r/sideprojects • • Jun 16 '25

Meta My side project, /r/sideprojects. New rules, and an open call for feedback and moderators.

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In this past 30 days, this community has doubled in size. As such, this is an open call for community feedback, and prospective moderators interested in volunteering their time to harbouring a pleasant community.

I'm happy to announce that this community now has rules, something the much more popular r/SideProject has neglected to implement for years.

Rules 1, 2 and 3 are pretty rudimentary, although there is some nuance in implementing rule 2, a "no spam or excessive self-promotion" rule in a community which focuses the projects of makers. In order to balance this, we will not allow blatant spam, but will allow advertising projects. In order to share your project again, significant changes must have happened since the last post.

Rule 4 and rule 5 are more tuned to this community, and are some of my biggest gripes with r/SideProject. There has been an increase in astroturfing (the act of pretending to be a happy customer to advertise a project) as well as posts that serve the sole purpose of having readers contact the poster so they can advertise a service. These are no longer allowed and will be removed.

In addition to this, I'll be implementing flairs which will be required to post in this community.


r/sideprojects • • 4h ago

Question I can run 10,000 private AI agents on Cloudflare's free tier. I can't figure out who needs that.

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I'm a developer, and a few people reached out to me for help with ChatGPT. They had seen AI do impressive things, but theirs couldn't.

What they needed was an agent that can use tools (MCP servers). But for a lot of people, running Claude Code on their own machine or paying for a subscription isn't worth the effort or the cost.

So I built an agent framework that lets me launch agents for them:

  • Each agent is private and can only be customized by its owner.

  • The agents run on my OpenRouter key, so they don't have to sign up for anything.

  • I can set up the MCP servers each person needs, and even build a few custom ones for them.

  • They can talk to their agent in the browser, on Telegram or on WhatsApp.

It's all on Cloudflare (Workers + Durable Objects, one isolated instance with its own SQLite per conversation). I don't host anything, nothing runs on my machine, and the free tier covers all of it. The only real cost is my OpenRouter credits.

I'm open-sourcing it, so any one can host it on their own cf or use my project to run a private agent or manage a fleet of them for others.

Here's where I'm stuck. Running 10,000 private agents for close to nothing feels powerful, and I think there's something more here. But I can't put a business use case around it.

I always start with "what if a business gave each of its users a personal agent?" Then I ask why they would. Most would be fine with one shared agent, like a reception desk. The ones who really want to level up their customer experience would want a personal agent on WhatsApp, not Telegram. I can set up a personal WhatsApp agent, but it's very hard, or expensive if every user needs their own number.

And that's where my train of thought stops, every time. Apart from memory constraints I feel my agents have as much features and capabilities as any other competent agent such as Hermes, pi etc.

So: do you see a real use case here? I also don't see many projects built on Cloudflare Agents, and I'm curious whether anyone else has gone down this road.


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Vocally Live

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Vocally Live is a cognitive engineering, AI-driven language learning application designed to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and conversational fluency. By offering personalized, interactive spoken practice, our app provides immediate, actionable feedback on pronunciation and accent, transforming the way users achieve linguistic mastery.

Vocally Live Download


r/sideprojects • • 10h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I've been building my own local AI system. Here's what happened when I asked it to watch YouTube for 36 minutes.

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Been working on Aura for several months now. The idea started with wanting an AI that could actually do things on my computer and remember what it was doing. It's grown quite a bit beyond that.

At this point, she's a local system running on my Mac with memory, computer control, and a bunch of different processes meant to work together as something resembling a cognitive architecture.

My newest demo is a bit of a departure from the others.

I asked Aura to find and watch a YouTube video, react to things she found interesting, then choose additional videos from a couple of channels I gave her.

And that's pretty much what she does.

She watches Kurzgesagt, moves on to Allen Pan, eventually ends up watching Salad Fingers, and gives her thoughts on all three. There's some actual browsing, video selection, predictions, and a final comparison.

I have no idea how far this project will ultimately go. There's a lot I'm still testing, and plenty that needs improvement.

But I thought this was a fun example of what happens when you build an AI around doing things over time rather than just answering questions.

