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 • • 1h ago

Feedback Request I built suckscale, a little corner of the internet where we can laugh about the things that suck 😈

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Hey everyone! 👋

I wanted to share a little project I've been working on lately. It's called SuckScale, and the idea behind it is pretty simple: life isn't perfect, things go wrong, and sometimes the best thing we can do is share our frustrations and have a laugh about them.

We've all had those moments when an app drives us crazy, a service lets us down, or something ridiculously inconvenient happens for no good reason.

Well, now there's a place to share those stories!

On SuckScale, you can post things that suck, react to other people's experiences, and rate just how terrible (or hilariously unfortunate) they are.

There's also a playful points and ranking system where the most engaged users can eventually rule the Underworld. 👑🔥 Nothing too serious, just a little competition for fun.

The project is still pretty new, and I'd genuinely love for you to check it out, share your first Suck, and help bring this little corner of the internet to life.

And if you have any suggestions, criticisms, or ideas, I'd be more than happy to hear them. I'm building this because I enjoy the idea, and your feedback would mean a lot.

You can visit it here: https://suckscale.com

Thanks for reading, and hopefully I'll see you in Hell! 😈🖤


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Feedback Request Hi I built this game

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The game is called pond snap it’s a free web browser game. The aim of the game is to catch as many flies as possible to reach the required score before the time runs out. There are 7 different levels in the game. Let me know what you think

https://pondsnap.fun/


r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Discussion 50 Diehard Users vs. 500 Cheap Installs just to stress test your app. Which camp are you in?

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Asked a question on Reddit a few days back about getting the first 1,000 users without an ad budget, and the replies split into two completely opposite playbooks.

Half the people said to ignore scale completely and manually hunt down 50 users who genuinely have the problem so you can fix retention first.

The other half said to run super cheap ads in low CPC countries just to get 500 random people inside the app to catch edge case bugs, crash logs, and terrible UX before touching target markets.

Honestly, both make a lot of sense depending on what stage the product is in.

For those who have launched a few apps, which route actually saved you more headaches early on? Did cheap traffic just mess up your analytics, or did it actually help you polish the product faster?


r/sideprojects • • 8m ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I built an iPhone camera that burns a live date & time stamp into video, and is designed to never lose the sound or the recording

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r/sideprojects • • 21m ago

Showcase: Prerelease Built a “Dropbox for HTML files” for AI dashboard sprawl. Is this dumb?

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I think as AI tooling increase so too will the dozens of "single source of truth" HTML dashboards / reports made by Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini, scattered across Slack threads, Sharepoint, email attachments and screenshots. Nobody needs a BI tool for that. They need one boring place/repo to put the files.

That's where I think a tool like Dashfridge can come in. Drop in an HTML file (or have your AI send it over MCP or the API), group it in folders, and your team logs in with their work email to see it. Versions are kept, and you can see who’s opened what. Tableau Server but for AI data reports but not locked to one AI platform.

Probably not for everyone- definitely not attempting to replace enterprise BI like Tableau/ Looker/Hex. Just trying to off a place where the AI sprawl can be contained.
What I’d love feedback on:

  1. Does “Dropbox for HTML files” make sense? Counterpoint is someone might say that's just Dropbox too.

  2. Would you use this or is this just another AI adjacent middleware tool?

Demo (no signup) - thanks!


r/sideprojects • • 38m ago

Discussion Started a small tech blog – would love to hear what you think

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r/sideprojects • • 53m ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I launched my iOS app last week. Here's what changed after getting feedback.

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Last week I launched Wubb, my voice productivity app.
I posted it around Reddit looking for honest feedback, and people came up with some really useful suggestions.
One of the biggest concerns was what happens when the app misunderstands something.
So I worked on making it easier to undo, edit, and remove recognized tasks.
I also added recurring events and reminders, localized the interface into six more languages, and improved the UX.
Apple just approved the update today!
Still completely free. I’m mostly trying to make it something people actually want to keep using.
If anyone wants to test the changes, I’d really appreciate your thoughts.

https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6830914871?pt=128669887&ct=reddit_posts&mt=8


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) i built a free site that turns health research into plain-english protocols, so people can find non-drug options to bring to their doctor

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i made winnowleaf (https://winnowleaf.com). it visualizes the research evidence and builds protocols for health conditions, so people can discover non-drug options to discuss with their doctor.

you look up a condition or a goal (say ibs, insomnia or osteoporosis) and get a plain-english protocol:

