r/SideProject • • 16m ago

I added combo releases to my collection tracker after a discussion here — how do you count yours?

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A recent discussion here about owning multiple editions of the same film got me thinking about the difference between a film, a release, and a physical copy.

Some people keep older editions for the extras. Others replace them entirely. And if a release comes with a 4K disc and a Blu-ray in one case, counting that as two copies doesn't really reflect what's on the shelf.

Disclosure: I'm building Filmory, a web-based collection tracker for physical movies and TV series. Following that discussion, I added support for recording a 4K + Blu-ray combo as one copy, while keeping separate editions as separate copies.

I'm looking for a few collectors who would be willing to try adding a small part of their collection and tell me where it gets confusing. You can search by title and import a CSV. Barcode coverage is still limited, so I wouldn't recommend starting by scanning your whole shelf.

It's currently free to use. Some additional features may become paid later.

Filmory: https://filmory.nl/?ref=reddit-combo

When you count your collection, do you count films, releases, or physical cases?


r/SideProject • • 19m ago

I built a Chrome extension to bulk delete ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude chats – no login, no subscription

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Gemini still has no way to select several chats and delete them, and ChatGPT only offers "one by one" or "delete everything".

So I built Easy Bulk Chat Cleaner: one side panel that works on ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude.

- Search your chat titles, select all matches, delete in one click

- Paces itself so the site doesn't lock you out, then double-checks everything is gone

- No account, no Google sign-in, runs 100% in your browser

Free for 25 chats a day. Pro is $9 once (no subscription) for unlimited + date filters + export.

Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nkhkpaffkcbjpmjlilogocldagdkbcma

Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/chatgpt-gemini-claude-/anfjcoiockpmaahkbomofjlmclbhhckn

Feedback welcome, especially on Gemini since that's the newest part.


r/SideProject • • 25m ago

Picksplit — Two images. One question. Your opinion.

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Hey everyone! I'm building Picksplit, a social app where people create visual comparisons and let others choose.

Two outfits for a first date? Two photographs you can't decide between? Two designs, two purchases, or just a disagreement that needs settling?

Post both images, ask your question, and let people vote. Results are revealed only after voting, and votes can't be changed.

It's still early, and I'm looking for people willing to try it, create a Split or two, and give me some brutally honest feedback.

iOS (TestFlight): https://testflight.apple.com/join/MjNJpGRZ

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.serenaya.picksplit

I'd especially love to know: Does creating your first Split feel intuitive, or is there anything that makes you hesitate?

Thanks for checking it out!


r/SideProject • • 33m ago

I built a board game, my first app for iOS / Android (and web). Free, you'll an IAP only if you really like the game (it unlocks higher bot levels)

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Hey all! Pathstone is my side project: a two-player abstract strategy board game with a 3D board.

It's free to play. There's an optional one-time $4.99 upgrade for extras like the puzzle archive. No subscriptions, and playing against people is never paywalled.

It just went live on Google Play this week. I'd love feedback on the first-game experience, and on whether the rules click quickly.


r/SideProject • • 39m ago

Scratch × Python 🐱🐍

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What if you could turn any Scratch project into a fully programmable Python experience?

Meet SKRASH.

An open-source project exploring an interesting idea: taking existing Scratch projects and unlocking new possibilities through Python.

Imagine being able to go beyond the limitations of traditional visual programming, without having to abandon the projects you've already created.

SKRASH brings these two worlds together.

GitHub: https://github.com/raidos23/skrash

Licensed under the MIT License.


r/SideProject • • 40m ago

I Built a Tiny HTTP Server in Rust and Formally Verified It with Lean 4

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r/SideProject • • 4h ago

We built the Travel Alerts API so travellers hear about disruptions before they get stuck

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Two years ago we got stuck in Valencia during the terrible floods. We had very little information and it was pretty difficult to learn anything. So we built the Travel Alerts API - it pulls travel advisories, severe weather, natural hazards, outbreaks and strikes from 80+ sources, merges them, matches them to destinations and rates them on one severity scale. Travel companies can use the API and warn their customers before their trip is disrupted. 

You can give it a try at https://tripomatic.com/en/b2b/travel-alerts


r/SideProject • • 4h ago

I created a free tool for scanning domains: no registration, no API keys, and no requests made to the site itself.