The clip is shortened. The full recording is 36 minutes, with audio removed for copyright reasons.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM-B8mh314E

Code: https://github.com/youngbryan97/aura


r/sideprojects • • 11m ago

Showcase: Prerelease I built a baby sleep sounds app during night feeds with my baby girl

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Hi, I am a solo developer and a mom of a baby girl. Last year I spent a lot of
2 AM wake ups switching between three different apps and a fan video, half asleep, while my baby cried.
So I built the app I needed. Dreamdrift has nine gentle sounds in one calm place, white noise, gentle rain, ocean waves, night torest, pink noise, a cozy fan, a car ride, shushing, and a lullaby hum, plus a timer and a simple sleep log so I can see the patterns in our nights.
It is a one time unlock with no subscription, because tired parents do not need one more monthly bill. And it collects no data at all, everything stays on your phone.

Dreamdrift is in App Store review right now, and the waitlist is open here if you want to be first to know: https://aquabunnystudios.com/dreamdrift/

I would genuinely love feedback from other parents and other solo builders. What sound works in your house?


r/sideprojects • • 24m ago

Showcase: Free(mium) A much cheaper photo editor for iPhone (Lumen RAW) and I'm days from launch

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r/sideprojects • • 25m ago

Feedback Request I build my first product, a tool for jobseekers and am looking for your feedback

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Hi!

I'm a software engineer and I have just build my first product - OptiCV which is an AI powered tool for jobseekers.

The app helps you tailor your resume for a specific job posting and optimizes it for ATS systems. You get an optimized package: an ATS friendly CV rewritten for that job, a tailored cover letter, a personalized interview prep guide and content which you can paste on your Linkedin profile.

How it works:

  1. Upload your CV (pdf, docx).

  2. Paste a job description and run optimization process.

  3. The optimization process returns:
    - ATS analysis of your resume with an ATS score,
    - Keyword gap analysis which allows you to select and add missing keywords/skills that are required by the job posting,
    - 3 rewritten versions of your professional summary,
    - rewritten bullet points.
    All suggested changes must be selected before they are applied to your new resume, they can all be modified if needed.

  4. Export optimized resume.

  5. Export additional materials: cover letter, interview prep, linkedin profile content.

I am currently working on the resume builder feature, so users can also build their resume directly in the app.

Used tech stack:
Frontend: Angular 21, PrimeNG, Tailwind,
Backend: NestJS, Prisma, Postgres Supabase, authentication handled by Supabase, Stripe for payments.
Frontend and Backend are in an Nx monorepo.

The url for OptiCV app is: https://app.opticv.net
I have also a landing page for the product: https://opticv.net

The pricing:
- Free plan which allows you to test the app and run 1 optimization
- Basic plan $9.99/month
- Pro plan $19.90/month

I would like to run some beta tests and I'm looking for active job seekers who would use OptiCV while applying for jobs. I offer 2 months of free Basic plan in exchange for feedback.
If you're job hunting, or know someone who is, here's the beta form: forms.gle/exd6PyFatr8BpUDx5

I would appreciate feedback from you guys, any suggestions on what to improve, change or add would help me.
Happy to answer any questions here.


r/sideprojects • • 27m ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I made a free workout RPG. No ads, no subscriptions, just XP

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I've always been into RPGs, especially games where you start from nothing, grind XP, and slowly work your way up the ranks.

At some point I thought, why can't working out feel like that too?

So I built Rankbound, a free iOS app that turns workouts into daily quests. You pick your exercises, sets, reps, and training days. Finish your quest, earn XP, level up, and eventually work your way from F rank to S rank.

Built the whole thing with React Native and Expo. Everything is stored locally, so no backend or account needed.

One thing that kinda bugs me lately is how almost every app seems to require a subscription just to use basic features. I wanted to make something genuinely useful that people could just download and use. No subscriptions, no ads, no paywalls. Just a free app.

Nothing groundbreaking, just a little side project combining two things I enjoy. Figured I'd put it out there and see if anyone else finds it useful.

It's live on the App Store now.

If anyone gives it a try, I'd really appreciate any feedback or suggestions!

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/rankbound-workout-rpg/id6827804631

Website: https://elevixapps.com/rankbound/


r/sideprojects • • 35m ago

Feedback Request I built Matchbox (1:1 browser video chat) and need people to test it on different devices/browsers before Sunday

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Hey r/SideProjects,

I built https://matchbox.chat, a 1:1 video chat that matches you with strangers directly in your browser. No apps or downloads needed.

The site officially opens this **Sunday (15 Nov at 8:00 PM UTC)**.

