Noto

Create a Notion-style avatar with 120+ mix-and-match items

INTEREST SCORE 715
DISCUSSIONS 157
ENGAGEMENT 0.22
LAUNCHED Sep 2021
TYPE B2C
Design Tools Sketch Side Project

No-Code Exits

Real stories of people making money with no-code

INTEREST SCORE 669
DISCUSSIONS 254
ENGAGEMENT 0.38
LAUNCHED Feb 2023
TYPE B2B
Side Project No-Code Business

Noto launched with a 715 interest score. No-Code Exits pulled 669. Raw numbers are a start, but engagement ratio and category positioning tell you more. Both are below.

Category Overlap

CategoryNotoNo-Code Exits
Business - Yes
Design Tools Yes -
No-Code - Yes
Side Project Yes Yes
Sketch Yes -

What the Community Said

On Noto

Thanks for your great work Felix. Just FYI, I made an open-source library based on your works so that other developers can use it easily https://github.com/miqilin21/react-notion-avatar

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If I purchase the assets from the site, can I use them commercially? For example, modifying it slightly and use it as the main character design for the app service.

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The quality of the illustrations nonwithstanding, one should only purchase this if they have either Figma or Sketch. Although the author provides PNG and SVG files, these are standalone files and not layered. So if the buyer uses other vector software, they have to arrange these into groups and laye...

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On No-Code Exits

Hello! I'm Katt. @thisiskp_ Thank you for hunting me. It's an honor! Let me tell you a little story of how this all started 🏰 One year ago, I learned to build with No-Code. My first little project that I built, got acquired. (You can read the story here) And when I posted about this on Twitter... Tw...

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Hey PH community 👋 Super stoked to share this brilliant resource built by @kattrisen with you all! This newsletter has quickly become my favorite one to look out for each week in my inbox. Katt's questions are thoughtful and strategic. With No-Code Exits, you get to learn from first-hand stories of ...

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Amazing work, i just found out about this newsletter today on #100daysofnocode. I'll be following definitively! Good luck @kattrisen !

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The Numbers

Noto leads on raw interest score. No-Code Exits leads on engagement ratio. That split is worth paying attention to. Noto attracted more initial eyeballs, but No-Code Exits's audience engaged deeper. For most buyers, engagement ratio is the better signal.

These products share 1 categories: Side Project. Moderate overlap suggests they target related but distinct use cases.

Noto is also tagged in Design Tools, Sketch, which No-Code Exits isn't. That suggests Noto positions itself more broadly or targets an adjacent audience.

No-Code Exits has unique category tags in Business, No-Code. Different positioning can mean a different buyer profile, even within the same space.

Launch Context

Noto launched Sep 2021. No-Code Exits launched Feb 2023. Noto has had more time to iterate and build a user base. No-Code Exits had the advantage of launching into a more defined market with clearer user expectations.

Engagement Breakdown

Noto has a 0.22 engagement ratio (average), based on 157 discussion threads across 715 interest points. Middle of the pack for Side Project. Enough discussion to suggest real usage, but not the kind of buzz that indicates a category-defining product.

No-Code Exits has a 0.38 engagement ratio (strong), based on 254 discussions across 669 interest points. Strong engagement suggests an audience that tested the product and came back to talk about it.

The 0.16 gap in engagement ratio is significant. No-Code Exits generated substantially deeper community discussion per interest point.

Position in Side Project

Within the Side Project category (188 total products), Noto ranks #2 and No-Code Exits ranks #3 by interest score. Noto sits in the top 10 for the category.

Noto is in the top 1% of Side Project by interest. No-Code Exits is in the top 2%.

Which One Fits You

Pick Noto if you want the product with the larger community behind it; you value stability and a longer track record; you need something that also covers Sketch.

Pick No-Code Exits if community size matters less to you than engagement depth; sustained discussion and active users are your priority; you prefer newer tools with fresher tech; you need something that also covers No-Code.

What Each Product Does

Noto: With this illustrations pack, you can create your own Notion-style avatar. No design skills are required. There are 120+ items to mix and match, including hairstyles, eyes, and many facial expressions. You can create more than a million possible combinations.

No-Code Exits: Learn from real stories of profitable or acquired products made without code. Join 4000+ subscribers now and receive every Thursday a bite-sized interview.

Other Products in This Space

These products also compete in the Side Project category:

Startups Leaderboards — Can you make $1,000? (Interest: 1,029, Engagement: 0.07)

Startup Recipes — The ultimate MVP cheat sheet with 60+ startup formulas (Interest: 612, Engagement: 0.26)

Tiny Acquisitions — Where the best tiny projects are acquired (Interest: 519, Engagement: 0.26)

The Hustlers — Stories of people making money while having a full-time job (Interest: 441, Engagement: 0.36)

Dead Acquire — Sell your pre-revenue & dead side projects within 30 days (Interest: 391, Engagement: 0.18)

Build — Launch your side hustle in 4 weeks (Interest: 318, Engagement: 0.35)

Frequently Asked Questions

Automatically. We compare products that share at least one category and have similar interest scores. Products too far apart in traction don't make for useful comparisons.

No. Interest is launch-day attention. Engagement ratio is a better quality signal. The product with more discussions per interest point usually has stronger product-market fit.

How directly these products compete. Three or more shared categories means they're going after the same user. One shared category means they approach the space from different angles. Zero overlap and they probably shouldn't be compared.

Comparisons are generated automatically when two products have enough data overlap. If the pair you want isn't here, the products might be in different categories or too far apart in engagement.

Either the product didn't meet our engagement threshold, or it doesn't share enough category tags with the other product to generate a meaningful comparison. We'd rather show no comparison than a misleading one.

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