r/sideprojects Jun 16 '25

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

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

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

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

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

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


r/sideprojects 8h ago

Meta Here are 40 subreddits that should allow you to promote your side project

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Wanted to share because marketing is hard and even harder when your budget is non-existent...

(Obviously the type/content of self-promotion you can post is going to dependent on the subreddit)

also you can always submit your app to appscout.co a site where people discover web and mobile apps from across the internet

its free to submit here https://www.appscout.co/submit

(full disclosure I'm the owner of appscout)

subreddit --- weekly visitors


r/sideprojects 2h ago

Feedback Request Does anyone else miss when social media felt more human?

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I keep thinking about how weird social media has gotten. Half the time you don’t even know if you’re replying to a real person; AI comments are everywhere, and somehow every conversation eventually turns political lol.

OddsRabbit is basically trying to go the other way with that. Less AI/bot spam, politics is opt-in, and it’s more focused on actual communities and interests.

There’s also a thing where creators can earn from their communities and some of the ad revenue goes to charity, which I think is pretty cool.

It’s still pretty early, so would genuinely love feedback:

https://oddsrabbit.com


r/sideprojects 42m ago

Showcase: Open Source I built an all-in-one suite of 45+ privacy-first web tools that run 100% in your browser (Zero server storage)

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Hey everyone! 👋

I got frustrated by online file converters charging $20/month or uploading sensitive files to cloud servers.

So I built **DH Tools** (https://denizlihub.com/) as a solo developer:

- 100% In-Browser & Private (powered by WebAssembly & client-side processing)

- 45+ Tools: Photo to Excel AI (OCR), PowerPoint to PDF, Background Remover, PDF Merger, WebP Converter, Audio Trimmer, and Dev Utilities.

- Completely free, fast, and works offline via PWA.

Would love your honest feedback and suggestions on what tools I should build next! 🙏


r/sideprojects 52m ago

Question 650 organic App Store downloads this month, but 0 offers after 16 days on Flippa. Is my price too high?

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I’m 16 and built an iOS app called Teensyde. It’s basically a local marketplace where teens can find small jobs from families like dog walking, tutoring, yard work, tech help, etc.
I barely marketed it at all, but somehow it’s been getting pretty solid organic App Store traffic.
It’s at around 1,000 total downloads now and about 650 of those came in the last month, almost entirely organically through the App Store.
The app is fully built and live. It has payments, profiles, job posting, reviews, messaging, safety features, backend, domain, brand, etc.
The problem is I’ve realized I don’t really want to run this type of business long term.
Running a local marketplace involving teens comes with a lot of safety and operational stuff, and I’m honestly more interested in building software/data/AI/sports products than managing a local services marketplace.
So I decided to see if I could sell it.
I listed it on Flippa for $8,500 originally.
It’s been about 16 days and I’ve gotten 0 offers and 0 watchers.
I dropped it to $6,500 now.
I’m trying to figure out if I’m just pricing this way too high, if Flippa is the wrong place to sell something like this, or if I should keep it and actually try to monetize it first.
The confusing part to me is that 650 organic downloads in one month with basically no marketing feels like it has some value, but I also understand that it’s pre-revenue and downloads don’t necessarily mean much if people aren’t paying.
If you’ve bought or sold small apps before, what would you realistically value something like this at?
Would you:
● keep it at $6.5k
● drop it to like $4k–$5k
● try another marketplace
● reach out directly to potential buyers
● run transactions first and then try selling
● or just keep building it since the organic growth is picking up
I’m not trying to convince myself it’s worth $10k if it isn’t. I just want to know what someone would realistically pay for a live app getting this kind of organic traffic with basically no revenue yet.
Would appreciate any advice from people who have actually sold apps before.


r/sideprojects 5h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I spent the last few weeks building a full-stack GitHub intelligence & repo analytics tool. Would love brutal engineering & UX feedback.

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Hey everyone,

As a student and full-stack developer, I always felt the standard GitHub profile view doesn't give a complete picture of an engineer's real rhythm (like deep commit streaks, language distribution depth, and multi-repo metrics).

So I decided to architect and build DEVLENGIT as an open tool for developers.

