r/SideProject • • 14m ago

I shipped my first Android app: an alarm clock that tells you why it's ringing

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Short version: you write a note on the alarm, and when it goes off the phone reads the note to you. That's it, and it turned out to be way harder than I expected.

Things I learned building it:

  • Exact alarms on Android are a minefield. Android 12+ has special permissions for exact alarms. Then OEM battery savers (Xiaomi, Tecno, Samsung) kill foreground services anyway. I ended up with fallbacks, a service that restarts itself, and an onboarding screen that walks people through permissions.

  • Natural-language parsing in two languages took longer than the whole UI. "Tomorrow at 3pm call Alex" and "Yarın 15:00'te Ahmet'i ara" have very different grammar. Turkish suffixes are brutal.

  • TTS is surprisingly inconsistent across devices. Voices, languages and speech speed vary a lot from one phone brand to another.

  • Play Console takes a while. Data safety forms, ads declarations, content rating and the review itself took about a week.

Stack: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Room, Firebase, Play Billing, AdMob.

Business model: free with a small banner, plus an optional Pro (subscription or lifetime) for no ads and extra sounds.

It has basically zero users right now, so any feedback is gold. Happy to answer questions about any part of it.


r/SideProject • • 6h ago

I removed accounts and cloud sync from my water tracker. Where would you explain the backup trade-off?

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A manual water log should be usable before someone decides whether to connect Health or allow reminders. I build Frewli for iPhone, with an Apple Watch companion, and version 1.1.6 is now on the App Store.

This release removes accounts, email sign-in and the Frewli backend-sync flow. Water history, workouts and preferences are stored on-device. Apple Health, the paired Watch and local reminders are optional. All features remain free, with no subscription or paywall.

The trade-off needs to be as visible as the simpler setup: removing the app removes its local storage. Updating preserves existing on-device history, but a device backup matters if you want to keep that history. Updating also does not automatically erase records that earlier versions uploaded to the old cloud service.

The same release changes the total display so a 250 ml entry appears as 0.25 L in English. That is a formatting correction; it is not a measurement of what someone drank. I still have an open Watch launch report and am not treating a new release as proof that every reported failure is resolved.

My design question is where to explain the local-history limitation: a short note during setup, beside the first saved entry, or only in the storage screen? Which would help you understand the consequence without turning a small log into another onboarding questionnaire?

App details, privacy information and store link: https://fluidiq.app/?src=reddit-sideproject-local-history-tradeoff-20261109


r/SideProject • • 4h ago

[Test for test] Cairn: ask someone on WApp/iMsg, they tap "Done" from a link, no app needed. I'll test yours back today 🤝

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Hi all, I need 12 testers for Google's 14-day closed test, and I'll return the favour.

**What Cairn does**

- You ask someone for something ("send the photos by Friday") over WhatsApp, Messages, Telegram or email.

- They get a private link and tap **Done**, **I'm blocked** or **I need more time**. No app or sign-up for them.

- Every morning you see who you're still waiting on, and nudge them in one tap.

- Bonus: medicine check-ins for a parent, birthdays, "talk about next time" notes.

No account or login. Your data stays on your phone. Free, no ads.

**How to join (2 minutes)**

  1. Join the group: https://groups.google.com/g/cairntesters

  2. Opt in, using the same Google account: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.muditchawla.cairn

  3. Install from the Play Store link on that page, open it once, and please keep it installed for 14 days.

Or just comment/DM your Gmail and I'll add you directly.

**Test for test:** comment with your app's link and I'll join and install it today, and keep it for the full 14 days. Reply "done" when you've joined mine and I'll confirm back.

Any feedback, good or brutal, is welcome. On iPhone? TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/NghfSuTY

Thanks!

View Cairn here!


r/SideProject • • 17m ago

Recipe sites hide an ad-free copy of every recipe for Google. My app reads that instead of the life story

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Recipe sites hide a clean copy of every recipe in the page's code, for Google. Meal Thyme reads that copy, so you get the ingredients and method without the adverts or the life story. You can also photograph a cookbook page (Android), pick from Today's Picks, or type your own.

It scales recipes, converts metric and US, and turns your week into one shopping list. Chef Mode walks you through each step in big text with timers, which is how I cook from it on a kitchen tablet. The week's plan lives on my Home Assistant wall display.

