Public roadmap (12 months)

A solo-dev roadmap: time/budget/hardware constrained. If reality changes, this changes too. The “Never” list stays firm.

What changed: Switched to a monthly + quarterly + yearly roadmap in a solo-dev voice (time/budget/hardware constrained).

Monthly (next 12 months)

Jan 2026 — Soft launch: invite-only + Patreon supporters. Ship the basics, fix the obvious pain, keep it stable.
Feb 2026 — Stabilize: bug fixes, guardrails, and better onboarding (invite flow + clearer limits).
Mar 2026 — Capacity checkpoint: if budget allows, upgrade local GPU; otherwise test offloading options (small, controlled).
Apr 2026 — Reliability: fewer failures, better logs, fewer edge cases, smoother daily use.
May 2026 — Scale slowly: increase invites only if the system stays predictable (cost + queue time).
Jun 2026 — Time/budget decision: if income supports it, reduce full-time hours; otherwise keep steady cadence.
Jul 2026 — Quality pass: improve outputs and UX without increasing abuse surface (small, reversible changes). Small experiment: gamified group challenges where entries are locked to the challenge during the window (likes counted), then released as normal posts after the challenge ends.
Aug 2026 — More capacity (if budget allows): either another local upgrade or a more stable farm setup.
Sep 2026 — Boring stability: fewer incidents, faster recovery, better visibility into failures.
Oct 2026 — Patreon bridge review: if the product is stable enough, plan first steps of moving perks in-app.
Nov 2026 — Support load prep: lightweight tools/process so growth doesn’t turn into chaos.
Dec 2026 — Clean-up month: reduce tech debt, improve clarity, set next year’s direction.

Q1 (Jan–Mar): soft launch + early community + keep it stable (hardware decision point).
Q2 (Apr–Jun): reliability + scale invites without breaking costs (maybe reduce work hours if budget allows).
Q3 (Jul–Sep): quality + capacity upgrades (local vs farm) + boring stability.
Q4 (Oct–Dec): prepare a future off-Patreon path + reduce maintenance burden.

Stable enough that adding users doesn’t break the site.
Costs stay predictable (Coins + tiers actually protect the budget).
Trust anchors stay aligned with reality (policy/roadmap/updates).
Patreon works as a bridge, with a path to move perks in-app later if the product earns it.