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Conflicts.app, Iran conflict dashboard better then alternatives

Conflicts.app, Iran conflict dashboard better then alternatives

by juliusolsson·Mar 8, 2026·3 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●●BangerBig BrainNiche GemDark Horse

Geospatial conflict dashboard beats raw-feed competitors with spatial intel and AI signal curation.

Strengths
  • •Spatial intelligence layer (DeckGL map + geolocation tagging) fundamentally different from text-feed dashboards
  • •AI curation of signals by severity and relevance reduces information overload versus unfiltered feeds
  • •Open-source commitment with no ads/paywall/signup removes trust friction in sensitive domain
Weaknesses
  • •Niche audience (geopolitical analysts, not consumer-scale); viability depends on data refresh rate and agent reliability
  • •Comparison claims ('better than alternatives') unsubstantiated; no benchmarks or citation of specific competitors
Category
Data
Target Audience

Conflict researchers, journalists, policy analysts, and geopolitical intelligence professionals

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Post Description

IMO every conflict dashboard going viral right now has terrible UX. Raw feeds dumped on a page, impossible to actually understand the situation from.

So I built my own.

No ads, no paywall, no signup and will never monetize it. Going open source soon.

Stack is super basic Next.js, TS, DeckGL, Vercel and Supabase for hosting. The agents system is very interesting but will do another post about that.

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