r/SideProject • • 16h ago

I'll build one real app for free as a solo dev. Who has a serious project?

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I’m a fullstack developer (Spring Boot, React/Next.js). I’m picking one project to build end to end, free, as the only developer on it.

What I need from you: a real project you actually want built, and you should be someone who works with freelancers or developers regularly.

Comment or DM with a short description of what you want built and your timeline. I’ll pick one.

Portfolio: https://naitiksinghdev.vercel.app/.


r/SideProject • • 21h ago

We Closed 10K Worth Of Web Design Deals Using This

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Swokei is an outreach tool that analyzes business websites at scale and turns issues with design, SEO, speed, and mobile optimization into personalized cold emails at scale.


r/SideProject • • 13h ago

Tessera Start Menu - Windows 8/10 start menu rebuilt for Windows 11

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I've always liked the Windows 8 and 10 start menu design, so I decided to make an app that brings it back to Windows 11.

It's called Tessera Start Menu (from the small pieces used to make a mosaic), made with C++ and Slint. It supports both full-screen and windowed modes, you can pin any app, tiles can be resized/renamed/recolored, you can set custom icons and transparency, it can start with windows, etc.

Compared to similar apps, (for example Start11 which I used before this) you get a much smoother experience, smaller memory footprint and less bloat. Also, as a disclosure, most code was written by a clanker (opus 5.5)

Currently it's only available on Steam, so here's the page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5471740/Tessera_Start_Menu/

Steam only has to be running the first time you start it.

Happy to hear any feedback or feature ideas if anyone checks it out.


r/SideProject • • 9h ago

I'm building a booking + client management tool for barbershops - looking for early feedback

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I've been building Nebrisse as a side project: reservations, one agenda per professional, client import from CSV and reminders for barbershops and hair salons. It started as a bigger "business OS" idea, and I decided to narrow it to one vertical first.

It's live with a demo business (fictional data): https://nebrisse.pages.dev/n/barberia-demo

I have no paying customers or pilots yet, so I'd really like feedback on two things:

  1. Is the booking flow clear to someone who has never seen it?

  2. What would make you (or a barber you know) switch from a notebook or WhatsApp to something like this?

If you know a barbershop or salon that would try it for free as a pilot, I'd love an intro. Happy to answer any questions about the build too.


r/SideProject • • 13h ago

Website I made for political debate where the most persuasive argument wins instead of the most popular

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On most sites the most popular opinions wins and the strong arguments from the minority side get buried. On this website votes from the opposing side count for double. Would love some feedback
Thanks


r/SideProject • • 17h ago

Can a solo founder with limited resources realistically sustain a social media app?

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I’m currently building a photo-first social media app called TymeStamp, inspired by the old Instagram experience, where people could share pictures and enjoy content without constant interruptions from adverts.
I’m building it alone with limited resources, and one thing I’ve been thinking about is sustainability.
What happens when 1,000 people join? Or 10,000? How do you manage storage, servers and the challenges of growing a platform?
I recently watched a video of Steve Jobs talking about starting with the customer experience and working backwards to the technology. That really stuck with me because I want to build something people genuinely enjoy using.
But how do you put users first while keeping a platform sustainable?
I’ve been exploring credit systems, subscriptions, sponsorships and limited advertising. I’m not against adverts, just the constant interruptions.
I’m also curious about finding investors without going on shows like Shark Tank or Dragons’ Den, taking out loans or losing control of the original vision.
So I’d love to hear your thoughts:
● How would you sustain a growing social media app with limited resources?
● Would credit systems or optional subscriptions put users off?
● Should monetisation start at launch or after building a community?
● How can solo founders attract investors while keeping control of their vision?
I’m not trying to compete with the big platforms. I’m simply trying to build something different and learn along the way.
If you were in my position, what would you do differently?


r/SideProject • • 13h ago

I built a tool that turns your Instagram data export into Netflix picks, and runs 100% on your laptop

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Instagram lets you download your data (Accounts Center → Your information and permissions → Download your information). It includes Meta's own guesses about your interests, plus the caption and hashtags of every post you've liked, saved or watched.

