Name: Field Notes
Brand: DEPLOYR
Price: 199 USD
Availability: PreOrder

Picture this

Who it is for

Ade notices fuel prices daily on his commute. Field Notes pays small USDC rewards for observations that nearby users confirm, building a trusted local data feed.

Two ways to own it

What you get

Base$199

$50 deposit to reserve

Mobile web capture, geo verification by peers, reward pool, public feed

You choose: chain
You choose: name and logo
You choose: accent color
You choose: topic

Customfrom $1,500

Built around you

Reshape it entirely: new features, your flows, your brand end to end, integrations you need. We scope it with you.

Everything in Base
Custom features and design
Priority build

Why it is new

What exists today, and what this does differently

What is new

Peer-verified local reporting exists; paying reporters in stablecoins is the uncommon part.

Closest things out there

PouchScout and Drop crowdsource local prices and wait times with peer confirmation but pay only XP; GasBuddy has no cash payouts and DePIN apps need hardware.

Checked with web searches in October 2026. A search is not proof that nothing similar exists, and the market moves fast, so we recheck before every build.

What it unlocks

The human in it

Turns everyday noticing into income.

The Regatta Board

Races it can enter

grant · Solana Foundation · rolling

Solana Foundation Grants

rolling

Official page ↗

Existing projects OK

Their rule on existing code: Existing projects OK

hackathon · Colosseum · open

Colosseum Solana fall hackathon 2026

Sep 28 - Nov 2, 2026 per Colosseum schedule post

Official page ↗

Existing work allowed if disclosed

Their rule on existing code: Colosseum historically allows projects started before the event if new progress is shown and disclosed; verify current rules page

What you own

The whole app, not a starter kit.

The complete Field Notes app: people post what they notice locally, neighbours confirm it, confirmed notes earn small USDC rewards and become a verified feed, with a paywall, owner console and verifier agent built in.

Base price · $199

The user app, complete

Every buyer gets the same finished app. Basic branding and copy changes come through a quick form.

Three step onboardingHome

Shown once: note what you see, neighbours confirm it, your spot stays private.

Earnings, streak and next actionHome

Earned this month, morning streak, confirm rate and one clear next step.

Morning route with gapsHome

Your usual route with stops that need a fresh note. Gated behind Noticer Plus.

Post a note and ask nearbyNotice

Cell map, confirmation radius and three cases: a real price, a fake one and an early opening.

Confirm neighboursConfirm

Answer yes or no on nearby notes and earn a small confirmer cut either way.

Buyer requestsConfirm

Requests from feed buyers for cells on your route. Gated behind Noticer Plus.

Verified local feedFeed

Only confirmed notes with agreement counts, plus a weekly price chart.

Wallet, receipts and trust scoreWallet

Balance and receipts with what is never on chain; trust history gated behind Noticer Plus.

Plans and settingsMe

Pricing from the owner paywall, USDC checkout, driving safety, permissions and vision.

Open the full app demo

Add-on

Owner console

Your admin side: revenue, paywall editor, users, rules and the agent log.

Revenue and paywall editorRevenue

MRR, feed buyers, reward pool, incoming USDC, accepted methods, live tier and gate editing.

Feed buyers and pool top upsBuyers

Who buys the feed, what they use, and buyer funded reward pool top ups.

Feed rulesRules

Reward per note, confirmations needed, radius and topics.

Verifier log and roadmapAgent

What the verifier got wrong and how it adapted, costs, plus the priced Roadmap screen.

Top-up

Growth and referrals

Referral and growth mechanics, switched on when you are ready to grow.

Bus park mornings and confirmer loopsGrowth

Run a bus park morning and track confirmers who become noticers.

The money path, built in

How it earns for you

Noticers post and confirm free and earn small rewards from a pool funded by buyers. Local businesses, delivery apps, researchers and NGOs pay monthly for the verified feed, and noticers can add Plus.

NoticerFreePost notes, confirm neighbours, small USDC rewards when confirmed

Noticer Plus$2 a monthMorning route with gaps, buyer requests on your route, trust score history

Feed API$99 a month per buyerThe verified feed for a city, by API, with confirmation counts

Rewards are paid from buyer funded pools; amounts are small and never guaranteed. Payout gas on Base, Celo or Solana is a few dollars a month.

Prices are yours to set. Illustrative, not a promise of income.

