

  • Quiet

    No update for 979 days — scaled to 20%.

Receipts (1)
  1. Earliest post about it.

    “Remember this ? , its now deployed and public at tilebreath.robi.work Its a simple theatre.js + threalte project to show how to programmatically animate 3D things.”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 1 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A small working demo is live on its own domain over HTTPS, but it is a showcase with no accounts, backend, docs or other operational layer.

51/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://tilebreath.robi.work responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Served over HTTPS.

  • Real product15/35

    It is a live demo page that works, but it is a showcase rather than a tool with functionality that users depend on. That fits the 'landing page or demo' level.

  • Own home10/10

    Lives on its own domain (tilebreath.robi.work).

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2024-02-01.

  • Operations1/15

    It is a single static-style web page with no accounts, backend, docs, API, status page or second platform.

Receipts (4)
  1. https://tilebreath.robi.work responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tilebreath.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

  2. The creator says it is deployed and public as a project to demonstrate programmatic 3D animation.

    “Remember this ? , its now deployed and public at tilebreath.robi.work Its a simple theatre.js + threalte project to show how to programmatically animate 3D things.”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 1 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The site is live over HTTPS, with no accounts, docs or other functionality beyond the demo.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tilebreath.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

  4. The crawler found no docs, accounts, status page or store links.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tilebreath.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

The site is reachable on its own domain, but there is no pricing, payment, privacy or terms page, and no support contact or ongoing commitment. Nothing points to it being a sustainable product.

27/100

  • 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 post or on the site shows paying customers or revenue.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment2/20

    There is one post and no roadmap, team, dedicated channel or funding. The only sign of follow-through is that the creator deployed a project they had teased earlier.

Receipts (3)
  1. A web app on its own domain.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tilebreath.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

  2. No payment provider or prices were found on the site.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tilebreath.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

  3. The single post says the earlier-teased project is now deployed, which shows it was finished but not continued.

    “Remember this ? , its now deployed and public at tilebreath.robi.work Its a simple theatre.js + threalte project to show how to programmatically animate 3D things.”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 1 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)