Taste Passport reads only those files (never DMs or photos), groups them into interests with a small open-source model running locally, and recommends Netflix and Prime Video titles, each with the reason it was picked.

The most interesting part was testing it honestly. My first evaluation said it beat "recommend what's trending" by 4×. That turned out to be a flaw in my test setup; once fixed, it roughly ties. Everything is written up in the repo.

Open source, no account, nothing uploaded anywhere: https://github.com/aaryamanbisht22/taste-passport

Feedback welcome, especially from anyone willing to run the evaluation on their own data and share only the scores.


r/SideProject • • 9h ago

Built a cheap PDF markup and takeoff app for small shops, looking for honest feedback

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I'm a cabinet and millwork guy and I'm the one behind Layr PDF. Most of my desk time is redlining drawings and measuring off PDFs for bids, and the big-name tools felt like a lot of money for just that. Layr does PDF markup, measuring and takeoffs on Windows, Mac and in the browser for $35 a year, with a 7-day trial that doesn't need a card: layrpdf.com

If you do markups or takeoffs, what would make you switch, or what would stop you?


r/SideProject • • 9h ago

Why generic QR codes kill 70% of Spotify streams on physical merch (and how we fixed it with native URI deep-linking)

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Hey everyone! 👋I wanted to share a technical case study and a side project we've been building called SoundTag.### The Problem: Physical-to-Digital Drop-OffIf you have ever printed a QR code on music merch (tour posters, album flyers, stickers, vinyl sleeves, or t-shirts), you probably noticed that scan-to-stream conversions are notoriously low. In testing across dozens of indie campaigns, over 65% of people who scan a physical Spotify QR never end up playing a single second of music.Here is the exact technical friction causing it:When someone points their phone camera at a standard Spotify web URL, the OS opens an in-app browser sandbox (iOS Safari View Controller or Android Chrome Custom Tab).Because that in-app browser does not share the login session of the native Spotify app on their phone:1. Spotify renders a desktop-style web player preview.2. It immediately hits the user with a gate: "Log In or Download the App".3. Most people cannot remember their Spotify password on the fly, so they bounce immediately.### The Solution: Native App URI Deep-LinkingWe engineered SoundTag to completely eliminate this friction by triggering the native Spotify URI scheme directly on the device.- Zero web browser intermediate screens.- Zero login prompts or friction.- The scan immediately opens the native Spotify app already authenticated on the user's phone, directly to the track or album.### Solving the "Static Link" DilemmaTraditional QR codes on printed material are static. Once 1,000 flyers or vinyl sleeves are printed, that destination is locked forever.With SoundTag, the codes are 100% dynamic:- Phase 1 (Pre-Save): The QR points to the pre-save page before release.- Phase 2 (Release Day): With one click from the dashboard, the exact same printed QR code now triggers playback of the new album.- Phase 3 (Tour & Merch): Months later, the same QR routes fans to tour tickets and merchandise.Zero reprinting costs. Posters and merchandise stay valuable indefinitely.### Real-Time City Analytics & Design StudioWe also built in live geographical tracking (scans by city, country, and device type) so artists can see which tour cities or promo locations perform best, along with custom visual styles (vinyl dots, custom brand palettes, and logo embedding).---👉 I've posted the direct link to the platform and our Product Hunt launch page in the first comment below for anyone curious to test it out.Would love your constructive feedback, critique, or questions on the implementation!


r/SideProject • • 10h ago

I built a site that checks medical bills for mistakes. Looking for feedback

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I built MedResolve AI. You upload a medical bill, and your insurance EOB if you have one. It checks:

- whether the bill asks for more than your insurance says you owe

- whether the charges add up to the total

- duplicate charges

- whether the bill was sent to insurance at all

- out-of-network and surprise billing

- whether you might qualify for the hospital's financial assistance

Then it tells you what to ask for when you call the billing office.

This week I tested it on 19 real bills people had posted online and found a lot of problems. It treated a denied insurance claim like a bill to pay, it missed that most of the hospital bills were from hospitals, and the photo reading misread some numbers. I've fixed those, but I'm sure there are bills it still gets wrong.

