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VerseHub

A categorized Bible verses site with verse of the day and random verse features

Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
verse-hub-one.vercel.app
Built by
Mira

Bloat

99/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

VerseHub is a small, working weekend project: a live site with categories, verse of the day, and random verse, built as a PC-friendly version of an existing mobile app. It has no business model, no accounts, and nothing hard to copy, and it has been dormant since January 2025. It reads as a solid hobby or practice project rather than a venture.

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 is a genuine desire (reading verses by theme on a PC), but it is a free content site with no payment path, and the creator frames it as a personal convenience. Free alternatives for Bible verses by topic are plentiful.

14/100

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

Receipts (2)

  1. Built because the creator wanted a PC version of someone else's mobile verse app, a personal-use motivation rather than a market play.

    “so a little while ago @selfmadecoder built a mobile app for a various Bible verses based on different categories. I was using the app actually, and always wanted to have it as a simple site so that i can get access to it on my pc too. i created the repo back then but didn't get the time to implement it. so this weekend I gathered verses, and made a verses site. Features: - Categorized Verses: Br”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 23 Dec 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The live site is a plain list of categories and a randomizer, with no pricing, accounts, or payments.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · verse-hub-one.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

A static-style site of curated verses by category that anyone could rebuild in a weekend; the creator did exactly that. The open-source repo invites copying and there is no proprietary data, Amharic depth, or distribution.

6/100

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

Receipts (2)

  1. Built in one weekend from gathered verses and described as open-source, so it is trivially reproducible.

    “so a little while ago @selfmadecoder built a mobile app for a various Bible verses based on different categories. I was using the app actually, and always wanted to have it as a simple site so that i can get access to it on my pc too. i created the repo back then but didn't get the time to implement it. so this weekend I gathered verses, and made a verses site. Features: - Categorized Verses: Br”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 23 Dec 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Contributions of verses and categories are invited, but this is community content on a public repo, not a defensible asset.

    “added the ability to get random verses for a specific category coz someone suggested it'd be cool. also added some more categories. if you want to add verses or create a new categories, you can contribute: - https://github.com/AmanuelCh/verse-hub site: - https://verse-hub-one.vercel.app also I sometimes put stuffs in the chat that i don't want to put on the main channel: chat link”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 9 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Shipped across about one month (Dec 2024 to Jan 2025) with a few small updates, then nothing for over 600 days.

10/100

  • Sustained shipping2/60

    Worked on across 1 month.

  • Consistency8/40

    Updates in 2 of 2 months.

  • Quiet

    No update for 621 days — scaled to 20%.

Receipts (2)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “so a little while ago @selfmadecoder built a mobile app for a various Bible verses based on different categories. I was using the app actually, and always wanted to have it as a simple site so that i can get access to it on my pc too. i created the repo back then but didn't get the time to implement it. so this weekend I gathered verses, and made a verses site. Features: - Categorized Verses: Br”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 23 Dec 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Most recent post about it.

    “https://verse-hub-one.vercel.app/verse/46”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 24 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A real, working site is live on a free Vercel subdomain with the promised features, but it is thin and has no accounts, backend, docs, or own domain.

53/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://verse-hub-one.vercel.app/ responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Served over HTTPS.

  • Real product25/35

    The site is live and does what it promises: categories, verse of the day, random verse, per-category randomization, and shareable verse pages. The feature set is thin.

  • Own home0/10

    Only on a free subdomain or link-in-bio page.

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2025-01-24.

  • Operations3/15

    Only a Vercel deployment and an open-source repo; no accounts, backend, docs, API, or status page found.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://verse-hub-one.vercel.app/ responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · verse-hub-one.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

  2. The live page shows the category list, a random verse with Randomize button, and a verse reference.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · verse-hub-one.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

  3. Per-category random verses and more categories were added after user feedback.

    “added the ability to get random verses for a specific category coz someone suggested it'd be cool. also added some more categories. if you want to add verses or create a new categories, you can contribute: - https://github.com/AmanuelCh/verse-hub site: - https://verse-hub-one.vercel.app also I sometimes put stuffs in the chat that i don't want to put on the main channel: chat link”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 9 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

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

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · verse-hub-one.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

  5. A GitHub repo is linked for contributions, which is a small sign of structure.

    “added the ability to get random verses for a specific category coz someone suggested it'd be cool. also added some more categories. if you want to add verses or create a new categories, you can contribute: - https://github.com/AmanuelCh/verse-hub site: - https://verse-hub-one.vercel.app also I sometimes put stuffs in the chat that i don't want to put on the main channel: chat link”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 9 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

Distribution is limited to a free subdomain and a Telegram channel, with no revenue, payments, privacy policy, terms, or support contact. Commitment appears to have ended after the initial weekend and one follow-up.

16/100

  • Distribution12/30

    A site on a free subdomain.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    No mention of customers, revenue, or any monetization.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment4/20

    The creator iterated once in response to a suggestion and opened the repo to contributors, but there is no team, roadmap, dedicated project channel, or activity since January 2025.

Receipts (4)

  1. A site on a free subdomain.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · verse-hub-one.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

  2. No payment provider or pricing on the site.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · verse-hub-one.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

  3. Added a feature on a user's suggestion and invited contributions.

    “added the ability to get random verses for a specific category coz someone suggested it'd be cool. also added some more categories. if you want to add verses or create a new categories, you can contribute: - https://github.com/AmanuelCh/verse-hub site: - https://verse-hub-one.vercel.app also I sometimes put stuffs in the chat that i don't want to put on the main channel: chat link”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 9 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. The last post is a bare link in January 2025, with nothing since.

    “https://verse-hub-one.vercel.app/verse/46”

    Post · @Mi_Ra_Ch · 24 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)