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Wirespan
Daily power-line routing puzzle (close to a Steiner-tree problem) on a 9x9 map, built by a parent for his son. Strong accessibility focus.
wirespan.app/Active
Show HN 2026-08-25 (12 points); site live 2026-10-25 with archive, drills and settings. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Daily puzzle games
Where it stands apart
- Which languages is it offered in? several languages (20% of 20 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (95% of 21 others)
- How is the main thing licensed? proprietary or closed source (86% of 21 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? no, it needs the maker's servers (86% of 21 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? no account (52% of 21 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (100% of 21 others)
- How does it make money? Pick the first that applies. none: free, no ads, nothing to buy (50% of 18 others)
- How do players share a result? copyable result text (emoji grid or score line, maybe with a link) (76% of 17 others)
- Can players rank against other players? no, personal stats or streaks only (63% of 16 others)
- Where can you play it? web only (57% of 21 others)
Nearest neighbors
- Dozenal 90% of 10 shared answers match
- Trail 85% of 13 shared answers match
- Jigsaw Haiku 82% of 11 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | proprietary or closed source | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | individual side project, no revenue Derek Peterson, solo; free, no accounts, nothing sold found. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | no, it needs the maker's servers | source 2026-10-25 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | no account Privacy page: "Wirespan has no accounts and no cookies." | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | none of these (its own format or interface) Its own power-line routing puzzle. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does everyone get the same puzzle each day? | yes, a shared daily puzzle plus extra or unlimited play "One shared grid worldwide, new at midnight", plus drills, archive and "one more grid". | source 2026-10-25 |
| How does it make money? Pick the first that applies. | none: free, no ads, nothing to buy No ads or paid tier seen; HN post mentions none. | source 2026-10-25 |
| How do players share a result? | copyable result text (emoji grid or score line, maybe with a link) | source 2026-10-25 |
| Can players rank against other players? | no, personal stats or streaks only Streak and profile stats. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Where can you play it? | web only | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which languages is it offered in? | stands apart several languages HN: localized into 18 languages, AAA high-contrast mode, reduced motion. | source 2026-10-25 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Hacker News · news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49433314 · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · wirespan.app/ · read 2026-10-25
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