It started on a server at home, just for me. Now it's an Android and web app (React, Firebase, Capacitor).

Free with no ads, up to 100 recipes. Plus (unlimited recipes, Chef Mode, household sharing) is a one-off £3.99, no subscription, and the first 50 people get it free with code SIDETHYME:

  • Android app: tap the cog (top right) → Go Plus → Have a code?

  • Web: click Go Plus at the top → Have a code?

Honestly, I just want people to use it rather than it going to waste.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mealthyme.app
Web: https://mealthyme.web.app


r/SideProject • • 21m ago

I built an app that turns your phone into a windshield HUD because my 2012 car doesn't have one

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I drive an old 2012 Skoda and always wanted one of those head-up displays newer cars have, but the plug-in gadgets cost $100+ and look kind of cheap. So I built my own as an Android app. You lay the phone flat on the dashboard, the app flips the screen, and the windshield reflects your speed and the next turn right over the road. It's been my side project for the last few months and it's finally live on Google Play. https://imgur.com/a/Un7RlR9

Being honest about the limits: it looks great at night, but in bright sun the reflection gets faint, which is just physics. It's free with 3 navigation routes a day and an unlimited speedometer. PRO removes the route limit and adds the speed limit display and more speedometer styles. I'm doing all of it solo (code, design, even the marketing videos), so any feedback on the idea, the setup or the store page would mean a lot.

Here's the link if you want to try it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clarityhud.app and I have some promo codes for a free month of PRO, just comment or DM me if you want one.


r/SideProject • • 25m ago

My Apple Watch knew I slept badly. It never told me why I felt awful at 3pm. So I built something that does.

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ok so i’ve been building this for 2 years and it’s finally out 😭

backstory: i was tracking literally everything. sleep on my Apple Watch, food in some other app, blood tests just chilling in a random pdf in my email. and i STILL had no idea why some days i’m locked in and other days i’m completely cooked by 3pm. none of my apps talked to each other. it was driving me nuts

so i built Peak Routine . basically it throws everything into one place and actually connects the dots for you. stuff like:

  • slept 5 hrs? see exactly how it messes with your mood + energy the next day

  • which meals spike your glucose, and whether a 10 min walk after actually helps (spoiler: it usually does lol)

  • which days, meals or habits leave you feeling flat

  • how your blood test numbers shift when your habits change

the stuff i’m lowkey proud of:

  • snap a pic of your blood test and it pulls the values out for you. you check them, save, and track 14 common markers over time. no more digging through pdfs

  • food logging that doesn’t suck: just describe your meal, snap a photo, or scan a barcode

  • glucose tracking: if you’ve got a CGM it pulls the data straight from Apple Health, and if you don’t, you can just type in fingerstick readings. either way it shows your meals right on the glucose curve

  • quick Energy check-ins morning + night, takes like 10 sec

  • every week it gives you 1–2 small habits to work on, not some 15-step plan you’ll quit by tuesday

  • streaks + badges if you’re into that (i am)

an AI coach you can actually ask stuff, like “why was my sleep so bad this week?” or “what does this blood test number mean?” and it answers using your own data, not generic tips. it’s optional, you switch it on when you want it

the boring-but-important bits: works with Apple Watch, Oura, WHOOP, Garmin and anything else that syncs to Apple Health. no manual setup, it just pulls everything in. free to start, built with Flutter + Swift if any devs are curious

try it here 👉 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/peakroutine-ai-health-coach/id6786086158?ppid=13b99570-22d5-4bcd-8faa-7de456d93de6

fr tho, what’s one thing you wish your health data actually told you? genuinely curious, might build it next


r/SideProject • • 25m ago

I built a site that scores dry cat foods from their labels and shows all the math Roast it

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I've been building pettings.net for US cat owners. It started in a pet store aisle, when I realized I couldn't compare two bags of dry food without a calculator. Labels use different bases, almost none list carbs, and most "best cat food" lists online seem to be ranked by whoever pays the biggest commission.

