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Starter Story — The Researched Database of Real, Profitable Businesses and Indie Hackers both land on Depends.
Buy only if you're an aspiring founder who wants idea inspiration and rough revenue benchmarks . the free tier makes it low risk to try.
Worth a free account if you're a solo founder wanting revenue benchmarks and launch feedback.
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| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Aspiring founders hunting ideas | Solo bootstrapped founders |
| Who it's not for | Anyone needing verified, audited revenue data | Anyone expecting an active, well-moderated community |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; no security page is published.³ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No evidence found | Trustpilot 'Poor' 2.5/5 service score |
| Public sentiment | Independent user feedback is scarce, and the one Reddit thread found says revenue figures are self-reported.² | Sentiment has cooled: longtime fans are nostalgic, Trustpilot sits at 2.5/5, and users actively share alternatives.11 |
| Biggest gotcha | Self-reported revenue: Reddit says no verification despite 'source-checked' marketing² | Revenue figures are self-reported and unverified . treat as marketing, not data13 |