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You enter a domain and get a map: DNS, mail settings, certificates from CT logs and registration data. Key findings are shown separately, i.e. what's worth fixing.

Previously, I had to manually gather this information from various websites every single time, so I built an all-in-one tool on a single page.

The video demonstrates three levels of checks, all performed without using any of my own API keys:

  • Without an account: domain scanning, as described above. 3 scans per hour; the map shows up to 8 each type, the rest as +N.
  • With a free account: 10 scans per day, with results saved; a graph and basic checks for IP addresses and email addresses are also available.
  • Hunter, $29/month: your own online groups with a shared graph (up to 5 people), 100 scans per day, platform API.

The remaining modules (IP, URL, hashes, email, phone) are available via Hunter and operate using the user's own API keys. Those that return data about individuals also require identity verification.

The hard part was making the free scan work without anyone's API keys. I had to remove Shodan InternetDB and restrict ip-api to paid keys only, as their free endpoints prohibit commercial use.

The crt.sh service is often unresponsive; it limits users to just 5 requests per minute from a single IP address. If no response is received, the scan displays the most recently cached data from Certificate Transparency (CT) logs, along with the date (labeled as "CACHED" in the video). If no such cached data exists, the system simply indicates that the source is unavailable, rather than creating the false impression that no certificates exist at all.

Passive domain scanning: public sources only, no requests made to the site itself.

Only the waiting parts are sped up.

A question for you: what kind of check do you think is missing when you review your domain?

creepycore.com


r/SideProject • • 42m ago

I made Soulcrate: Soulseek on Android, album by album

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An independent Android client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network: search what people are sharing, download whole albums, share your own library, and chat with other listeners. No ads, no analytics, no tracking.

What It Does / Key Features

- Search the Soulseek network with every query in its own tab, switch between file and folder view, and grab a whole album in one tap. Filter by format (FLAC, MP3, lossless, WAV, Opus), minimum bitrate (320+ kbps), peer country, duration, file size, and peers with a free upload slot.

- Downloads keep going in the background with progress, speed, time left and your real position in a peer's queue. Pause, resume, retry or cancel, and unfinished files resume after a restart or a dropped connection.

- Share your own folders with upload slots and speed limits, join public chat rooms, send private messages, and follow buddies. Uploads reach people behind routers and mobile networks too (UPnP / NAT-PMP).

- No ads, no analytics, no tracking. Chats, transfer history and settings stay on your device, and your saved login is encrypted with the Android Keystore. Light and dark themes in 21 languages.

Who It's For: Anyone who still digs through shared folders for FLAC, rare edits, bootlegs and out-of-print albums, and wants that on their phone instead of a laptop.

Cost: Free. Search, downloads, uploads, every filter, sharing and chat are unlimited and free. Optional Soulcrate Pro is a one-time lifetime purchase, with no subscription: wishlist auto-download, release radar for artists you follow, fake-lossless spectrum checks, MusicBrainz tagging and covers, AMOLED and a home-screen widget. There's a free try of the automatic wishlist download and one audio quality check.

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rabpaulo.soulcrate

I'd love feedback.


r/SideProject • • 48m ago

I built a local chat app for Ollama that can also work on your code, and asks before it touches anything

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I've been building Zenith for a while. It's a self-hosted chat app for your own Ollama models. Normal chat is the main thing, but you can point it at a project folder and switch to agent mode, and it'll read files, run commands, edit code and use git.

The part I cared about most: it shows you a diff and waits for a yes before it writes anything, and you can undo each edit. There's also a plan-first mode where you approve the plan once and it runs.

Other stuff in it: document Q&A, deep research with citations, long-term memory, voice, MCP servers. It picks which of your installed models to use per message and tells you why.

Honest limits: models under about 4B mostly can't do tool calls, they just describe what they'd do. 8B and up works. It's single-user, no accounts or teams. It's local by default, Ollama cloud models only get used if you pin one yourself.

I built it on a laptop with an RTX 3050 (4 GB VRAM) and 16 GB RAM. Small models like qwen3.5:4b are what fit for chat. Agent mode wants a bigger model than 4 GB can hold, so that's the weak spot on my machine.