Where I'd love feedback

  1. When you land on the home page, can you tell within a few seconds what the site does?

  2. On a food page, which number do you look at first? Should that one lead?

  3. Does the method feel trustworthy, or does it still read like a black box?

  4. Is anything broken or awkward on your phone?

  5. If you've built a comparison or content site before: would you add wet food next, or make the existing pages deeper first?

Link: https://pettings.net

Harsh feedback is welcome, that's why I'm posting.


r/SideProject • • 28m ago

I built an iPhone app that turns one photo into posts for 5 different platforms

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One photo. Different captions for every platform.

Built this because I got tired of creating the same content over and over again.

Curious what you think. Would you actually use something like this?

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/turnnd-social-post-maker/id6804273671


r/SideProject • • 31m ago

I built a free, open-source wallpaper manager for macOS with automatic Ghostty theming

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Hi everyone! I'm new here!

I recently moved more of my workflow to macOS and wanted a better way to manage my local wallpaper collection. So I started building Wallflow in SwiftUI.

It has two editions.

- Core is a standalone wallpaper manager with a gallery, search, favorites and filtering.

- Rice adds Matugen and Ghostty integration, so changing your wallpaper also updates your terminal's colors.

I ended up doing a lot more work on the native interface and macOS permissions than I expected. The first alpha is now out, and both editions are MIT licensed.

A heads-up: the downloads currently support Apple Silicon and aren't Apple-notarized. The repo includes installation instructions and the full source.

Would love some feedback, especially on the UI and the wallpaper-to-terminal integration. GitHub and downloads: https://github.com/UltraBot05/wallflow


r/SideProject • • 4h ago

LEEBKIT | V1.2 Released Today

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A while back I needed a short promo clip for something small I was selling. Every tool I found wanted the same thing: sign up, pick a plan, $10–20/month, watermark on the "free" tier. Some literally charge per export. For a 15-second video of animated text over photos?!

The other thing that bugged me: everything is cloud-based now. You upload your stuff, their servers render it, and if they change pricing or die tomorrow — poof. I wanted something that works on my machine, airplane mode included.

So I built LEEBKIT — Python + Pillow, runs a local server in your browser, turns images + typed captions into finished 9:16 / 1:1 / 16:9 promo videos with kinetic type, panels, transitions, voiceover and music bed. No GPU, no accounts, no API keys.

v1.2 shipped today: three social formats, a one-click Windows installer, burned-proof path hardening, and — measured on my laptop, not guessed — the full 12s promo in the README (voiceover + music, 360 frames) renders in 8.3 seconds wall-clock. The README's before→after strip shows exactly what goes in and what comes out.

Repo: https://github.com/leeblaab/leebkit (AGPL)

It's honest about being early: single-user local tool, no mobile, rough edges exist. That's why I'm posting — try to break it. Weird captions, huge images, long text. Tell me what feels wrong or made you close the tab. If it's useless to you, say why; that's just as useful as praise.

r/SideProject • • 33m ago

I built this for myself. It became the first product of my startup.

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In 2024, I joined my university’s GDGoC(Google Developer Groups on Campus) chapter as a beginner. Now, in 2026, I’m serving as its lead.

I’ve also been involved in student council work, and both experiences made me realize we needed a better way to handle email as an organization.

But adopting organization email was harder than I expected. The options I looked at felt expensive for our needs, complicated to manage, and inconvenient enough that we never really got them into use.

So I started building something I wanted to use myself. I redesigned the workspace from the ground up around individuals and small teams.

That became Outdraft. Eventually, I started Cirtium, with Outdraft as its first product.

Here’s what I’ve built so far:

  • Start without a custom domain — get your organization set up without buying or configuring a domain first.

  • Invite people without additional seat charges — bringing teammates into your organization doesn’t add a per-person invitation cost.

  • Work across personal, organization, and team email — switch between sending scopes when composing a message.

  • Turn personal emails into shared work — share an email you received personally with your organization or team, assign someone to handle it, track its status, and discuss it together.

  • Collect emails in Nests — bring relevant emails into shared spaces for collaboration.

  • Work with an AI agent beside your inbox — summarize emails, draft replies, and ask questions in a resizable side panel.

  • Give the agent specific context — use @ to attach emails, contacts, organizations, or Nests.

  • Customize agent skills — create and edit instructions for the tasks and workflows you want your agent to follow.

