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YoChat

Chat application

Project Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
github.com/Abdesol/YoChat
Built by
Abdesol Builds

Bloat

77/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

YoChat is a small chat app with one GitHub release and no activity since mid-2021. The dossier shows no stated problem, no pricing, no payments, and no community, so it reads as a hobby or practice project. A chat app has no local differentiator, and nothing here suggests a path to paying users.

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?

No specific problem or user is stated, and the only description is a generic tagline. It reads as a practice or portfolio project in a crowded category, with no way to charge anyone.

10/100

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

Receipts (2)

  1. The only description is 'your daily messaging app', with no target user, problem or homepage.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Abdesol/YoChat (opens in a new tab)

  2. The only post is a bare repository link with no explanation of who it is for.

    “https://github.com/Abdesol/YoChat”

    Post · @abdebuilds · 20 Oct 2021 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

A general chat app is easy to rebuild, and nothing in the dossier shows local language support, integrations, proprietary data or a network of users.

5/100

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

Receipts (2)

  1. The repository has no license, homepage or other detail suggesting a differentiator.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Abdesol/YoChat (opens in a new tab)

  2. The post offers no claim of unique technology or local depth.

    “https://github.com/Abdesol/YoChat”

    Post · @abdebuilds · 20 Oct 2021 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

The project was worked on briefly in mid-2021 with one release and one post, and nothing has been shipped for about five years.

10/100

  • Sustained shipping6/60

    Worked on across 3 months.

  • Consistency4/40

    Updates in 2 of 4 months.

  • Quiet

    No update for 1812 days — scaled to 20%.

Receipts (1)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “https://github.com/Abdesol/YoChat”

    Post · @abdebuilds · 20 Oct 2021 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A repository with a single packaged release exists, but there is no documentation, backend evidence, or description of what works, so it can only be treated as a demo-level artifact.

41/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://github.com/Abdesol/YoChat responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram) — HTTPS is the platform's.

  • Real product15/35

    A repository with one release exists, so something was built and packaged, but the dossier gives no evidence of how much works. Without a description, demo or docs, it can only be credited as a demo-level artifact.

  • Own home0/10

    No home found.

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2021-10-20.

  • Operations1/15

    There is no backend, docs, API, status page or multi-platform presence evidenced. Only a GitHub repo with a release exists.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://github.com/Abdesol/YoChat responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Abdesol/YoChat (opens in a new tab)

  2. One GitHub release dated 2021-07-17 shows a packaged build.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Abdesol/YoChat (opens in a new tab)

  3. The description is a single line, so working functionality is not demonstrated.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Abdesol/YoChat (opens in a new tab)

  4. No homepage is set and the only descriptive text is one line.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Abdesol/YoChat (opens in a new tab)

  5. The post links only to the repository.

    “https://github.com/Abdesol/YoChat”

    Post · @abdebuilds · 20 Oct 2021 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

There is no distribution beyond a GitHub release, no payments, pricing, privacy or terms, no support channel and no sign of continued commitment, so nothing suggests it can sustain itself.

11/100

  • Distribution10/30

    Versioned downloadable releases (1 on GitHub).

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    Nothing indicates customers or revenue.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment1/20

    There is no roadmap, team, community channel or funding, and activity stopped in 2021 after a single release.

Receipts (4)

  1. Versioned downloadable releases (1 on GitHub).

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Abdesol/YoChat (opens in a new tab)

  2. The sole post is a repo link with no mention of users or payments.

    “https://github.com/Abdesol/YoChat”

    Post · @abdebuilds · 20 Oct 2021 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The last push was 2021-07-18, with a single release.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/Abdesol/YoChat (opens in a new tab)

  4. There is only one post, in 2021, and no follow-up.

    “https://github.com/Abdesol/YoChat”

    Post · @abdebuilds · 20 Oct 2021 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)