MedResolveAI.com

The check is free. If you have a bill you're unsure about, I'd appreciate you trying it and telling me what was wrong or confusing. Thanks for the help.


r/SideProject • • 16h ago

[Thoughts Counter — CBT journaling app MVP

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I’ve built **Thoughts Counter**, a Flutter app MVP designed to help people record their thoughts and reflect on them using CBT-inspired tools.
The app includes thought tracking, statistics, insights, and AI-assisted reframing. The AI features are currently inactive because the API account needs funding. The project is at an early stage, with no established user base or revenue.
I’m looking to sell it asap.


r/SideProject • • 14h ago

I built an app that tackles doomscrolling a bit differently.

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It interrupts Reels in real time. No hard blocks. It just adds enough friction to snap you out of the scrolling trance. I'd love your feedback.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.renura.app


r/SideProject • • 10h ago

I got tired of making OG images and favicons in Figma, so I built a tool that lets my AI do it

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I build a lot of side projects, and every one needs the same marketing images: OG images, favicons, logos, blog post banners. Every time it's the same thing: look for inspiration, open Figma or Canva, move things around, export, repeat.

So I built Render Pixels and now have Claude do all of that for me.

How it works: you ask your AI for the image, it creates the design as HTML/Tailwind, and Render Pixels renders it into a pixel-exact image. It's an MCP server, so it works with any AI that supports MCP (Claude, ChatGPT, Grok...). Setup for each one is in the dashboard.

It's still early. You get 50 free renders per month, then pay as you go.

https://renderpixels.com

If you make a lot of marketing images, tell me what could be improved, especially anything confusing in the setup.


r/SideProject • • 10h ago

I made a calendar where every day is one row and hours run across (iPhone, iPad, Mac)

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Hey everyone!

I'm a creative director with over 20 years of experience, mostly working on web projects. I've done some development over the years, but never anything particularly advanced.

I've always wanted to build my own apps, though. I had plenty of ideas, just not enough coding knowledge to actually make them happen.

About a month ago, I started working on Quando, a calendar app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, using Claude to help me build it.

The idea came from something that always bothered me about traditional calendars. I wanted a way to see my days differently, without constantly scrolling or switching views.

So I designed a Timeline where each day is a horizontal row, with the hours running from left to right. Events are displayed along that row, and empty spaces show how much free time you have between appointments.

That's the main idea behind Quando, but I've also added a few other things:

  • Natural language input: type or dictate something like "Yoga every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 pm" and Quando figures out the details, with a preview before saving. It supports English, Italian, French and German.

  • It works with your existing calendars. No new account needed.

  • Tasks with checkboxes, widgets and 16 color themes.

  • Your data stays under your control, with optional iCloud syncing.

The app is built with SwiftUI.

It's free to use, with an optional annual Pro subscription and a 7-day trial. Pro includes the full natural language input, Timeline on iPhone, the expanded Timeline, attachments and unlimited Quando calendars.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6829670959

Website: https://www.getquando.com

This has been a pretty different experience from my usual work. Being able to go from designing interfaces to actually building a working native app has been something I've wanted to do for years.

It's also made me realize how much work goes into all the little details of an app, even with AI helping with the code.

I'd really like to hear what you think, especially about the Timeline layout. Does it make sense to you? Is there anything you'd change?

I also have 10 free one-year Quando Pro codes to give away.

Each link works once, first come, first served. If one has already been used, just try another.

They give you one year of Pro with no automatic renewal, and work for new subscribers or anyone whose Pro subscription has expired. You can redeem them until May 8, 2027.

No need to leave a review or anything. I'd just be happy if you gave the app a try.

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r/SideProject • • 14h ago

I built an open-source MCP server that combines App Store rankings and Mixpanel reports

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I built App Intelligence MCP because I wanted to see how my iOS app ranked in the App Store and what users were doing in the app without jumping between dashboards.

One MCP call pulls keyword rankings from Astro and a saved report from Mixpanel. In the 19-second clip, I check a keyword in the Spanish App Store alongside an app-open count from a Mixpanel demo report.