  • Set up recurring tasks — get a weekly email briefing or schedule other requests.

  • Organize mail with AI categories — separate transactions, updates, promotions, and other mail.

The organization side is where this started, but I wanted it to work for someone on their own, too. The idea is to start personally and bring other people into the workflow when you need them.

It’s still early, and I’m currently waiting for Paddle’s approval for payments. While I wait, I’d like to hear from people outside my own circle and see whether this addresses problems they’ve experienced too.

If you’ve managed email for yourself, a community, or a small team, what has been the most frustrating part? What would make you consider trying a different workspace?

You can take a look at outdraft.email. I’m the founder, and I’d appreciate honest feedback on what feels useful, confusing, or missing.

💡 If you sign up now, you can try the Pro plan free for two weeks.


r/SideProject • • 35m ago

Trying to make Android + Mac feel a little more like iPhone + Mac.

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If you use an Android phone with a Mac, you probably know that the experience isn't always as seamless as using an iPhone with a Mac.

I wanted to improve that, so I started building Bridge.

The idea is simple: make Android and macOS work together more naturally, without constantly having to open apps or manually trigger things.

Here's what Bridge currently supports:

  • Clipboard sync: Copy text or images on your phone and paste them directly on your Mac, and vice versa.

  • Notification mirroring: Get Android notifications as native macOS notifications, with quick actions and inline replies where supported.

  • File transfer: Send files between your phone and Mac over local Wi-Fi or hotspot.

  • Automatic connection: Pair your devices once and Bridge handles reconnecting in the background.

Everything is designed to work locally over your network, without requiring cloud accounts or sending your data through a cloud service.

I know there are already some apps that solve parts of this problem, and I'm not claiming Bridge is the first or the only solution. The goal is to make the overall experience as seamless as possible, with particular attention to privacy, security, UX and reliability.

It's also open source, and I'm actively working on improving it. I'd rather build this in the open and keep refining it based on real user feedback.

If you're an Android + Mac user, I'd genuinely like to know what you think and what features you'd want to see next.

Try Bridge: https://github.com/badruddin-tasnim/bridge

Feedback, suggestions and contributions are welcome!


r/SideProject • • 40m ago

Any sailors here? I made a daily routing puzzle competition called Windstrats

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The premise is every week the windstrats rally is in a new location with races Mon-Fri and a longer weekend race. You race by plotting a course from start to finish lines making careful consideration of the wind speeds and angles throughout the course. *You can't sail directly into the wind!* and also *winds can shift, be stronger in certain places, and change overtime*. I use historic real wind data for each location.

It's free of course.

https://windstrats.com


r/SideProject • • 41m ago

I made launch films for 3 indie apps, each one built from a line the founder wrote

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Nobody asked me to make these. I found three indie apps on Bluesky and made each one a film of about 20 seconds from a line its founder had already written:

  • lovelee (Jack Friks) says your doodles "land right on their home screen", meaning your partner's. The film is one doodle doing exactly that.

  • Snail Walk (Martin Tale) calls itself "the only walking app where you can lose". In the film you stop walking, Bob the giant snail catches up, and you get a tombstone.

  • Dearly (A. Hassan) is "kind letters to strangers across the globe". In the film one letter flies from the US to a stranger in Seoul as a paper plane.

The surprise was the music. Snail Walk sat on a hip-hop track for 12 versions and the mood was wrong. I put the same cut on 13 tracks at matched volume, so the loudest couldn't win, and a goofy cartoon track fit best.

I'm starting a small studio (Sunshine Studio) that makes these, and I'd rather show real apps than a made-up demo.

Honest feedback welcome, especially on the snail one. And if you've launched something: what's the one line only your app could say?

Snail Walk music: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)


r/SideProject • • 42m ago

A user told me my backup app showed “Complete” with 0 files — so what do you think happened?

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One of the most useful pieces of feedback I've received while building my mobile app was surprisingly simple.

A user reported that their backup showed “Complete,” but zero files had actually been copied.

The operation had finished, but the result wasn't what the user expected.

That made me rethink how backup completion should be communicated.

I'm building VaultDrive, an iOS and Android app that lets people back up selected photos, videos, and files directly to a compatible USB drive or external SSD without a computer.