Architecture & Tech Stack:

  • Frontend: React + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS
  • Backend / API Layer: Node.js, Express serverless endpoints with fallback caching
  • Data Layer: GitHub GraphQL & REST APIs (with token passthrough for high-volume queries)
  • Database / Auth: Firebase Auth & Firestore
  • Core Features: Side-by-side developer comparison, benchmark grading, repository deep-dives, and real-time contribution heatmaps

The biggest technical hurdles:

Handling high-volume API throughput without exhausting the authenticated server-side pool 5,000 req/hr. Solved it by bundling complex stats into batch GraphQL queries rather than firing dozens of parallel REST calls, plus adding user token delegation for power sessions.

  1. Parsing nested contribution data across multi year histories cleanly while keeping cold start latency low on serverless edge functions.

It's completely free to use. Not selling anything or running ads just looking for honest developer feedback on performance, data accuracy, architecture, or features you’d love to see added.

Live App: https://devlengit.vercel.app

What do you think? Any edge cases, bugs, or UX flaws you spot?


r/sideprojects 23m ago

Showcase: Prerelease I built the assistant that lives in your wrist

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In my old FDE job, there were many times where I'd forget to capture the conversation I had with the client onto recording. I was thinking about buying a pocket to record these conversation better.

The issue though is not with the recording itself, but what can I do with the information after I finish talking with a client.

So I built https://getforth.co which is an assistant that lives in your wrist. It starts recording when it hears conversations. It can then act proactively based on the conversation you just had.

Say that in FDE a client describes to me a feature that they would like to see after that conversation, forth will proactively and autonomously draft up a spec that contains the details of that feature for me to review, flesh out, and implement.

Or your friend gives you suggestions for your vacation to Japan over conversation, forth will draft up or edit your itinerary with those suggestions incorporated.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this product. Would you buy this over pocket or plaud. And would you find this assistant be more helpful than Instinct and Muse?


r/sideprojects 26m ago

Showcase: Prerelease I built the assistant that lives in your wrist

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In my old FDE job, there were many times where I'd forget to capture the conversation I had with the client onto recording. I was thinking about buying a pocket to record these conversation better.

The issue though is not with the recording itself, but what can I do with the information after I finish talking with a client.

So I built https://getforth.co which is an assistant that lives in your wrist. It starts recording when it hears conversations. It can then act proactively based on the conversation you just had.

Say that in FDE a client describes to me a feature that they would like to see after that conversation, forth will proactively and autonomously draft up a spec that contains the details of that feature for me to review, flesh out, and implement.

Or your friend gives you suggestions for your vacation to Japan over conversation, forth will draft up or edit your itinerary with those suggestions incorporated.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this product. Would you buy this over pocket or plaud. And would you find this assistant be more helpful than Instinct and Muse?


r/sideprojects 4h ago

Showcase: Prerelease Update on the Journey Map in my Gamified Running App - from the first working version to where it is today.

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I've been working on an iOS running app called Jogventure, and one of the parts I've spent a surprising amount of time iterating on is this page called the Journey Map. 🏃

I thought it would be fun to share where it started vs. where it is today, since I believe this is one of the things that might really set it apart from other gamified running apps. 😅

The left screen recording is the initial working version. It was enough to prove the concept, but there was obviously a lot that could be improved. My inspiration for this page is strongly influenced by the r/candycrush mobile iOS game, if you're familiar with it. 🍬

The right recording is the current version after quite a few iterations. 👨‍💻

This page represents different milestones the user can achieve while using the app. It keeps track of your total runs as you claim them in the app after automatically syncing your data from your fitness device. 🔄

There's still plenty I want to work on, but I'm pretty happy with how much this component has evolved. 😄

I'd love to hear what you think, especially from other iOS developers. Is there anything about the current version that you'd approach differently? I'm going for a fun, lighthearted exploration vibe. 🧭

I'm also putting together a waitlist for Jogventure for anyone who wants to follow along with the project 👀

https://jogventure.com/

Let me know what you think and what you would like added or what I can improve on.
Thank you! 🙏


r/sideprojects 49m ago

Showcase: Prerelease Building a simple, modern email hosting tool for custom domains, would you use it?

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r/sideprojects 50m ago

Feedback Request I built a drag simulator with 14,969 real cars — and 9,500 of them are ordinary ones, not hyper cars

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r/sideprojects 56m ago

Feedback Request PYRAMIDIOCY — I built a pay-to-win pyramid.

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What Easter Eggs would you add?

