Do we actually need better discovery for WhatsApp/Telegram communities?

Hey everyone, Jim here 👋

I’ve been experimenting with a small project around a problem I kept noticing: discovering relevant, active WhatsApp and Telegram communities is surprisingly fragmented and noisy.

Most groups are either hard to find, inactive, or full of spam. Existing directories don’t really solve for quality or trust.

So I built a simple prototype that tries to organize public communities by category, tags, and activity signals. The goal isn’t just discovery, but eventually helping people find high-signal groups instead of random links.

It’s still very early, and I’m trying to validate whether this problem is worth going deeper on. Check out https://tapjoin.live/

Would really appreciate your thoughts on a few things:

• Do you personally struggle with discovering high-quality communities, or is this a non-problem?
• What signals would make you trust a community listing (activity, moderation, reviews, etc.)?
• If you’ve used Telegram/WhatsApp directories before, what frustrated you the most?
• Is this better approached as a niche (e.g., startups, AI, local communities) rather than a broad directory?

Happy to review your projects in return. Appreciate any honest feedback 🙏