◈ Comparison · GitCity vs thegitcity.com
Same name space.
Opposite concepts.
GitCity and thegitcity.com are genuinely different products. One is a personal developer tool. The other is a social network. Here's exactly how they differ — no spin.
◈ This project
GitCity
gitcity.natrajx.in
Your own contribution history becomes a city.
Personal tool. No account. MIT licensed.
Your own contribution history becomes a city.
Personal tool. No account. MIT licensed.
vs
○ Different project
thegitcity.com
thegitcity.com
Every GitHub user is one building in a global city.
Social network. Account required. AGPL licensed.
Every GitHub user is one building in a global city.
Social network. Account required. AGPL licensed.
The core difference: In thegitcity.com, you are a building among thousands of
other developers.
In GitCity, your entire contribution history becomes a city that only you live in — and you can
drive through it.
Full feature breakdown
| Feature | GitCity (ours) | thegitcity.com |
|---|---|---|
| Each building represents | One day of your commits | One GitHub user |
| Purpose | Visualise your personal history | Explore a social city of developers |
| Driveable simulation | ✅ Drive through your own data | ❌ No |
| README embed API | ✅ One-line SVG embed | ❌ No |
| Account required | ❌ Username only | ✅ Account required |
| All-years history | ✅ Every year since joining | ❌ No |
| AI traffic + pedestrians | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Weather system | ✅ Rain, wind, day/night | ❌ No |
| Views | 3D Skyline + Heatmap + Simulation | Single 3D city |
| Themes | 6 — Matrix, Noir, Aurora, Ocean, Gold, Ice | Limited |
| OG image generation | ✅ Per-user /api/og | ❌ No |
| Open source license | MIT — do anything | AGPL-3.0 — deploy = share source |
| Self-hostable freely | ✅ Yes | ❌ AGPL restricts this |
| Monetisation | Free, always | Paid cosmetics ($1–3) |
What only GitCity does
These features exist in neither honzaap's GithubCity nor thegitcity.com.
Driveable Simulation
A Three.js city built entirely from your real commit data. WASD to drive. The
denser your history, the denser the city.
README SVG Embed
One line of Markdown. Your live isometric skyline renders in any GitHub
README, portfolio, or blog.
AI Traffic & Pedestrians
Vehicles navigate your city's road grid. Pedestrians walk pavements. All
generated from your commit topology.
All-Years History
Fetches every year since you joined GitHub. Filter by year, 12 months, 6
months, 3 months, month, or week.
Weather System
Rain particles, wind, day/night lighting cycle, ambient audio. The city feels
alive.
No Account, Ever
Username only. No OAuth, no personal access token, no stored session. Public
GitHub data only.
The embed — something thegitcity.com can't do
Drop this into any GitHub README and your live isometric skyline appears automatically:
[](https://gitcity.natrajx.in/YOUR_USERNAME)A single GET request returns a fully themed SVG — cacheable, scalable, no runtime required. The SVG renderer was deliberately chosen over canvas so the same output could serve as a static API response.
In one sentence each
◈ GitCity
Your contribution history becomes a city only you live in — and you
can drive through it.
Personal. Embeddable. Driveable. No account. MIT licensed. Free forever.
○ thegitcity.com
You are one building among thousands of other developers in a shared
global city.
Social network. Account required. Paid cosmetics. AGPL licensed.
On prior art: The concept of visualising GitHub contributions as a 3D city originates
with
GitHub Skyline (2020) and was popularised by honzaap's GithubCity
(2022).
Neither GitCity nor thegitcity.com invented this idea. It's an open concept multiple developers have
explored independently, each with a different take. See the full story →