Growth loops, built in

How it spreads

Every confirmation request reaches someone nearby who has not posted yet
Confirmed notes shared in group chats link back to the feed
Buyers fund bigger pools that pull in the next neighbourhood
Bus park mornings where conductors and traders join
Morning streaks on a short route

Roadmap · build the next phase with us

Where it goes next

v1 included

The full field notes app

Notes with cell level location
Neighbour confirmations and rewards
Ring and fake location checks
Verified local feed
Paywall, owner console, verifier agent

Included

Buyer desk and bounties

Buyers post requests for a cell
Funded bounty pools
Feed API with webhooks
Weekly price index reports

Add-on from $500

City networks

New cities with local topics
USSD notes for feature phones
Partner NGOs as verifiers
Open data releases

Add-on from $1,200

The pitch, ready for investors and grant reviewers

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

Your 2 minute demo script

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

Make it entirely yours

Custom work from $1,500: your own topics and cells, a buyer dashboard, USSD support or a city specific deployment. Scoped on a call.

Custom from $1,500

BLUEPRINT

Why it matters and how it really works

The recipe (how it is built, the data, costs, risks, build order, the pitch and the demo script) is unlocked when your app is paid in full.

The need

Useful local facts change every day: what petrol costs at a given station, whether a pharmacy is open, how long a queue is. People who pass these places notice them and share them in group chats for free, where they vanish. Anyone who needs that information has no feed they can trust, and the people doing the noticing are never paid.

What exists and what is new

Crowdsourced local reporting already exists. PouchScout and Drop let people report local prices and wait times with peer confirmation, but they reward with points or XP, not money. GasBuddy collects fuel prices without cash payouts, and DePIN networks that pay for data usually need dedicated hardware. Research verdict: rare, medium novelty. What is new here is narrower: small stablecoin rewards paid only after nearby people confirm a note, with the confirmations recorded so the resulting feed can show why each fact is trusted. It is a payment and verification layer on a known idea, not a new kind of app.

The data it runs on

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

1.The mission

Pay people for the useful things they already notice, and give every neighbourhood a local feed that is checked by the people who live there.

2.Why people can't resist it

Money for something you saw anyway A fuel price you passed on the bus becomes a small USDC reward minutes later, once neighbours agree.

Your neighbours back you Each confirmed note shows how many people nearby said yes. Being right in public feels good, and it builds a trust score.

A route, not a chore A morning nudge lists the gaps on your usual route, so noticing turns into a short daily streak.

3.How it works for real

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

4.Pricing

Cost per use: unlocked when your app is paid in full.

Reporter Free

Post notes, confirm others and earn rewards from the pool.

Feed reader $29 a month

API and alerts for one city and one topic, with the confirmation count on every item.

Sponsor a topic From $500 a month

A business funds rewards for a topic it needs (fuel, pharmacy stock, queue times), paid into the pool.

5.Growth loop

Every confirmation request reaches someone nearby who has not posted yet, and they get paid for checking. Shared notes in group chats link back to the feed. Buyers who rely on the feed fund bigger pools, which pull in more reporters in the next neighbourhood.

6.Risks and guardrails

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

7.Build order

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

8.Where this is going

Now
One city, fuel prices and shop hours, checked by neighbours and paid in small USDC rewards.
Next
More topics and cities, sponsors funding the facts they need, and reporters with a portable trust score.
Later
Local feeds that newsrooms, aid groups and city planners read because each item shows who checked it.
The big picture
Everyday noticing becomes paid work anywhere with a phone, and every neighbourhood has a live, honest picture of itself.

Costs and tools are estimates at the time of writing. General information only, not legal or financial advice.

OWNER PLAYBOOK

Own it, then chart your voyage

Nine routes from one vessel. Tap a port to open its chart.

Why own Field Notes

Field Notes pays people small USDC rewards for local observations, like fuel prices or queue times, once nearby users confirm them. When you own it, the data feed, the reward pool and the trusted local network belong to you, and you choose who buys access. It turns your neighbourhood's everyday noticing into a feed you control.

What’s stopping you?

“I can't code.”

DEPLOYR deploys it from your wallet. You run it from admin: choose categories, set reward sizes, fund the pool, review disputes.

“Where does the reward money come from?”

At first, you fund a small pool yourself. Over time, businesses and researchers who want the data pay for access, and that refills the pool. Do not promise contributors any income level.

“What if people post fake observations?”

Rewards only pay once nearby users confirm. Start in one area where you know people, keep rewards small, and remove repeat offenders. No system is perfect, so watch the first weeks closely.

“Is it really mine?”

Yes. The contract and reward pool sit on your wallet. Data buyers pay you directly.

“Is collecting location data legal?”

Observations are about places, not people. Never collect faces, plates or personal details. Check local rules on data before selling access, and keep a simple privacy note on your site.

The million-dollar ladder

Contributors earn small rewards for confirmed observations; the owner sells access to the verified feed to local businesses, delivery apps, researchers and NGOs by monthly plan. About $1M a year is a target, not a promise.

$100

$3,000

$15,000

$85,000

First buyers

10 local shops

$10/mo

One city

150 businesses

$20/mo

Several cities

200 data buyers