Asset Discovery
A powerful algorithm optimized to teleport you to the coolest, rarest corners of the internet. Moderated platforms lack novelty. TWBA offers dark-web style novelty on steroids.
u/keyraise presents
The Wank Bank App
Asset Discovery Asset Protection Asset Review
In a market shaped by enshittification, privacy erosion, and subscriptions disguised as ownership, TWBA, led by u/keyraise, takes an alternative approach.
So what exactly is it?
A powerful, privacy-respecting NSFW Pinterest alternative that lets you discover and pin ANY image on the internet.
Discover and pin ANY image Private by default General purpose tool
The Three Pillars
Asset Protection
Offline. Private. On-device. Nobody can see what you pin. Nobody can block your account or block your access to your own data. Additionally: no ads, no tracking, no analytics, and no usage / crash reporting either. Everything stays with you.
Asset Review
Ownership and return value. You're building an asset bank that you own, not just browsing ephemerally never to see your favorites again. Back up, download, revisit, and surface the right things again when the time is right.
Top Priorities
The average Wank Bank user, accurately depicted to the left, should accept no less.
- 01 Under Promise; Over Deliver
- 02 Defend User Rights
- 03 Recapture Internet Novelty
- 04 NSFW Research and Development
- 05 Provide Long-Term Value
The Core Loop // How it Works
- 01
Search for a creator, genre, or anything else.
- 02
Collect images that resonate.
- 03
"Visit" collected images to discover more.
- 04
Collect images that resonate.
- 05
Repeat.
Features
- All your favorite genres, creators, images, GIFs, and saved links in one place.
- Discover new assets and websites related to material you already like.
- Keep everything you have loved over the years within reach.
- Back up, restore, and download your entire bank.
- Powerful organization features.
- No ads, tracking, or analytics of any kind.
- No user accounts or backend servers; works fully offline / within your local network.
- An algorithm that can be tuned to your preferences.
- Rediscover the niche, pre-slop internet.
- And more ;)
Why build it this way?
I built something that I, an egotistical privacy enthusiast, ad-hater, FOSS-enjoyer, and anti-enshittification activist, would actually use. I can't stand platforms like Pinterest or Netflix and such. Perhaps the only one I'm okay with is YouTube.
I wanted real novelty, not the heavily moderated imitation of novelty offered by most platforms. Gooning on Instagram just leaves you high and dry. Other platforms are designed in such a way that kills novelty. The deep-web-style element of surprise was sorely missing in every platform I tried. So I decided, screw it, I'll build it myself. And I did.
I always choose ownership, even if it feels expensive upfront. Over time, subscriptions just bleed one dry. I can never feel comfortable using a platform that I'm effectively renting. But if you own a piece of software, you start to cherish it and build a closer relationship with it over time. I've been using my wank bank for years and have over 200k images. It's my go-to when I need a quick, quality wank.
Where the product falls short.
- 01
Software feels incomplete, with poor UX and design quirks.
+ - 02
Searching for and visiting images can be hit-or-miss. Users need to figure out what works.
+u/keyraise's commentsPoor results are a known issue. Sadly, there is no silver bullet solution. I'll keep working on this, and with ai advancements and whatnot, surely I'll find a way to improve the percentage of bad vs good results.
- 03
The app starts off boring with no NSFW results. The algorithm has to be trained from scratch, so results arrive late.
+u/keyraise's commentsIntentional. I like the idea of users building their bank and algorithm from the ground up. I felt like it was wrong to assume someone's preferences or impose mine on them. Especially for this kind of an app. Perhaps I'll cave and optimize it a bit if y'all complain too much, though.
- 04
There is a learning curve, with powerful features but no proper explanations.
+u/keyraise's commentsOkay, agreed. It's not perfect. I'll put a bit more effort into this going forward. I guess I'll just make a video that explains the basic concepts quickly to start with.
- 05
Setting up the image provider locally requires a little bit of technical knowledge and effort.
+u/keyraise's commentsYeah, there's no way around it if you want true privacy, but I host an instance for lazy folx who want the easy way out. That said, it's not that hard, trust me bro, it'll be a fun project. Fast forward to you with your dih stuck in a toaster. Not your fault, I confess. The instructions were unclear.
Access Terms
$200 USD. Lifetime access.
Not a steal. Not a rip-off either. A compromise on both ends, designed to keep the product independent.
You get
- A long-term, deeply cherished personal wank bank app and novelty machine like none other out there.
- Complete and total privacy.
- A guarantee against any kind of future enshittification.
What I give up
- The $9 USD per month business model that honestly makes me salivate.
- The option to raise funds and turn this into a startup. I can never get this software funded by other peoples' money, or we know how they will eventually compel me to enshittify it over time.
- No data mining, no ads, no selling you out, no holding your data hostage for money, no partnering with NGOs for “user behavior research,” and so on.
The bottom line
There are an infinite number of ways to make money with software like this: not by making you pay directly, but indirectly, by selling you out. Every platform eventually does this, and we know that. These $200 don't just guarantee your independence as a software owner. They also give u/keyraise the flexibility to double down on his mission to continue creating incredible software such as this one which puts its users first.
Want to buy / know more?
Sorry, there's no online store or payments system. Just email u/keyraise.
It's all processed manually for now.
invites at twba dot mailer dot me
u/keyraise presents
The Wank Bank App
Asset Discovery Asset Protection Asset Review
In a market shaped by enshittification, privacy erosion, and subscriptions disguised as ownership, TWBA, led by u/keyraise, takes an alternative approach.