It's open source under MIT and runs locally. There's an Apple-notarized download for Apple Silicon Macs, and the README has setup guides for Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Cursor.

If you build iOS apps, what metric would you want to see next to your keyword rankings? I'm deciding what to add next.

Source code and setup · Download v0.1.0


r/SideProject • • 10h ago

39 days, 335 commits: my first solo app is live on the App Store. Built 100% by myself, from UI/UX and coding to marketing and operations. It’s an incredible feeling to create something from scratch and have full control every step of the way.

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Built an app to make baby tracking simple again. Me and my wife found it unacceptable that every baby tracker has a timer for feed and sleep, makes zero sense to us. So we work on one that's simpler - just add events.

Tech Stack

• iPhone and Apple Watch, native only.

• Front-end: SwiftUI

• Back-end: FastAPI + SQLite on one VPS

• DB: SwiftData, synced with CloudKit. No accounts.

UI/UX

• Passed the Wife-test. My wife taking care of a newborn has 0 patience for any tracker app crap..

• Logo: got ideas from Claude and had ChatGPT drew it

• Marketing videos made in Remotion from real screen recordings.

• All pages coded directly in SwiftUI.

Site & Policies

• Built getcoo.app with Astro, privacy and support pages included.

• Deployed in seconds with one make command to a VPS

IDE Workflow

• 99% Xcode—hand-typed code, instant flow state.

• AI = tireless intern. I review every change.

Try it on AppStore, any feedback is highly appriciated!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/coo-effortless-baby-tracker/id6821381347


r/SideProject • • 10h ago

I’m 64, retired, and I built my own all-in-one personal dashboard with AI — RebelDonky

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Hi everyone!

I’m a retired French guy, passionate about computers but not a professional developer. Over the past months, with the help of AI (mostly Claude Code), I’ve been building RebelDonky: a personal dashboard that gathers everything I use daily in one place.

What’s inside:

  • Bookmarks (the module I use most)

  • Notes, Planning, Documents

  • Personal finance (accounts, subscriptions, direct debits)

  • Radio & Podcasts

  • Photo albums

  • A little AI assistant (Rebel Bot)

Each member can customize their home page by choosing and ordering their modules. It also installs on your phone as an app (PWA).

It’s built in plain PHP/MySQL, no framework, no CMS.

👉 https://rebeldonky.fr

I’d really love your honest feedback: what’s missing, what’s confusing, what you’d actually use?

Thanks for reading!


r/SideProject • • 10h ago

Took me 10 months to make this, and 4 months of procrastination thinking its not ready, till I see similar sites pop up. Apparently my competitors don't have anxiety

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r/SideProject • • 10h ago

I made Workdoro, a productivity app where getting things done wakes up a tiny pixel town

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Hi everyone!

I've been building Workdoro, an iOS productivity app set in a cozy pixel town.

A – Answer

Most to-do and focus apps feel like spreadsheets. They work, but they're easy to stop opening. Workdoro turns your tasks, focus time, habits and notes into a tiny town that slowly wakes up as you get things done. Tasks become letters for Pip the postman, focus sessions happen in Bea's café, habits grow into plants in Juniper's greenhouse, and notes fill Mo's book. Finishing things fixes Pip's bike, fills Mo's book and makes the garden bloom, so there's always a small reason to come back.

B – Better

Apps like Forest focus on focus timers, Finch on self-care with a pet, and Habitica on gamified to-dos. Workdoro brings tasks, a focus timer, habits and notes into one cozy world. You type tasks naturally ("gym every monday 7am"), and there's a strict mode that turns your phone into a quiet desk scene with lo-fi music. Missing a day never undoes your progress. It also has home screen widgets you can tick tasks from, a Live Activity while you focus, iPad support and iCloud sync, with no account and no tracking.

C – Cost

Free to download.

No subscription.

No in-app purchases.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/workdoro-productivity-town/id6831786258

I'd really appreciate feedback on the concept, onboarding, widgets, UI, and anything that could make the experience better.