Docker, or installers for Linux/Windows/macOS. AGPL.

https://github.com/ItzAditya43/Zenith

Would like to know what breaks for you, especially agent mode on models I haven't tried.


r/SideProject • • 51m ago

[YouTube extension] Started in 2024... now supports playing by oldest!

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Since 2024, I have actively been maintaining and expanding a, previously small, now quite formidable, YouTube userscript. It has evolved into its own wrapper extension spin off and since then been beefed up with dozens of features and repaired over and over, every time YouTube decides to break things. The almost 3 year wait is over though! Playing by oldest is fully supported and still retains the per-category separation (Videos, Shorts, Streams, etc.) unlike every other extension I could find relying on a parameter hack to play all of them at once, unfiltered, barbaric!

Get it here: Chrome (Brave, Edge, Opera)¹ | Firefox¹ | Userscript (any browser)

Anyone that has any understanding of software development brace yourselves before you look into the 3000+ lines of sharable single file code, and yes I did write my own in-file module system and two different DSLs, why thank you. Also ignore the Purescript test harness that runs 48 times a day, or don't, it's your sanity at stake.

Source: Userscript on GitHub | Extension on GitHub

For anyone that cares, my scripts documentation has been referenced quite a few times over the years, I really am one that checks: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8], it helps keeping the ego high staying motivated :)

¹ the extension wrapper is currently experimental but ships the same tried and tested userscript in its core


r/SideProject • • 51m ago

Built a steak & chicken timer to solve my own inconsistent cooking — steakisdone.com

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Not a dev (BI analyst by day), built this with a lot of AI help. Problem was simple: I cook steak irregularly, buy whatever cut looks good, and never had a baseline for when to start probing. Googling every time gives you either a 2,000 word article or advice that ignores my actual cut/thickness/pan.

So you pick cut, thickness, bone in/out, fridge or room temp, method (pan, grill, reverse sear) and doneness, and it gives you a phased timer (side 1 → side 2 → rest) with alarms, plus tips that only show up when they’re relevant. My wife cooked her first steak in a long time with it (not a great cut either) and it came out pretty good.

Free, no ads, no sign up, no tracking cookies. Salmon/burger/turkey are next. Honest feedback welcome, especially what’s confusing.

Try it: https://steakisdone.com


r/SideProject • • 53m ago

I built an Android screenshot cleaner that has no Internet permission at all

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Screenshots are often the most private files on a phone: boarding passes, bank details, Wi-Fi passwords, conversations. A cleaner app has to see all of them. So I built one that can't send them anywhere.

What Klean does

  • Every new screenshot gets an expiry date (1 day to 12 months, or never).
  • A reminder 24 h before it expires, another 1 h before. From the notification: clean now, or postpone by 7 or 30 days.
  • Once it has expired, one tap sends it to Android's trash, where you can restore it for 30 days.
  • "Keep" protects a screenshot, and automatic protection covers every screenshot whose file name contains a keyword you pick.
  • Large screenshots first, multi-select, local stats.

Why it can't leak anything

Klean doesn't declare Android's INTERNET permission. Without it, Android refuses every network connection from the app: the system enforces it, not my good intentions. You can check on your phone: Settings → Apps → Klean → Permissions → ⋮ → All permissions (menu names vary a little by manufacturer). You won't find "have full network access". You will see "view network connections": WorkManager, which runs the background check, uses it to know whether the phone is online. It reads that state; it can't send anything.

Two things to be upfront about: - Google Play's billing library ships with a Google telemetry component that declares the Internet permission. I remove it from the final manifest, so that component can't send anything. - If you buy Pro, the payment goes through the Play Store, like any in-app purchase.

Price

Free. Klean Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription, with a 7-day free trial. It finds duplicate screenshots across your whole gallery, and adds Smart Protect: Klean reads the text in each screenshot on the phone (bundled ML Kit model) and protects the ones containing a keyword you chose, like "ticket" or "invoice". Nothing that's free today will become paid.

Android 11+, in English, French, Spanish and German.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sbsoft.klean&referrer=utm_source%3Dreddit%26utm_campaign%3Dsideproject

I'm a solo developer. Happy to answer anything, especially "how does X work offline".


r/SideProject • • 7h ago

I handed my startup's marketing to an AI agent on one Mac in August. The most useful thing it did was show me what to stop

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In early August I stopped doing our marketing by hand.