So what exactly is it?
A powerful, privacy-respecting NSFW Pinterest alternative that lets you discover and pin ANY image on the internet.
Discover and pin ANY image Private by default General purpose tool
The Three Pillars
Asset Discovery
A powerful algorithm optimized to teleport you to the coolest, rarest corners of the internet. Moderated platforms lack novelty. TWBA offers dark-web-style novelty on steroids.
Asset Protection
Offline. Private. On-device. Nobody can see what you pin. Nobody can block your account or block access to your own data. No ads, no tracking, no analytics, and no usage or crash reporting either.
Asset Review
Ownership and return value. You are building an asset bank you own, not just browsing ephemerally and losing your favorites. Back up, download, revisit, and surface the right things again when the time is right.
Top Priorities
- 01 Under Promise; Over Deliver
- 02 Defend User Rights
- 03 Recapture Internet Novelty
- 04 NSFW Research and Development
- 05 Provide Long-Term Value
The Core Loop // How it Works
- 01
Search for a creator, genre, or anything else.
- 02
Collect images that resonate.
- 03
"Visit" collected images to discover more.
- 04
Collect images that resonate.
- 05
Repeat.
Features
- All your favorite genres, creators, images, GIFs, and saved links in one place.
- Discover new assets and websites related to material you already like.
- Keep everything you have loved over the years within reach.
- Back up, restore, and download your entire bank.
- Powerful organization features.
- No ads, tracking, or analytics of any kind.
- No user accounts or backend servers; works fully offline / within your local network.
- An algorithm that can be tuned to your preferences.
- Rediscover the niche, pre-slop internet.
- And more ;)
Why build it this way?
In u/keyraise's words.
I built something that I, an egotistical privacy enthusiast, ad-hater, FOSS-enjoyer, and anti-enshittification activist, would actually use. I can't stand platforms like Pinterest or Netflix and such. Perhaps the only one I'm okay with is YouTube.
I wanted real novelty, not the heavily moderated imitation of novelty offered by most platforms. Gooning on Instagram just leaves you high and dry. Other platforms are designed in such a way that kills novelty. The deep-web-style element of surprise was sorely missing in every platform I tried. So I decided, screw it, I'll build it myself. And I did.
I always choose ownership, even if it feels expensive upfront. Over time, subscriptions just bleed one dry. I can never feel comfortable using a platform that I'm effectively renting. But if you own a piece of software, you start to cherish it and build a closer relationship with it over time. I've been using my wank bank for years and have over 200k images. It's my go-to when I need a quick, quality wank.
Where the product falls short.
- u/keyraise's comments
I love "working aloud." If I'm working on something, oftentimes you get access to it immediately as well. With a small-ish community, we have the liberty to work together rather than treat it like some high-stakes global cringe SaaS thing where ten innocent children die if I ship a bug or whatever. And I'll add this: even though the app does have unpolished corners, the core feature set is solid and works exactly as intended, and that will never change.
- u/keyraise's comments
Poor results are a known issue. Sadly, there is no silver bullet solution. I'll keep working on this, and with AI advancements and whatnot, surely I'll find a way to improve the percentage of bad versus good results.
- u/keyraise's comments
Intentional. I like the idea of users building their bank and algorithm from the ground up. I felt like it was wrong to assume someone's preferences or impose mine on them, especially for this kind of app. Perhaps I'll cave and optimize it a bit if y'all complain too much, though.
- u/keyraise's comments
Okay, agreed. It's not perfect. I'll put a bit more effort into this going forward. I guess I'll just make a video that explains the basic concepts quickly to start with.
- u/keyraise's comments
Yeah, there's no way around it if you want true privacy, but I host an instance for lazy folx who want the easy way out. That said, it's not that hard, trust me bro, it'll be a fun project. Fast forward to you with your dih stuck in a toaster. Not your fault, I confess. The instructions were unclear.
$200 USD. Lifetime access.
Not a steal. Not a rip-off either. A compromise on both ends, designed to keep the product independent.
You get
- A long-term, deeply cherished personal wank bank app and novelty machine like none other out there.
- Complete and total privacy.
- A guarantee against any kind of future enshittification.
What I give up
- The $9 USD per month business model that honestly makes me salivate.
- The option to raise funds and become a multi-millionaire. I can never get this software funded, or the shareholders will eventually compel me to enshittify it, and we all know this.
- No data mining, no ads, no selling you out, no holding your data hostage for money, no partnering with NGOs for “user behavior research,” and so on.
The bottom line
There are an infinite number of ways to make money with software like this: not by making you pay directly, but indirectly, by selling you out. Every platform eventually does this, and we know that. These $200 don't just guarantee your independence as a software owner. They also give u/keyraise the flexibility to double down on his mission to continue creating incredible software that puts users first.
Want to buy / know more?
Sorry, there's no online store or payments system. Just email u/keyraise.
It's all processed manually for now.
invites at twba dot mailer dot me
I love "working aloud." If I'm working on something, oftentimes you get access to it immediately as well. With a small-ish community, we have the liberty to work together rather than treat it like some high-stakes global cringe SaaS thing where ten innocent children die if I ship a bug or whatever. And I'll add this: even though the app does have unpolished corners, the core feature set is solid and works exactly as intended, and that will never change.