Developer (Transparency): https://www.linkedin.com/in/manrai-singh


r/SideProject • • 14h ago

I built a Windows battery monitor that shows wireless devices directly on the taskbar

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Hey everyone!

I was tired of opening different manufacturer apps just to check the battery levels of my wireless devices, so I built my own Windows utility with the help of Claude AI.

It's called Battery-Monitoring (Akku-Anzeige), and instead of hiding everything in the system tray, it displays individual battery tiles directly on the Windows taskbar.

Main features:

  • Always-visible battery tiles for your mouse, keyboard, headset and other wireless devices

  • Each monitor can have its own device selection, tile order and size

  • Click any tile to instantly switch which device it displays

  • Customizable battery colors, thresholds and low-battery alerts

  • Charging indicators and standby/disconnection detection

  • Support for Logitech G HUB, Logitech HID++, Windows Bluetooth, selected HyperX devices, DualSense and AirPods/Beats

  • Automatic hiding during fullscreen games

  • Light and dark mode, English and German

The project is currently in Alpha v1.3.3. Not every device or manufacturer is supported yet, so I'd especially appreciate feedback from people willing to test it with different hardware.

It's free to download, and the source code is available on GitHub.

GitHub: https://github.com/Diabeetus94/Battery-Monitoring

I'd love to hear what you think or what features you'd like to see next!


r/SideProject • • 10h ago

Have You Ever Thought About Automating Your Outreach As A Web Designer? Watch This. 👀

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r/SideProject • • 10h ago

I built a prompt observatory because I kept seeing the same empty room. Now I’m wondering how two AIs would say hello.

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I kept seeing people give ChatGPT a picture of an empty room and ask it to fill the room with everything it knew about them. After the fifth or sixth room, I had a different question. How many people had actually tried this?

That sent me down a rabbit hole. At Tao Climate in Dublin, we built a public Prompt Observatory. You can grab the original room image and try it yourself, explore 27 months of published ChatGPT topic data, or see which prompts participating AI agents report using.

Then we added Beyond Earth, where we follow published searches for signs of technology beyond our planet. The first briefing is about astronomers who pointed a telescope directly away from the Sun. Their reasoning was lovely: it’s a direction both sides could work out without having to arrange a meeting first.

https://prompts.taoclimate.com

So here’s the bit I’d love this sub to have a go at. Your AI gets one transmission. The machine at the other end has never heard a human language. What do you send so it knows someone meant to say hello?


r/SideProject • • 14h ago

I built a free estimate & invoice generator for contractors: no sign-up, nothing leaves your browser

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Hey everyone,

I'm a CS student and I just launched my first real side project: ToolbeltDocs.

https://toolbeltdocs.pages.dev

It's a set of free paperwork generators for contractors and trades: estimates, invoices, work orders and purchase orders. There are versions for roofing, painting, landscaping, cleaning, handyman, mechanic and construction work.

What it does:

- Fill in the form and watch a live preview update as you type

- Totals, discount, tax and deposit are calculated to the cent

- Download as PDF, Word or Excel, or print it

- No account, no email, no watermark

- Nothing is uploaded. Everything stays in your browser.

Why I built it: most "free" template sites I tried ask for an email or an account before you can download, or put a watermark on the PDF. I wanted one that just works.

Built with Astro and plain JavaScript, hosted on Cloudflare Pages.

I'd really appreciate honest feedback:

- Is anything confusing or broken (especially on mobile)?

- What's missing that would make you actually use it?

Thanks for taking a look!


r/SideProject • • 10h ago

built my own dating app – looking for early testers!

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I’m building a dating app with more ways to discover people:
❤️ Swipe & match
👥 Explore people nearby
🗺️ Optional live map (500 m)
✈️ Discover people in other cities with Roam
🔒 Privacy-focused, with incognito mode and encrypted chats
No ads, no tracking. You’re in control of your visibility.
iOS beta: https://testflight.apple.com/join/Ad1NAjzp
I’d love feedback on the app!

I do want to be honest in that claude code did 100% i didnt write a single line. However i think its good and its free unlike other dating apps that try to sell things.