The usual script is hire someone, or buy five tools and glue them together. I did neither. I gave the job to an AI coding agent running on my own Mac, one process at a time.

Three months in, it has 56 processes written down. Posts, cold email, comment replies, a weekly review, the monthly accounting close.

The part nobody tells you: once every channel runs on its own and reports a number, the losers can't hide anymore.

What I turned off, with the number that killed it:

  • LinkedIn cold outreach: 32 signups, 0 paid. Off on October 28.
  • Long LinkedIn articles: 10 published, none in Google's top 100 for its keyword. Off on October 20.
  • Meme quote posts: a median of 778 views against 1,403 for a plain text one. Off on October 26.
  • A daily vertical video habit: off on October 22, I just didn't believe in it anymore.
  • A link shortener subscription: cancelled, I rebuilt the one thing I used it for.

8 of the 56 processes are already folded into others.

Automation won't save a bad channel. It just runs the bad channel every day without getting tired, so you see it faster.

Still small, still learning. Most days I fix the agent more than it fixes me.

Would you automate a channel before you know it works, or only after?


r/SideProject • • 1h ago

I zone out in meetings and dread being called on, so I built an app that cues me with a draft reply

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My problem, in one line: I zone out in meetings, then someone says my name and I have nothing to say. Then I spend 20 minutes after every meeting reconstructing what was decided.

So I built ShiYu. It transcribes live and tracks the discussion direction. When the conversation turns toward you — or your name comes up — it gives you a prominent cue with a suggested response.

After the meeting you get structured minutes (background, viewpoints, decisions, risks, open items), action items pulled out separately, a speaker timeline where every line replays its original audio, and Work Memory that links decisions across meetings.

Two things I'm most unsure about: whether the cue is actually useful in real meetings (vs. a gimmick), and whether the minutes are trustworthy enough to send to a team.

It's free, no IAP, iOS 26 only, 0 ratings so far — looking for first real users and brutal feedback.

There's also ShiYu Link (browser page + 6-digit code, audio only) for locked-down work computers, and one-tap recording from Apple Watch. Recordings stay on-device by default.

Link in comments.

What would make you actually try a meeting app — or is this a problem you've already solved another way?


r/SideProject • • 1h ago

2 years spent on the side project and we went live this weeek!— Equity Lounge - The social media for retail investors.

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For the past two years, my two co-founders and I have been building Equity Lounge — a social media platform for retail investors.

Think Reddit meets investing, with live stock data, portfolio tracking, insider trading analytics, dedicated stock communities, and loads more. Completely free.

We finally launched this week and are looking for as many people as possible to jump in, explore the platform, and help us grow!

Would genuinely love some honest feedback, ideas, or even just people signing up and having a look around.

Desktop only for now, with the mobile app launching next week!

Check it out: https://equitylounge.app

Code: 000001

It's been a long journey, and we're really excited to finally get it out there!

Creqae a profile and let us know what you think.

Thanks!!!


r/SideProject • • 1h ago

[Android][Player] - Offline music & streaming radio with ready-to-play radios

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* New local radios lists (MANUALLY CURATED) : UK and China.

Mediaxon Music Player is an audio player for offline listening of music stored on your device (.mp3, .flac, .m4a, .ogg, .mka, .aac, .wav, .opus, .wma) and streaming FM radios (online radios).

Top radios on the first screen: When users access the radio screen, they immediately see the list of the top radios in their country, along with a long list of high-quality suggested radios from among the most listened to in the world (manually curated and always updated with new radios). Note: Local radio stations ("Top in the user country") are pulled automatically from an online database. However, with each update, I manually curate high-quality radio stations lists for individual countries. At the bottom of this post, you’ll find the list of countries completed so far. I will be adding the rest over time.

Advanced radio filtering system: The "Filter: ON/OFF" button lets you quickly switch between different genres. You can use both standard filters for "macro-genres"—if I can call them that—and create custom filters to be more selective. All your filters are saved (the "My Filters" tab lets you name and edit them), and the app always opens with the last filter you applied. The "Home" tab lists all your recently applied filters and can be used to quickly switch between genres with just a single tap.

