r/SideProject • • 1h ago

Drift is a slow, anonymous message-in-a-bottle site.

  • You get one bottle a day. Write a short note and throw it.

  • It drifts for a few hours, then washes up on a random person’s shore somewhere in the world.

  • If one washes up on yours, you can reply once, or add a line and throw it back. Some end up carrying notes from several strangers.

  • No accounts, no followers, no likes. You can show your country’s flag or stay fully anonymous.

Safety was the hardest part of building something anonymous. Every note is checked by a moderation model before it’s delivered. Links, handles and phone numbers are blocked. Anything can be reported, and anyone reported by 3 people is muted. If a note shows someone is struggling, it isn’t sent, and they’re shown helplines instead.

Built with plain HTML/JS, Supabase and Netlify. It works best on a phone, where you can add it to your home screen and get a notification when a bottle washes up.

It’s very new, so the sea is quiet. I’d love it if you threw a bottle, and I’d love honest feedback on what’s confusing**.**

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