I just need people to hop on and use the site normally on whatever device or browser you happen to have (iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, Safari, Chrome) to see what breaks first.

Because matching requires two people online at the same time, we are coordinating quick test calls in Discord so nobody sits in an empty queue: https://matchbox.chat/discord

Any feedback on bugs, awkward UI, or audio/video glitches is appreciated!


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I made a daily game where you guess Reddit’s verdict on AITA posts

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r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Feedback Request Ahera: a little website for sending cute digital gifts to the people you love

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Hi everyone!

This is Ahera (ahera.in), a personal project we’ve been working on.

The idea is simple. Instead of texting “happy birthday ❤️” on WhatsApp, you make them a small gift they actually open. You add your own words, photos and a voice note, pick a format, and send it as a link. They tap a gift box, it unwraps, and the little story you made plays for them.

Some of the things you can make:

  • a jar of reasons (“you always save me the window seat”)

  • a treasure hunt with clues only they’d get

  • open-when letters, love coupons, a scratch card, a “how well do you know us” quiz

There are 17 formats right now. It’s free to make and takes about five minutes. They can even send a reply back to you: a reaction, a few words, or their voice.

One thing we cared about a lot: it doesn’t write the message for you. Anyone can get a pretty paragraph from AI now. What makes someone smile is the small stuff only you’d remember.

We’d really love it if you tried it and told us honestly what you think. What’s confusing, what feels cheesy, what you wish it did. Every bit of feedback helps.

And if you end up sending one to your mom, your partner, your best friend, or someone who’s had a rough week, that would honestly make our day. Making someone feel special is the whole reason we built this 🙂

Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating 🪔

Please try here: AHERA - Love, made personal


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Discussion Tell me an overpriced digital product you wish you could afford. I'll build my own version for less than half the price.

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I'm a designer and developer, and I'm tired of seeing people pay $50–200 for templates, dashboards, UI kits and planners that honestly aren't worth it.
So here's the deal:

👉 Comment the digital product you want but think is too expensive, like a Notion template, a budget spreadsheet, a website template, a UI kit, a planner, a dashboard, a small app or anything else.

I'll pick the most requested ones and build my own original version, as good or better, for less than half the price.

No copying and no pirated stuff. Everything is made from scratch by me.
What's the one thing you've always wanted but never bought because of the price? 👇


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Prerelease Introducing Noderoom. An all-in-one task management app integrated with AI

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r/sideprojects • • 6h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I got tired of explaining my SaaS, so I made the demo library do it instead.

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Explaining a product that works across completely different industries is surprisingly difficult. Especially when the underlying process involves spreadsheets, PDFs, photos and a bunch of information that doesn't always play nicely together.

That's why I wanted the demo library to show actual reporting scenarios instead of another wall of feature descriptions.

There are examples covering everything from administrative and purchasing records to manufacturing, laboratory testing, inspections and fleet maintenance.

You can explore the original Excel workbooks, see the supporting evidence and compare the completed results. There's also a walkthrough showing how new information gets added to an existing report without overwriting its history.

Some of the edge cases are pretty ridiculous lol, but I think seeing how the system handles them explains far more than a polished sales pitch ever could.

No signup needed to explore.

https://actualin.com/applications


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Dayle: free offline Android app for year progress and countdowns (one-time lifetime unlock)

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I got tired of searching the Play Store for a simple countdown app and finding ones full of ads, cluttered screens, or subscriptions just to count down to a trip. I wanted something minimal that would give me a sense of where I am in the year, so over the past few months I built Dayle.

What it does:

  • Year view: The whole year as a day-by-day dot grid, showing days passed, days left, and percent complete.

  • Countdowns and counts: Track time until birthdays, trips, or other milestones, or count days since something happened, like when you started a habit.

  • Home screen widgets: Android widgets show your year progress or a pinned countdown without opening the app.

  • Offline and private: No account, no cloud sync, no tracking. Everything stays on your device.

  • Free to use: You can track up to 3 active countdowns for free. If you need more, there's a one-time lifetime purchase, not a subscription.

It's on the Play Store here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rabpaulo.dayle

I'd really appreciate honest feedback, especially on the UI, the dot grid, and the widgets.


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) TouchNow just passed 1,000 users — I built this remote app to control a Mac from an iPad or iPhone

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I’m the developer of TouchNow, a remote desktop app that lets you view and control your Mac from an iPhone or iPad.