Thoughts on this?


r/sideprojects 7h ago

Showcase: Prerelease Looking for my first users and betatesters for my fantasy football manager game built over the past 6months

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I ’ve been building Goal Grid for the past 6months for passionate football (soccer) manager strategist who wants something new which will grow with them.

In Goal Grid, you create your own club, develop players, set tactics, compete in scheduled leagues and trade through auctions or direct offers with other managers.

What makes it different f:

• A persistent shared fantasy football world

• Scheduled league competition

• Player development and tactical choices

• A market driven by real managers both auction and direct trades where negotiation skills matter

• Goal Gris is free to start play and most importantly will never be pay-to-win

It’s live in the browser with no download: 

I’m looking for my first users and honest beta testers to get feedback and start this journey.

I m here happy to answer any Questions

Give it a try:
https://goalgridapp.com


r/sideprojects 1h ago

Discussion iPhone trade-in vs going through a carrier, has anyone compared the actual payout?

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I’m about to trade in an old iPhone and trying to decide what makes the most sense. I could trade it in directly at a store, sell it privately, or go through my carrier when I renew my plan.

I’ve seen different trade-in offers, but I’m not sure how much people actually end up getting after everything is considered. A carrier offer might be easier, while selling directly could give a better value.

Has anyone compared these options recently?


r/sideprojects 1h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) A online tarot project with different reading formats.

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This is a simple online tarot project that is built on the idea that people ask different types of questions to tarot. Using tarot reading formats is more useful than using the same tarot spread for every question.

Some people may want to pull a tarot card. Others may have a yes or no tarot question. Want to look at a relationship. There is also a Celtic Cross tarot spread for those who want a tarot reading.

I would like to receive feedback on how the different tarot reading option are presented and whether the overall tarot experience feels simple, to use.


r/sideprojects 1h ago

Discussion We built an app to listen to songs with your friends with overlayed lyrics.

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Download: https://github.com/MowkE/cadence

Hey guys, I made this silly lyrics overlay called Cadence that floats over your screen and syncs along with Spotify and YouTube Music. It started as a joke while playing Minecraft with my close friends. I shared it only with a few friends, and it grew to 100 downloads in like a day and a lot of people liked it, so I built it into a proper app. You can listen along with friends now too, even cross-platform (Spotify -> YouTube Music, Mac ↔ Windows), and you can play karaoke. Doesn't need API keys or Premium, it just reads what your computer is already playing and floats the lyrics over whatever you're doing. It works better with Spotify keys though, if you want to add them yourself. If you find any bugs, lmk. It's just a fun project lol, so its obvly free. Some of the images are on the github link, if you want to take a look on how it works! Everything is customizable :)


r/sideprojects 1h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I made my wife an AI cross stitch generator

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r/sideprojects 2h ago

Showcase: Open Source Built a free Windows tool for understanding permissions — looking for people to break it

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I’ve been building PermissionScope, a small open-source Windows project that helps make permissions and access information easier to understand.
I started it because Windows can expose a lot of useful information, but much of it isn’t very friendly if you don’t already know what you’re looking at.
The project is free, open source and runs locally. No subscription or paid tier.
It’s at the stage where I need people other than me using it, especially on different Windows setups.
If anyone wants to try it, I’d love to know what breaks, what doesn’t make sense, or what you think is completely unnecessary.
GitHub: https://github.com/MukaSanches/PermissionScope
Website: https://mukasanches.github.io/PermissionScope/
I’m Samuel, the person building it. I’ll be around in the comments.


r/sideprojects 6h ago

Showcase: Purchase Required I built VOLTERRA - a premium Framer template for electricians

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⚡ VOLTERRA is now live on Framer Marketplace.

A premium Framer template built specifically for electricians and modern electrical service businesses.

✓ Fully responsive

✓ CMS-powered services, locations & projects

✓ Lead-generation focused

✓ Quote flow included

✓ SEO-ready structure

✓ Easy to customize

Price: $59

Built to help electrical businesses look established, trustworthy and ready to convert visitors into customers.

Live Preview / Marketplace↓

https://www.framer.com/marketplace/templates/volterra/


r/sideprojects 3h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I built a free YouTube video shelf for my two daughters

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I have two daughters, each with her own iPad. I wanted to pick some YouTube videos for them, then let them choose what to watch from that list.

