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wip.et

Public accountability feed with streak leaderboard for shipping

Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026

Link
wip.et

Float

303/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

wip.et is a working, actively maintained product. It is a deliberate clone of wip.co, with accounts, a feed, streaks, heatmaps, recaps, a Telegram bot, an API and a Raycast extension, and a few other builders now post on it. It has no payments and no revenue, and little defends it beyond execution and a small niche community, so it lands mid-range on viability and low on moat.

Float · Real and alive, but nothing stops a copy 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 real habit-tracking need, and a handful of other builders use it. But the creator states no pricing or business model, and the only 'distribution' is a small circle of local builders. Nothing shows that anyone would pay.

38/100

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

Receipts (4)
  1. The creator calls it a 'shameless clone' of wip.co and mentions no monetisation.

    “Here's wip.et a shameless clone of wip.co done quick and dirty in a few hours. its a public accountability feed with a streak leaderboard. no social media features yet , not even liking eachother , just you ship something as a todo or done. you plan then execute. @rb_wk & @robi_makes_stuff”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 17 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The live homepage shows other users (@sukkoth, @ezra) posting alongside @robi, so people use it.

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

  3. The crawler found no payment provider and no prices on the site.

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

  4. A patron-donation system appears only as an open todo, so there is no revenue model yet.

    “@robi · Week 23 of 2026 (Jun 1 – Jun 7) Shipped (21) • Life dashboard Tokens spent today , messages with claude Mac's live performance Sleep , h… • experiment with identicons #odit • Raycast extension now live for #wip • Make a network load testing tool like postman. but in rust ? or go ? • #sma flip dark and light icons on theme toggle. • add multi endpoint load tests to #loadcell • set up scree”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 8 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

It is a clone of an existing product, built in a few hours at the start, and the feature set is easy to replicate. The edge is the creator's execution and a small local community. Streak history and the Raycast and Telegram integrations add only light stickiness.

18/100

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

Receipts (3)
  1. The creator says it was a clone 'done quick and dirty in a few hours'.

    “Here's wip.et a shameless clone of wip.co done quick and dirty in a few hours. its a public accountability feed with a streak leaderboard. no social media features yet , not even liking eachother , just you ship something as a todo or done. you plan then execute. @rb_wk & @robi_makes_stuff”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 17 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Streak restore and freeze mechanics add some user lock-in, but they are simple features.

    “added a streak restore & streak freeze streak restore is applicable to everyone who at least had a 30 day streak before they lost it. shows up on your heatmap tho so uhh , sad wip.et”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 30 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The Raycast extension is a small distribution channel with only 9 installs, so it is not a real moat.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · raycast.com/robimez/wipet (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

It has been shipped steadily for about four months, from launch in May through a video-support release in September, with updates in every month. The creator's weekly logs show frequent feature drops early on, then a slower cadence.

78/100

  • Sustained shipping38/60

    Worked on across 4 months.

  • Consistency40/40

    Updates in 4 of 4 months.

Receipts (2)
  1. Earliest post about it.

    “Here's wip.et a shameless clone of wip.co done quick and dirty in a few hours. its a public accountability feed with a streak leaderboard. no social media features yet , not even liking eachother , just you ship something as a todo or done. you plan then execute. @rb_wk & @robi_makes_stuff”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 17 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Most recent post about it.

    “It's Monday once more Good luck with week 37 [89] Week 36 feats : Completion wins // Closing loops - Re-launch v.odit.et as links.et - Resign from the telegram community - add vid support to wip.et - get moderately noticed on twitter - Add better moderation and spam control to sma.et Progress wins // Moving something forward - Revive lnk.moe - Tweak sma.et Maintenance wins // Keeping ”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 7 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A full working product exists: live accounts, feed, streaks, recaps, a Telegram bot, an API and a Raycast extension. It is only lightly documented and has no status page.

97/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://wip.et responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Served over HTTPS.

  • Real product35/35

    This is a full working product. It has sign-in via GitHub and Google, a feed with todos and dones, streaks and a leaderboard, heatmaps, monthly recaps, moderation, an API, a Telegram bot, and video support, all running live.

  • Own home10/10

    Has a store listing.

  • Maintained15/15

    Last sign of shipping 2026-09-07.

  • Operations12/15

    There is a real backend with accounts, an API with keys, a Telegram bot and a Raycast extension with documentation, plus moderation tooling. There is no status page and no on-site docs.

Receipts (5)
  1. https://wip.et responded when checked.

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

  2. The live site shows accounts and a feed with real posts from multiple users.

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

  3. The weekly log lists a Telegram bot, streak notifications, timezone handling and monthly recaps with an AI summary.

    “@robi · Week 25 of 2026 (Jun 15 – Jun 21) Shipped (11) • day job , #uniworx testing & expand projects schema • #uniworx refactor , separate project instances and attendance • Change #wip default timezone to addis & add browser auto detect • fix tz issues in streak notify bot #wip • add #wip telegram bot • added a link to telegram feature to get alerts when your streaks about to die on wip.et #… •”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 22 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. Video support was added in September, so development continues.

    “in other news, wip.et now has video support”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 1 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  5. The Raycast listing documents API keys, an API endpoint (s.wip.et) and Cloudflare R2 image uploads.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · raycast.com/robimez/wipet (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

There is no revenue, no payment provider and no pricing, and the product is a clone, so the path to sustaining itself is unclear. The creator's commitment is visible, but attention is split across many other projects.

72/100

  • Distribution30/30

    Listed on the Raycast Store.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing10/10

    A pricing page or stated prices on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    The posts show no paying customers or revenue for wip.et.

  • Privacy policy7/7

    Has a privacy policy.

  • Terms5/5

    Has terms of service.

  • Support8/8

    A way to reach support.

  • Commitment12/20

    The creator has shipped steadily for four months, publishes weekly logs, and has a dedicated Telegram alert integration and a Raycast extension. There is no formal team, funding or dedicated community channel for the project, and it is one of many projects the creator runs.

Receipts (6)
  1. Listed on the Raycast Store.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · raycast.com/robimez/wipet (opens in a new tab)

  2. Has a privacy policy.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · raycast.com/privacy (opens in a new tab)

  3. The crawler found no payment provider or prices on the site.

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

  4. A patron-donation idea is listed only as an open todo.

    “@robi · Week 23 of 2026 (Jun 1 – Jun 7) Shipped (21) • Life dashboard Tokens spent today , messages with claude Mac's live performance Sleep , h… • experiment with identicons #odit • Raycast extension now live for #wip • Make a network load testing tool like postman. but in rust ? or go ? • #sma flip dark and light icons on theme toggle. • add multi endpoint load tests to #loadcell • set up scree”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 8 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  5. The weekly summary shows dozens of wip.et features shipped in the first week.

    “@robi · Week 21 of 2026 (May 18 – May 24) Shipped (50) • add weekly summaries to #wip • 4/3 #gym days this week • YAY odit internal testing is live #odit • record odit playstore usage video #odit • fix streaks modal on sura's iphone #wip • fix input on nuxx's small mobile device #wip • finish LP changes for #aoy • #life made wraps for dinner with claude • update janitor bot to have a kick nsfw pf”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 24 May 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  6. Streak restore and freeze were added in late July.

    “added a streak restore & streak freeze streak restore is applicable to everyone who at least had a 30 day streak before they lost it. shows up on your heatmap tho so uhh , sad wip.et”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 30 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)