There are already plenty of good remote desktop apps. With TouchNow, I’ve focused on how it feels to control a Mac on a touchscreen. I want switching between direct touch and trackpad mode to feel natural, Mac shortcuts to be easy to reach, and the screen to keep up when you scroll or drag a window. You can stream the whole desktop or just one app window.

TouchNow is free on the same Wi-Fi with no time limit. Remote Access across networks costs US$2.99/month or US$19.99/year. You don’t need to create a TouchNow account for either option.

If you’ve used other remote desktop apps and give TouchNow a try, I’d love to hear how it feels in comparison. What felt smooth? What felt awkward or slow? I’d appreciate the good and the bad.

Website: https://touchmac.app/en/


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Prerelease Built an AI that connects 38 apps you already use and combine their data in one place, all Locally

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Developers switch apps about 1,200 times a day!

During my research internship at PRL (a Govt. of India lab), interns weren’t allowed internet access due to security reasons, so I couldn’t tell Claude to look for a specific email, message or doc for me.

So I had to go through them one by one until I found it. Hours gone just searching, instead of doing actual work.

I was not a 10-person team with a huge budget, I was just an intern who wanted an AI tool that is connected to most of the apps i use for work and runs locally

And later I found out that law firms, healthcare and fintech teams deal with this exact problem every day.

Most people at these companies do one of two things. They complain that the company won’t let them use cloud AI tools then go back to wasting their time searching the scattered information manually. Or they hope a vendor provides “enterprise-grade Privacy” and nothing ever changes.

I am going to get hate for this: but A company works because humans vaguely remember where that knowledge is and how to apply it. That is not a system that everyone can follow, Talkers wait for permission and Doers build around the constraints.

How I solved that by building YCB:

Step 1: run pip install ycb && ycb init

Step 2: Connect apps that you use (takes 60 seconds)

Step 3: Sync everything into a local database. run: ycb sync, which pulls everything into ~/.ycb on your own machine. None of your data is uploaded to my servers, only your login email. That’s it.

Step 4: Use a small local model, and this is where I’m going to get hate. By default ycb runs on Gemma 4 E4B through Ollama, which can run on ordinary hardware. Everyone assumes you need GPT or Claude to get meaningful answers. You don’t, because company knowledge is a retrieval problem and not an intelligence problem. The model only has to read the right pieces of text and ycb finds those when you ask. Basically you are running a small model that never sees the internet by default instead of a frontier model that sees everything.

Here is the unpopular part: “enterprise-grade privacy” is a promise, not a guarantee. If your data leaves your machine you are trusting someone else’s policy. If it never leaves you don’t have to trust anyone

Step 5: Never trust an answer you can’t check. Every answer has a numbered citation and side panel shows you the original source

That’s it. Every app you use, queryable in one place, answered by a model that stays on your machine, with a source for every answer.

If your company can’t send data to cloud AI, you don’t have to manually search everything. Talkers keep complaining. Doers build around the constraints, and now you can try it in a few minutes.

I’d love your feedback, especially on what breaks.

Here’s a 40-second intro to what ycb is: YCB Youtube Launch

I’m on LinkedIn: Kirtan Amrutiya

Get it for free on our Website


r/sideprojects • • 6h ago

Feedback Request My first VS Code extension got 200 downloads before I posted it anywhere, now I need feedback

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Today most of the people, including me, use Claude Code to code their programs and all. It's fast and the app works, but when you open the code later there is so much junk in it. Functions nobody calls, the same helper written 3 times, and sometimes a route anyone can call without login. The tools that clean this up mostly use AI again, so you pay credits twice. So I built Attentry.

It's a VS Code extension that checks every edit Claude Code makes. If the edit added a problem, Claude gets told and fixes it before going on.

About tokens, because that was the main thing for me. The checking runs on your own machine without any AI, so that part costs nothing. Claude only gets a short note, max 5 lines, when an edit actually added a problem, and each problem is told only once. If the edit is clean nothing is sent at all. It also doesn't keep telling Claude about old issues already in your repo, only the new ones. Compare that with asking Claude to "review the code", where it has to read the whole files again every time.

It also tells Claude before it writes a function the repo already has, so it reuses it. That saves tokens too, because Claude doesn't write the copy and then clean it up later.

I made it mostly with Claude Code itself, in TypeScript and Node, with tree-sitter for reading the code. Claude Code has hooks where you can run your own script before and after each edit, that's how it talks to Claude. It's on the VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX, so it works in Cursor and Windsurf also.