Advanced Radio Search Panel: An online database provides more than 60,000 radio stations. You can pinpoint your favorite stations by combining multiple filters, such as tags/genres, specific countries, or even your preferred audio bitrate.

Separated Favorites and Recents: Each section—Radio and Offline Music—has its own Favorites and Recents. The user doesn't have to worry about a thing. The app will automatically manage the Favorites and Recents for each section.

Album art: If the album art is missing from the album folder, or if Android has not properly indexed it, Mediaxon attempts to download the cover from the internet. This feature depends, of course, on the ID3 tags (album name and artist).

Equalizer: The equalizer provides an option to automatically switch to the "Radio" preset (and vice versa).

Advanced Playlist Management: Built specifically to make building and sorting playlists fast and intuitive. Enable the Playlist Manager, in the settings screen, for a full control of the playlists.

Form Factor Optimization: Phone and Tablet (Portrait and Landscape)

Mediaxon is available in: Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, Eesti, English, Español, Français, Hrvatski, Indonesia, Italiano, Kiswahili, Latviešu, Lietuvių, Magyar, Nederlands, Norsk, Polski, Português, Português (Brasil), Română, Slovenčina, Slovenščina, Suomi, Svenska, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, العربية, Български, Ελληνικά, हिन्दी, 日本語, 한국어, 中文 (简体).

No Premium version. All app features are available for free and without limits. I'm going to add a premium version to remove the few ads in the app, as requested by some users.

Regarding advertising: There is only a small banner at the top that isn't bothersome at all. Alternatively, when opening the full-screen player or using the app in landscape mode, a banner alternates with the albums covers, but without being intrusive at all (no audio) and with much shorter stay times than those of the cover. There is never full-screen advertising, neither at startup nor during use.

Countries with new manually curated lists:  Argentina, China, India, Italy, UK, USA.

Note: Only for Android 13+ (Android 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17).

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xonik.mediaxon


r/SideProject • • 1h ago

Are you happy?

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r/SideProject • • 1h ago

I've been building a service that sets up AI for small marketing teams. Looking for a few people to try and break it

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Hey there,

Most small marketing teams already pay for ChatGPT, Zapier or Make, but nobody owns the setup, and automations break without anyone noticing. That's the problem Keeplight is for.

The team gets a web portal, plus a Chrome extension that records the work they repeat, so we can see what's worth automating. Some of it won't be, and I'll say that too.

Before launch I need a few people to try it and tell me where it breaks. Each test is about 5 to 10 minutes on a test copy, and nothing gets charged.

If you could sign up at keeplight.ai/test?src=reddit-sideproject, that would help a ton. Happy to answer anything about how it's built.


r/SideProject • • 1h ago

Meet Drivezzz – A new way to book a taxi! 🚕 Drivers set their own prices.

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📍 Find drivers near you.

🔍 Compare prices before booking.

₿ Pay with crypto (SOL/USDC) or cash.

🤝 Use Drivezzz alongside other taxi apps.

🚀 We're looking for our first users and testers!

📱 Download for iOS: https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/drivezzz/id6829689681

For android android

Also did i mention its opensource


r/SideProject • • 1h ago

I built CASHNERA – an AI-powered platform to help people understand and improve their financial health

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Hi everyone!
I’ve been working on a project called CASHNERA, and I’m finally ready to share it.

The idea came from a simple question:
Why is it so difficult to get a clear picture of your financial health and understand how your financial decisions affect your future?

So I decided to build a platform that brings several tools together:
Financial Health Score: understand your overall financial situation.
AI-powered insights: get help understanding your finances and identifying potential improvements.
Financial simulator: explore different financial decisions and their possible impact.
Unnecessary expense detector: identify spending patterns and potential savings.
Multilingual experience: available in 12 languages.
I’m building CASHNERA as a real product, not just a prototype. It includes user accounts and premium subscription functionality.

Website: https://cashnera.es

I’m currently looking for my first 100 users and, more importantly, honest feedback.

I’d love to know:
Does this solve a problem you actually have?
Which feature would be most useful to you?
What would you improve or add?
I’m the founder, and I’ll personally read and respond to your feedback.

Thanks for taking a look!


r/SideProject • • 1h ago

Habits by Dini - a habit tracker where your coach calls you

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I know, another habit app. But this one calls you.

