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https://goblin.tools/About

> a collection of small, simple, single-task tools, mostly designed to help neurodivergent people with tasks they find overwhelming or difficult. Most tools will use AI technologies in the back-end to achieve their goals. Currently this includes OpenAI's models. As the tools and backend improve, the intent is to move to an open source alternative..

> goblin.tools is offered free and available to all. It will stay free without ads or paywalls. Mobile apps of the tools are offered at a low price (on Android and iOS), which will help cover the running and maintenance costs so the website can stay completely free. Keeping the tools freely available in a convenient form is a foundational principle to us.



Thanks for this, this seems to solve a decent amount of issues I commonly encounter.


How can free be sustainable? Data harvesting?


From the post you’re responding to:

Mobile apps of the tools are offered at a low price (on Android and iOS), which will help cover the running and maintenance costs so the website can stay completely free.

If you’re not looking for stereotypical growth, it’s sustainable.


From the text above, mobile is paid, web is free.

> Mobile apps of the tools are offered at a low price (on Android and iOS), which will help cover the running and maintenance costs so the website can stay completely free.


Privacy policy says no data harvesting from the website itself. OpenAI (who provides the tools) is a different story though.


Don't confuse sustainable with profitable




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