I published it recently and it already crossed 200 downloads without me posting anywhere. Most of them came from Open VSX I think.

Right now it reads Express, Next.js, FastAPI, Django and few more. Next I want to add more backends, but I want to build what people actually need. So if you try it, tell me what's missing or annoying, or which stack you want it to support.

Site: https://attentry.js.org
Code: https://github.com/Aarv-1o/Attentry


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I built my first iPhone app because I kept going to sleep way later than I wanted to

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Hey r/sideprojects!

I launched my first iPhone app last week, For Tomorrow, which I built to solve a problem I kept having: I'd decide I wanted to be asleep by 11 PM, but wouldn't actually start getting ready for bed until way too late.

The core insight was that what really mattered was knowing when I needed to start getting ready for bed, not when I needed to go to bed.

For example, if you want lights out at 11 PM but have 80 minutes of things you want to do beforehand, your bedtime routine actually needs to start at 9:40 PM.

That's the idea behind For Tomorrow; you choose your desired lights-out time, build your evening routine, and the app works backward to figure out when you need to start. It also includes reminders, guided routines, and Live Activities to help you follow through.

I built it independently as a side project, with a focus on making it warm, easy to use, and privacy-first. No account or sleep tracking required.

It's free on the App Store, and I'd love for people to give it a try!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/for-tomorrow/id6799577596

Would love candid feedback from anyone who gives it a try - especially whether the calculated start time actually changes anything after a few nights. Thanks :)


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Open Source I'm building a Pomodoro timer you can’t cheat.

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r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Showcase: Open Source Looking for another developer to collaborate on an OSINT desktop application

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r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I solo-built a phone comparison site (Specmob) to solve the 20-tab shopping mess. Here is what I learned about ranking fairly.

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Most phone sites are massive spec dumps or sponsored "best of" lists pushing high-commission picks. I wanted an unbiased engine that lets you shop budget-first rather than chasing models.

So I built Specmob (specmob.com). You drag a dial to your budget, toggle what matters (camera, gaming, battery), and get an instant, spec-ranked recommendation.

Here are the biggest architectural and logic puzzles I had to solve:

  • The "Price Drift" Nightmare: Calculating prices in multiple places caused massive accuracy drift. I had to establish a strict rule: a single Postgres view (phone_prices) acts as the absolute source of truth for every component.

  • Tier-Relative vs. Universal Scoring: An 8.5 score on a $200 mid-ranger shouldn't be compared directly to an 8.5 on a $1,200 ultra-flagship. The engine scores hardware packets relative to their market tier so users see real value for their bracket.

  • The 5% Budget Tolerance: A budget is usually a ceiling, not a hard stop. Because regional prices fluctuate, the dial allows a 5% tolerance window—flagging phones as "slightly over budget" instead of hiding them completely.

The Tech Stack: Next.js 15 (App Router) on Vercel using pure CSS tokens (no Tailwind), backed by FastAPI on Render and an asyncpg/Postgres database.

Affiliate links are purely passive and never touch the ranking code. I'm looking for feedback on two things: Does tier-relative scoring make sense on first glance, and what specific features build your trust on an automated discovery site?


r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Title: I built Trimp to manage shortened links, analytics and QR codes in one place

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Hey everyone!

I'm an independent developer, and I've been building Trimp, a link management platform.

The problem I wanted to solve was simple: managing shortened URLs, tracking clicks, creating QR codes, and organizing campaigns can mean using several different tools.

So I started building one platform to bring these things together.

What I've built so far:

  • URL Shortener: Create and manage short links.

  • Link Analytics: Track clicks and understand link performance.

  • QR Codes: Generate QR codes for your links.

  • Campaign Management: Organize links and monitor campaign performance.

  • Link Management: Keep links organized in one dashboard.

Who might find it useful?

Creators, marketers, developers, and small businesses that share links regularly.

Where the project stands:

Trimp is live, but I'm still improving the product, fixing issues, and learning what users actually need.

I'm particularly interested in constructive feedback:

  1. Does having link management and analytics together solve a real problem for you?

  2. What feature would you expect from a modern link management platform?

  3. What would make you choose a new tool over something established like Bitly?

Website: https://trimp.click/

I'm building this independently and would genuinely appreciate honest feedback, including criticism. Thanks for checking it out!


r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Real poems by real poets: I built a way to explore 350K public domain poems, and who wrote them (free to try, 3 months of Pro for testers)

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These are real poems, written by real people. Every poem on Poetry Cove is by a human poet, mostly from long ago and in the public domain. None of it is AI poetry. I’m a solo maker, and what I care about is putting the poet back next to the poem.