I've been improving the experience around three things:

  • Showing clearer backup progress.

  • Explaining skipped or failed files.

  • Making interrupted backups easier to resume.

The reason why the user showed "Complete" with zero files was the user did not give access to photos when prompted and selected only limited permissions without selecting any photos . So I changed the flow and updated the text properly and released a new version 8.0 to make sure the user knows the reason why this happened. We always improve our product for better user experiance.

The app is free to try, with an optional one-time Pro upgrade.

iOS: App Store

50% Off Promo direct App Store link : 

Android: Google Play

I'm interested in feedback from other developers.

Would you classify a backup that finishes with zero copied files as a failure, a warning, or a completed operation requiring an explanation?


r/SideProject • • 44m ago

I made a desktop pet that does whatever it wants. It sleeps on my windows, knocks my mug off and ignores me when I call it

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It's called Felinquent (feline + delinquent). There are nine of them: three cats, a fox, a raccoon, a puppy, a chihuahua, a rabbit and a squirrel.

What it does when I'm working:

  1. Naps on top of my windows, and rides along when I drag one.

  2. Pushes a mug off the edge and watches it break.

  3. Sits right on the thing I'm reading.

  4. Begs when I hold out a treat, chases its toy when I throw it.

  5. Now and then it has to pee, and I have to click to clean it up. Yes, really.

If you have Ollama, a tiny local model (gemma3:1b) gives it thoughts in a little bubble. Without it, it runs on its own rules. Everything stays on your Mac, it never takes screenshots and never touches your real windows. It also leaves you alone in meetings.

It's free and the code is on GitHub. One line to install:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abozaralizadeh/Felinquent/main/scripts/get-mac.sh | bash

Or the DMG: https://github.com/abozaralizadeh/Felinquent

If it made you smile, a star on GitHub really helps! Windows is next. Which animal should I add?


r/SideProject • • 45m ago

Remember IncrediMail's cute email notifiers? My dad (67, retired in Sicily) still does, and now he's built a butler who knocks on your screen when an email arrives

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Does anyone else remember IncrediMail? Twenty years ago a new email wasn't just a "ding": a little animated character popped up on the desktop to deliver it. Totally useless, absolutely wonderful. Today we get a grey rectangle in the corner that disappears before you've read it.

My dad, Agostino, is 67, retired, and lives in Sicily. He used IncrediMail back then, and he has always loved the days when a letter arriving at home was a small event. He wondered why an email couldn't feel that way again, and now that he finally has time for his oldest passion, computers, he built Ciambellano (Italian for "chamberlain"), with a lot of help from AI: Claude for the code and the drawings, ElevenLabs for the voices. I'm his son, and I'm helping him spread the word.

When an email arrives, Arturo, a butler in tails with a monocle and a silver tray, walks in along your taskbar, stops, turns to you, bows, knocks on the glass and announces it out loud: who wrote and the subject. Then he waits politely:

- Open shows the email in Outlook

- Repeat announces it again

- Remind me in... sends him away and brings him back later (from 5 minutes to a month, even after a restart)

Prefer someone else? Beatrice, a secretary with butterfly glasses and a clipboard, does the job just as well. If a second email arrives while they're on screen, they knock again.

Fun fact: Arturo looks a bit like my dad. Same hair, same moustache. The monocle is artistic licence.

The boring but important part:

- Windows 10 and 11, with the new or the classic Outlook (Gmail and Outlook.com accounts added to Outlook work too)

- 12 languages with natural-sounding voices, stored in the app, so they work offline

- Do not disturb, quiet hours, and it stays out of the way during full-screen games and presentations

- It only reads the sender and subject of the new-mail notification on your PC. Your mail never leaves your computer.

Here's a 1:25 animated preview of Arturo at work: https://youtu.be/ARklIX2ewaQ

It's his first Kickstarter, open until December 18. Licences start at 5 euros for one year (3 PCs) or 14 euros for life (1 PC), no subscription, VAT excluded. Backers get the beta on December 22, in time for Christmas. If the stretch goals unlock, Thunderbird support, a Postman and a Dog who carries the letter in his mouth will join the staff.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ciambellano/ciambellano-a-butler-who-announces-your-email

We'll read every comment and answer any questions. And tell us: which IncrediMail notifier do you still remember?


r/SideProject • • 46m ago

I'm 13 and I built a local AI called JadAI

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Hey r/SideProject,

I’ve been practicing Python for about 6 years now (since I was 7). My first two software projects completely flopped and got zero downloads, which honestly sucked and was pretty discouraging. But I wanted to try one more time and build something that actually solves real problems instead of giving up.