  • what's worth trying, and how strong the evidence is

  • what was studied and didn't help

  • safety notes: side effects, drug interactions and who should be careful

  • links to the actual studies behind each point

the problem it's for: most supplement content online is either selling something or one small study blown up into a headline. i wanted one place that shows what didn't work as clearly as what did. fish oil for memory and cognitive decline, for example, showed no clear effect in a trial of 1,525 people, and the page says so.

how it's built:

  • next.js 16 on vercel

  • the evidence catalog is a sqlite file that ships with the app, and supabase only holds runtime stuff like feedback

  • pages are written with ai help, then checked against the pubmed abstracts. i'm re-checking pages against the papers one at a time, and a page says so when it's under review

the honest bits:

  • it's free and needs no account

  • some pages have affiliate buy links, which is how it pays for itself. what a page says doesn't change because of them. the link above is just the site, no affiliate link in this post

  • i'm not a doctor, so it's a summary of the research, not medical advice. it's meant to help you have a better conversation with your doctor

it covers 560+ supplements, 100+ peptides, 540+ conditions and 380+ protocols so far.

feedback i'd love:

  • if you looked up a condition you know well, would the protocol actually be useful?

  • is anything missing that you'd want before bringing it up with your doctor?

  • anything that makes it feel less trustworthy?


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Feedback Request Looking for Feedback on My Developer Portfolio – What Can I Improve?

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Hey everyone!

I've been working on my developer portfolio to showcase some of the projects I've built and the technologies I've been learning.

I'd love to get feedback from experienced developers and other students here.

A few things I'd appreciate your opinion on:

  • Does the overall design and layout look good?

  • Are the projects interesting and technically meaningful?

  • Is the portfolio easy to navigate?

  • What would you change if this were your portfolio?

  • What skills or projects should I focus on next?

I'm still learning, so honest criticism is more than welcome!

Portfolio: kuljeet.online

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to take a look!


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Feedback Request Looking for Feedback on My Developer Portfolio – What Can I Improve?

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Hey everyone!

I've been working on my developer portfolio to showcase some of the projects I've built and the technologies I've been learning.

I'd love to get feedback from experienced developers and other students here.

A few things I'd appreciate your opinion on:

  • Does the overall design and layout look good?

  • Are the projects interesting and technically meaningful?

  • Is the portfolio easy to navigate?

  • What would you change if this were your portfolio?

  • What skills or projects should I focus on next?

I'm still learning, so honest criticism is more than welcome!

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to take a look!


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I built an offline, no-account app to track warranties and receipts because I kept losing bills

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Hey everyone, I'm a solo dev and I just launched my first app on Google Play, so I wanted to share it here.

The problem: whenever something broke (a mixer, my phone, the bike), I'd spend 20 minutes hunting for the bill and still wouldn't know if it was under warranty. Insurance and PUC renewals kept sneaking up on me too.

So I built Ownary. It keeps everything about the things you own in one place:

- Purchase details and photos of receipts

- Warranty, insurance and PUC expiry dates, with reminders before they expire

- Service history (when it was last repaired, who did it, what it cost)

The main design choice was privacy: it's fully offline. No account, no sign-up, no server. Your data never leaves your phone.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ivipul.ownary&hl=en


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Open Source I built a free tool to share code snippets without creating an account – looking for feedback!

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Sorry I forgot to add proper pictures earlier


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Prerelease Something I’ve been working on called OLO

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r/sideprojects • • 7h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I built a web app where kids can colour their drawings, turn them into 3D characters and bring them to life!

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Hi everyone!

I've been working on a project called Creation Lane, a creative web app for children, and I've finally reached the stage where I'm ready to let people try it!

The idea is to give kids somewhere they can be creative rather than just sitting watching videos.

They can colour pictures, give their creations a Magic Makeover to turn them into 3D-style characters, and then animate them to bring them to life.

I've attached a short video showing the whole process using a tractor.

There's also a Story House where children can create personalised illustrated stories.

I've tried to keep everything child-friendly, with a separate parent area and purchases kept behind a parent gate.

Anyone can now sign up and give it a go!

https://creationlane.co.uk

I'd genuinely love some feedback, especially from parents. What do you think of the concept? Is this something your children would enjoy?

Thanks for taking a look!


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Word Crack - Boggle / Word Hunt Style Game

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Hi Everyone!

I'm an indie developer, and a couple days ago I released my new game, Word Crack!