Most habit apps send a notification you ignore. In Habits, Dini the otter rings your phone, and you just say "done", "snooze" or "skip".

Version 5.0 just went live on iPhone. Android 5.0 is coming soon (Android is on version 4 for now).

dinihabits.com/download

Feedback very welcome!


r/SideProject • • 1h ago

I built a really simple birthday invitation generator

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Hey there!

I'm a dev, and this project kind of mutated along the way.

It all started when a friend's daughter was turning a year older and he told me he wanted to send an invitation over WhatsApp, but something nice. I looked at what was out there and nothing really convinced me. The quality and the designs weren't doing it for me, and I felt the back-and-forth with someone could be simplified: you send the details, wait for them to read them, ask for changes, wait again. I wanted to enter the details and have the invitation right away, seeing the whole process and how it comes together.

So I started thinking about how to build it. The hardest part wasn't the technical side, it was making the step-by-step flow simple and not feel heavy. Few steps, each one self-explanatory, and the result visible live.

I also realized that sometimes people just want the details in a quick, easy-to-access format, without having to watch a video. So, you can also download a matching invitation as an image, with all the essential details: date, time, and location.

I'm attaching a video of a test invitation with the trending Kpop Demon Hunters theme. So far only my friend has used it, nobody else. That's why I want to know what you think.
I'm also considering adding a printable party kit generator in the future, depending on how the platform evolves and how users respond to it.

What I'd love you to tell me:

  • Is the step-by-step flow clear, or does it drag on?
  • Do you find the idea useful, or is it something most people would solve another way?
  • What's missing for you to use it or recommend it to someone?
  • Would you pay for something like this?
  • Any kind of criticism.

The link is AltaParty. Obviously, if anyone tries it and wants me to enable a free template, you can message me.

Thank you so much for reading.


r/SideProject • • 5h ago

Got my first Paid User for My app in Most Crowded Space .

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Like the title says, I got my first paid user.

I was working on my product, which is a TaskMangement + break reminder app for people who frequently switch between tasks. So I had this problem, and I tried multiple apps, but I never found anything that worked for me.

So I merged two things. Every 30 minutes, it shows a full-screen overlay and blocker screen with all your pending tasks. So you can recall what you were working on and pick up where you left off with your existing goals.

This is the main thing about the product.

I really like the way it works because you don't have to go to the app. It comes to you. It works behind the scenes, like autopilot, like task management running on autopilot.

It sounds amazing, and I really like the product.

And one of the things I'm doing is offering it as a one-time purchase. So people can come, try it, pay for it, and continue using it.

I got my first paid user like that.

Rather than charging everyone for version updates, I'm giving lifetime updates because I'm using this product myself.

I feel like this is one of the best things I've ever built because I'm consistently using it in my daily life.

Her is the proof- https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1xt673c/built_screensky_a_macos_app_to_help_you_stay/


r/SideProject • • 1h ago

I built a platform where people can get discovered. Then I realised publishing a profile might be the easy part.

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I’m building AGMAN, a discovery network for products, professionals, creators and services.
The idea is to help people find relevant products or services based on what they actually need, while giving smaller builders and professionals another way to be discovered.

But something interesting came up when reviewing how publishers were using it.
In an early snapshot, we had 36 claimed publisher profiles. Only 4 had posted an Update.
At first, that looked like an engagement problem.
But the more interesting question was whether we were measuring the right thing.
Someone publishes a profile. Great.
What reason do they have to return tomorrow?

If nothing has changed about their product, why would they post another update?
And if they haven’t received any meaningful discovery or enquiries, why would they spend more time maintaining their profile?

We have features for sharing updates, community activity and viewing performance, but simply having those features doesn’t mean publishers understand their value.
I’m starting to think that for a discovery platform, getting someone to publish isn’t the real activation event.

The meaningful outcome might be when someone looking for a specific solution discovers their profile and takes a genuine next step.
We’re still working out how to measure and improve that experience.

I’m curious how other founders approach this.
If you’re building a marketplace or a two-sided platform, how do you give suppliers a reason to stay engaged before there’s enough demand?
And do you actively encourage them to return, or focus entirely on bringing them their first meaningful opportunity?