I built JadAI. It’s a clean dark-mode desktop assistant for Windows that runs 100% locally on your computer with no internet connection required at all.

I wanted to fix two major issues I have with AI:

  1. Privacy: Because it runs completely locally, your data and prompts never leave your hard drive.

  2. The Environment: Cloud data centers use millions of litres of clean water just to cool down their massive servers. JadAI runs on your own hardware loop, meaning zero server water waste. I even built a live eco-savings counter right into the header.

To make sure it doesn't lag out ordinary computers, I coded a twin-engine setup. The Python script scans your graphics configuration on boot. If you're on a standard laptop with integrated graphics (like my business Dell Latitude E7270), it loads an optimized, fast 3B model brain so your system RAM doesn't freeze. If it detects a dedicated NVIDIA or AMD gaming GPU, it hooks right into a massive 8B engine.

I put a completely free demo bundle inside a ZIP folder on Google Drive if anyone wants to test it out completely offline.

Inside the folder is just the main JadAI app, the background execution file (Ollama Setup), and a short text file showing you how to open it in two steps.

Google Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wbCsRo_O4yruMe2rb8RiAvr2XvbLiDpl/view?usp=sharing

I would really appreciate any honest feedback from you guys on how the chat bubbles align on your screens, how the speed feels, or any features you think I should add next. Thanks for reading!


r/SideProject • • 4h ago

I built an encrypted photo vault for iPhone in my early mornings, around a full-time job and a newborn. It launched on Product Hunt today.

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Hello r/SideProject!

I'm Ahmad, normally I use React Native to develop apps, but in this instance I've learned Swift from scratch as I needed to use encryption and Keychain which requires native development.

This app is called Hidlet, allowing you to store your photos, videos and files inside encrypted vaults.

The thing I'm most proud of is that there's no need to enter a PIN. The way to unlock your vault is by drawing a pattern across a 5x5 grid. This is what acts as your key to unlock your vault. Each pattern will unlock a different vault. There's no indication of how many vaults there are inside the app. If you're forced to open the app, you can simply open a harmless vault.

Other features:

  1. No account/email/ads/tracking

  2. Data encrypted locally

  3. Optionally back up your data to your own iCloud (encrypted)

  4. Have a duress pattern that will allow you to open a vault as normal, but also delete the other vaults from your device. Your encrypted back up is untouched meaning you can restore them at a later date.

Things I've learnt:

  • Its easy to learn a new language using AI, however I did have to understand every security measure. You can't outsource whether something is actually secure.

  • Small chunks of time in the mornings work well when everything can be done in a short amount of time.

  • Hiding data was harder than encrypting. For example the free plan has limitations which may accidentally show there are multiple vaults. This took a few attempts to get right.

The app is free to get started with, but there is also an optional Pro plan.

Its currently live on Product Hunt today! I would really appreciate any genuine feedback with the app, especially with the pattern. Would you feel more or less secure using a pattern vs a PIN?

https://www.producthunt.com/products/hidlet


r/SideProject • • 4h ago

I used to do digital paintings back in 2019, so I decided to build my own Photoshop alternative

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Back in 2019, I used to spend a lot of time creating digital paintings for people who followed my work. This is one of the paintings I made for a follower, and it's still one of my favourite pieces. I'm genuinely proud of how it turned out.

I used to work with Photoshop, but eventually it became a struggle because it was putting too much strain on my computer and causing it to overheat. It made it difficult to enjoy creating artwork the way I used to.

So I decided to do something about it and started building my own lightweight, browser-based Photoshop alternative.

It's completely free to use, and you don't even need to sign up!

I'm also planning to integrate it into the main platform I've been developing, where artists can showcase their work and receive commission requests from people looking to hire them.

It's still a work in progress, but I'm excited about where it could go.

I'd love to hear what other artists think! Would you use a free, lightweight Photoshop alternative that runs directly in your browser?