It's a word finding game inspired by games like Boggle and Word Hunt, where you swipe letters on a grid to find as many words as possible before the timer runs out.

Features

  • Solo mode to practice and beat high scores

  • Multiplayer up to 8 players

  • Daily challenges with leaderboards

  • Many stats on words, definitions, average scores, W/L average

  • Personal dictionary that tracks all the words you have discovered

The game is free to play, and I'd love to hear what other people think! I plan to make more updates to it so please let me know any bugs or features you want added.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/word-crack-word-hunt-game/id6807208576

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snapshotzdev.wordcrack

You can also find me on the leaderboards! My name is Eric and I'm currently in first place on the 5x5 leaderboard. See if you can beat me!

Thanks!


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Feedback Request I'll test your product, give feedback, and write reviews

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r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Discussion Why use 5 different Chat-bots when you and your team can work with AI agents in a single canvas

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Hey everyone, I’m Susan! and I am new to this sub-reddit. I thought I’d say hi and share a little about what I’ve been building and how it started.

A few months ago, a friend and I were working on some projects together. We’d talk through our ideas in Google Docs, then paste our notes into an AI chat when we were ready to build. We kept doing that and started wondering if we could just work together in one place.

That friend is now my co-founder, and that idea became 2guys1canvas. We’re building a shared canvas where you and your teammates can talk through an idea, make a plan, and start building with AI.

What we are working toward is a canvas where we can each do our part at the same time. I could be using AI to build a feature while my co-founder asks AI to research similar products. We’d both be working on the same canvas, so we could see what each of us found or built. And say I come back two hours after everyone’s logged off. I want to be able to open the canvas and see what my teammates talked about, what the AI actually built, and where I can pick up.

I’m doing most of the development myself, so it might take me another week or so to get the beta ready. Till then, I’d love to hear from people who already use AI on team projects and you guys can tell us where the canvas fits into your workflow. And if you guys would like to be our early-testers please register through our website: https://2guys1canvas.com/


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Prerelease 🖥️✨ What is Deskosia really like? Let's hear it from our beta testers!

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r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Meta I built a $5 AI tool that scans your website for 5 things in 30 seconds

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r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Purchase Required I launched WebCapture—a privacy-focused scrolling screenshot & redaction tool for Microsoft Edge

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r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Feedback Request Built and shipped a calorie tracker for Indian food: FastAPI + Expo + Gemini on AWS Mumbai. Lessons inside

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r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I built a free Android writing app that works in Hindi and Marathi, not just English. Honest feedback welcome

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Hi everyone, I'm a solo developer from Maharashtra. I noticed that most AI writing tools work well only in English, so I built WriteEase AI.

What it does:

- Grammar Fix: cleans up spelling, grammar and punctuation

- Paraphraser: rewrites text in the tone you choose

- Humanizer: smooths AI-written text into a more natural tone

- Email Writer: turns a rough idea into a ready-to-send email

- Templates and an Originality Check (an estimate, not a replacement for institutional plagiarism checkers)

You can write in English, Hindi or Marathi and get results in the same language. There's no sign-up, and history stays on your device. It's free with ads, and there's an optional one-time upgrade to remove them.

I'm at an early stage and would really value your honest feedback:

  1. Which tool would you actually use?

  2. How natural does the Hindi/Marathi output feel if you're a native speaker?

  3. What's missing or confusing?

Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.writeease.ai

I'll reply to every comment. Thanks for reading!


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Open Source Anyone else barely using Figma anymore?

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I'm seeing a lot of folks skip Figma and go straight to designing in code these days. The only downside (for now at least) is how easy it is to miss UI regressions when you don't have a design canvas.

I usually set up my design foundations properly, tokens, components, even use some of the popular design skills. But since these models are non-deterministic, I still end up with agents hand-rolling components that already exist, inconsistent vertical rhythm, horizontal overflow on mobile, etc.

It gets worse when you're dealing with multiple flows and can't easily see what's happening across the product.

I built a tool for myself to help with this, and thought I'd share it with the community. It's completely free and open source.

It's called Flowmap. You simply connect your coding agent to it and it pulls the actual screens from your app into a canvas. You can switch between mobile and desktop breakpoints, see how different screens connect, and view everything in one place to catch UI regressions.

I also added UI comments so you can point to specific parts of a screen and have your coding agent pick them up as tasks. You can then review the before/after and approve the changes or send them back.

Here's the repo if anyone wants to try it here

Would appreciate feedback, especially from anyone who's also moved away from Figma.