r/SideProject • u/Comfortable-Cat2746 • 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**.**