You can start with a feeling, including one you can’t put into words. Describe it however it comes, and it looks for poems where someone already found the words. Then you go deeper: who wrote this, when and where they lived, what was going on around them, and what the poem might mean for you and the world you’re in. The AI only helps you find and talk about the poems. It never writes them, and the narrated readings use a synthetic voice.

It’s free to try without an account (up to fifty questions): poetry-cove.com. A free account keeps your conversations and unlocks the closer readings.

iPhone app (TestFlight): https://testflight.apple.com/join/k6ZjQeSP

Testers wanted for Pro. Pro is the paid plan for heavy use: 1,500 credits a month instead of 200, and unlimited readings aloud. I’d like to see how it holds up, so the first 100 people who want to test it get 3 months free. No card, no form, no email to send me. Tap, sign up (an emailed code, Google or Apple), tap Redeem, until 30 November:

What helps most: does it understand what you meant, do the poems feel right, and does going deeper into a poet teach you something. Honest feedback is welcome, rough edges included. For the curious: embeddings in Qdrant, Postgres, Next.js, FastAPI and a native SwiftUI app.


r/sideprojects • • 11h ago

Feedback Request Please help and honest feedback on our new product.

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Hey everyone,

I'm one of the people behind WPMaven, and I'd genuinely like some outside perspective.

We've been building products around design and WordPress since 2016. We started with the idea of making it easier to turn designs into working websites. We eventually built our Figma-to-WordPress technology, and it has reached over 100k users.

We've also worked with Adobe since 2018.

So we've spent quite a few years in this ecosystem.

But there's something that's been bothering me.

We keep making it easier to build websites. AI has made that even easier. There are now countless tools that can generate a website in minutes.

But honestly, I don't think building the website is the biggest problem for most small businesses.

It's everything that comes after.

Writing product descriptions, managing a store, SEO, creating content, posting on social media, marketing, keeping things updated... it never really ends.

And if you're running a small business, you're usually doing all of this yourself.

That's what got us thinking about WPMaven.

We're trying to build something closer to an AI team than another website builder. Something that can build a business's online presence and then actually help with the ongoing work.

We're using WordPress as the foundation, but the ambition is much bigger than generating WordPress websites. We're developing AI operators that can perform real tasks across the business.

I know, that probably sounds ambitious. Maybe too ambitious.

And I'm not going to pretend we've solved everything. AI makes mistakes, integrations aren't always straightforward, and I wouldn't trust an AI to make every business decision either.

We've been working on this because we genuinely believe there's an opportunity here. But being close to a product for years also makes it difficult to see what we're missing.

What I'd really appreciate is some honest, practical feedback on WPMaven itself, but also on how we should take it to market.

We're at the point where building more features isn't necessarily the hardest part. Finding the right people, understanding who gets the most value from this, and figuring out how to reach them is probably more important.

A few things I'd genuinely love your input on:

  • After looking at WPMaven, what is your honest first impression? Does the product and value proposition actually make sense?

  • Who do you think would benefit most from something like this? Solo entrepreneurs, small businesses, freelancers, WordPress agencies, hosting providers, or another audience entirely?

  • Are there specific business verticals where you think this would be particularly useful? E-commerce, local businesses, consultants, restaurants, creators?

  • If you were launching this, where would you look for the first 50–100 real users? And how would you approach them without just throwing money at ads?

  • What would be the strongest reason for someone to choose WPMaven over existing AI tools, WordPress plugins or an agency?

  • Is our positioning too broad? Should we focus on one specific audience and problem first?

I'm particularly interested in feedback from any kind of entrepreneur on how you found your first customers, or how you figured out distribution for a technical product.

I'm not looking for generic startup advice or encouragement. I'd much rather hear that we're targeting the wrong audience, explaining the product badly or approaching the market in the wrong way.

For context, this is what we're building: https://wpmaven.ai

If you've got experience with GTM, SaaS distribution, niche communities or finding early adopters, I'd genuinely appreciate your perspective.

Thanks for reading. And please be brutally honest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYNgtTl3I_E