OpenBenches
Shares rank 22 of 26 interactive maps by recommenders
People recommend it as a beautiful, moving project that feels like the old web and invites visitors to add benches from their city.
People recommend it as a beautiful, moving project that feels like the old web and invites visitors to add benches from their city.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Great, lovely project
“Thanks for building and maintaining this lovely project.”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?” “Great project, feels like the old web.”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?” “Great project. Will encourage others.”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?” Beautiful, moving, old-web feel
“This is really beautiful. One of the most moving things I've seen in weeks.”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?” “Great project, feels like the old web.”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?” Encourages others to join in
“Interesting site, will definitely add a few that are in my city!”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?” “Great project. Will encourage others.”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?”
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| isometric.nyc | 52 | 8 | 87% | 3 | — | — |
| Map of Metal | 34 | 4 | 89% | 2 | — | — |
| CheapFoodMap | 29 | 8 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Isopolis | 27 | 7 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| OpenBenchesThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Interesting site, will definitely add a few that are in my city!”
“Thanks for building and maintaining this lovely project.”
“This is really beautiful. One of the most moving things I've seen in weeks.”
“Great project. Will encourage others.”
“Great project, feels like the old web.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.