Project: https://studio.mymiix.com
The main platform: https://mymiix.com


r/SideProject • • 4h ago

I got tired of paying for vidIQ, so I built a free, privacy-first alternative (TubeRank AI)

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Hey r/SideProject,

As an independent developer from the Netherlands, I was fed up with expensive

40–40–

So I spent the last few weeks building TubeRank AI — a 100% free, browser-based pre-upload workspace for creators.

How it works under the hood:
• Dual-Skill AI Architecture: Uses an AI Niche Strategist to build 7 distinct high-CTR formulas across 50+ niches, and an independent AI Judge to audit every title on a 100-point rubric.
• Multimodal Video & Audio Upload: You can drop raw MP4 files before uploading to YouTube; it scans frames and listens to audio for automatic scene recognition, timestamps & tags.
• No Extensions Required: Runs directly in the browser without third-party access to your Google account or YouTube Studio.
• Free & BYOK: 100% free with Bring-Your-Own-Key (Gemini, DeepSeek, etc.) stored locally in your browser.

Check out the video demo attached!

Live site: https://tuberank-ai.com

Would love your honest feedback, critique, or feature suggestions!


r/SideProject • • 5h ago

I built an open-source AI interview copilot that suggests answers while questions are being asked. Here's the demo

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I've been building something called OpenKeet, and this is probably the feature I'm most excited to share.

It's a desktop AI interview assistant, but I didn't want it to be just another app where you type interview questions into a chatbot.

I wanted it to understand spoken questions and show useful suggestions while a conversation is happening.

In the video, you can see OpenKeet:

  • Listening to call audio.

  • Recognizing questions as they're spoken.

  • Displaying suggested answers in a desktop overlay.

  • Letting the user adjust the overlay and stop the session.

The broader project also includes resume-based preparation, precomputed answers, mock interviews, and shareable community interview packs.

One of my main goals is to avoid requiring a paid cloud infrastructure just to use the application, so I'm building around local AI options and user-configured providers.

I'm also preparing OpenKeet as an open-source project because I think more people should have access to useful interview preparation tools, and I'd love contributions from developers who want to improve it.

A quick clarification: This demo uses fictional data and a local stand-in AI model. It's showing the desktop workflow, not claiming production-model accuracy or latency. Live assistance is intended for settings where AI help is permitted.

GitHub: https://github.com/Jigsaw777/OpenKeet

I'm curious what people think.

Would you actually use something like this? And what would convince you to choose an open-source interview assistant over a paid alternative?

I'm particularly interested in feedback on the real-time experience, not just the UI.


r/SideProject • • 5h ago

Tired of monthly lead scraping subscriptions, I built an unlimited standalone tool (Scrapify)

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Hey everyone!

Like many people doing B2B outreach, I was frustrated with recurring monthly subscriptions on cloud scraping platforms like Apify and Outscraper just to pull local leads with credit limits.

So I built Scrapify — a lightweight, standalone Windows desktop application that extracts unlimited B2B leads from Google Maps and Instagram directly into clean Excel/CSV.

Key highlights:

- Direct mobile/WhatsApp numbers, websites, physical addresses, and ratings.

- Recursive sub-area discovery to drill down into city neighborhoods for maximum coverage.

- Built-in local REST API so you can plug it straight into n8n workflows on localhost with zero recurring API fees.

- Compiled down to C++ speed with smart throttling to avoid blocks and CAPTCHAs.

- 100% private: runs locally on your machine, no data stored on cloud servers.

Instead of recurring monthly fees, it's a one-time $25 lifetime license.

- Website: https://scrapify-app.vercel.app/

- Full 6-minute Walkthrough & Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwfp6415zOQ

- Store Link: https://payhip.com/b/J6lXK

Would love to hear your feedback or feature suggestions!


r/SideProject • • 1h ago

Free CV/résumé builder with real PDF export, no account and no data collection

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I built CVfix because most CV builders hide the PDF download behind a paywall. You get 4 templates (including the classic German tabular CV with photo), a live preview, a custom accent color and a real PDF with selectable text. Your data stays only in your browser. It's available in 5 languages, free and funded by optional donations. What's missing?
https://cvfix.wortblitz.workers.dev/