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From: nish3451 <257724087+nish3451@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2026 16:09:54 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] docs(research): record verified zero Product Hunt and
 AlternativeTo presence for Promptly and Drishti

Add a dated truth document recording that Promptly and Drishti have no
indexed Product Hunt or AlternativeTo presence as of 2026-08-09, with
the exact on-platform searches, site-restricted index checks, live page
checks, and a re-verification rule. All name-matching results belong to
unrelated third parties, and Product Hunt's exact-name TinyStudio page
is a different company's Mac app, not a Tiny Studio asset.
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+# App marketplace presence truth: Promptly and Drishti
+
+Date checked: 2026-08-09
+
+## Claim
+
+Promptly and Drishti (Tiny Studio's two public apps) have zero indexed Product Hunt or AlternativeTo presence.
+
+## Verdict
+
+**True as checked on 2026-08-09.** Neither app has a listing, page, or indexed mention owned by Tiny Studio on Product Hunt or AlternativeTo. All name-matching results belong to unrelated third parties. This document records the exact checks so the claim can be re-verified.
+
+## What was checked
+
+- On-platform search on Product Hunt (`https://www.producthunt.com/search`) for `promptly`, `drishti`, and `tiny studio`.
+- On-platform search on AlternativeTo (`https://alternativeto.net/browse/search/`) for `promptly` and `drishti`.
+- Web index checks via DuckDuckGo site-restricted queries for any `tinystudio.in` or Tiny Studio reference on either platform.
+- The live app pages (`https://tinystudio.in/promptly/`, `https://tinystudio.in/drishti/`) for links to either platform and for crawl blocking.
+
+## Findings
+
+### Product Hunt
+
+| Query | Result |
+|---|---|
+| `promptly` | 5+ unrelated products named "Promptly": a no-code generative AI app builder, a ChatGPT master plugin, an AI-prompt saver, a no-code web page editor, and a customer-support email autopilot. None is Tiny Studio's booking/no-show app; none links to tinystudio.in. |
+| `drishti` | "No products found for 'drishti'." Zero results. |
+| `tiny studio` | Fuzzy matches only (Supernotes, PicSo, Kapwing, etc.). The exact-name product page `producthunt.com/products/tinystudio` is an unrelated Mac app ("Using AI to generate subtitles on Mac", launched 2023, maker handle `tinyfool`, App Store id 6448954288). It is a different brand, not this Tiny Studio; its site is an Apple App Store listing, not tinystudio.in. |
+| `site:producthunt.com "tinystudio.in"` | No results. |
+
+### AlternativeTo
+
+| Query | Result |
+|---|---|
+| `promptly` | "Promptly AI" (chatbot builder) and "Promptly" (open-source blog publishing tool) plus fuzzy matches (Prmptly.xyz, Promptless, etc.). None is Tiny Studio's booking/no-show app; none links to tinystudio.in. |
+| `drishti` | "Drishti" (open-source scientific visualization software for volumetric/tomography data) plus fuzzy matches (Now&Me, Pollscape). None is Tiny Studio's mindful screen-time app. |
+| `site:alternativeto.net "tinystudio.in"` | No results. |
+| `site:alternativeto.net tinystudio OR "tiny studio" promptly OR drishti` | No results. |
+| `site:alternativeto.net "promptly" booking` | No results. |
+
+### Live app pages
+
+- `https://tinystudio.in/promptly/` returns HTTP 200.
+- `https://tinystudio.in/drishti/` returns HTTP 200.
+- Neither page contains the words "Product Hunt" or "AlternativeTo" (zero matches in page HTML).
+- Neither page carries a `noindex`/`nofollow` robots meta; `robots.txt` allows crawling of all paths and lists the sitemap.
+- The pages are pre-launch product pages with an early-access mailto CTA; they are not listed on either marketplace.
+
+## Interpretation boundary
+
+- "Zero indexed presence" means no marketplace listing, profile, review page, or mention owned by or attributable to Tiny Studio's Promptly and Drishti on Product Hunt or AlternativeTo. It does not claim anything about the unrelated third parties that share the names.
+- The generic names "Promptly" and "Drishti" collide with unrelated products on both platforms. That collision is a naming/positioning risk to manage, not a Tiny Studio presence.
+- Product Hunt's exact-name "TinyStudio" page belongs to a different company's Mac subtitle app. It is not a Tiny Studio asset and must not be claimed or treated as one.
+- Absence of indexed results is evidence of absence on these platforms as of the check date; it is not a claim that no listing can ever exist later. Re-check before any launch or before any "listed on Product Hunt/AlternativeTo" claim.
+
+## Re-verification
+
+To re-verify, repeat the on-platform searches and the two site-restricted queries above. The claim is falsified iff a Product Hunt or AlternativeTo page owned by or attributable to Tiny Studio's Promptly or Drishti (linking to tinystudio.in or named as Tiny Studio's app) appears in any of them.