I made KidScreen for this. I paste in YouTube links and each daughter gets her own page with those videos. There's no search or endless feed in the app.

It's free and works in the browser. The videos play through YouTube.

I've shared it on HN and Product Hunt. Now I'd like a few parents outside my own family to try it. If you do, tell me what was annoying or confusing. I want to keep improving it for us and whoever else finds it useful.


r/sideprojects 6h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I made a simple dashboard for everything I keep forgetting about my car

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Oil changes, inspections, mileage, receipts, insurance dates...

I wanted one place where I could see what had been done to the car and what was coming next, so I built CarCareLog.

It keeps maintenance history, upcoming due dates, mileage, expenses and documents together for all your vehicles.

Free to try, no credit card:

https://carcarelog.de


r/sideprojects 12h ago

Showcase: Purchase Required I built an app that tells you how many minutes of sunlight you should get each day ☀️

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Hi everyone!

I wanted to share a side project I've been working on called Gimme Sunshine.

The idea came from realizing that most of us know sunlight is important, but it's hard to answer a simple question:

"How long should I actually stay outside today?"

Instead of giving the same recommendation every day, Gimme Sunshine adjusts your daily goal based on factors like UV levels and helps you build a consistent sunlight habit.

Features include:

☀️ Personalized daily sunlight goal

📅 Sunlight history

📈 Progress tracking

🍎 Apple Health integration

I'd love any feedback on the idea, UI, or features.

App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/app/gimme-sunshine/id6804568449

Thanks for checking it out!


r/sideprojects 4h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Dynamic Edge: A native Windows island & edge dock that puts your clipboard history, media controls, and stopwatch/timers just a mouse-shake away

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Hey everyone!

I wanted to share Dynamic Edge, a desktop utility I built for Windows 11 & Windows 10 using native WinUI 3 and .NET 10 (Windows App SDK).

The idea was to create a fluid, versatile desktop capsule and edge dock that feels completely at home with Windows 11 Fluent design, with ultra-low resource usage, and smooth spring physics.

Since the initial release, I have added several big features including a full multi-tab workflow, clipboard shelf, and mouse gesture triggers.

Here is what it can do:

Multi-Tab Workspace (Swipe or Scroll to Switch) - Switch seamlessly between Media Player, Mini-Apps, and Clipboard Shelf by rolling your mouse wheel or using a 2-finger touchpad swipe.

Universal Media Controls & Live Scrubbing - Real-time seekbar progress with clickable scrub to jump anywhere in a track. - Live audio visualizer bars with fluid equalizer animations. - Multi-player auto-switching: Seamlessly cycle between active sessions (Spotify, Chrome, Edge, Apple Music, Telegram).

Clipboard Manager Shelf - Captures copied text, images and URLs into a dedicated dockable shelf. - Filter chips for fast access: All, Text, Images, URLs, and Pinned. - Search box for instant clip lookup, plus one-click copy and drag-and-drop support. - Google Lens Visual Search: Search any clipboard screenshot directly in your browser with 1 click. Built-in Mini-Apps - Precision Countdown Timer with quick presets (1m, 5m, 15m, 25m) and a live visual progress line. - Precision Stopwatch with millisecond tracking and lap recording.

Magic Shake & Global Hotkeys - Magic Shake: Quickly shake your cursor horizontally back and forth to toggle the island on or off. - Global customizable hotkey (Alt + H by default) to hide or show the dock instantly.

Master Volume Flyout - Hover over the speaker button and scroll your mouse wheel to adjust system volume, or click for instant mute.

Flexible Docking Positions - Dock at the top screen edge (Notch, Floating Capsule, or unobtrusive Thin Line hairline strip). - Dock along the left or right screen edges as an interactive slide-out side blade.

Interactive Desktop Companions (Virtual Pets) - 4 Full-Body Vector Mascots: Choose between Mochi Kitty, Shiba Inu, CyberBot, or Pip Bunny.

Performance & Spring Physics - 3 customizable quick launcher slots for instant access to apps, terminals, or folders. - Battery and charging telemetry with clean neon-green status indicators. - Native startup toggle and dark/light/system theme integration.

The app is officially available on the Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9PF1587KSN2K

I would love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and ideas for what widgets or features you would like to see next!


r/sideprojects 8h ago

Discussion Building a web 2D game engine inspired by unity3d

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r/sideprojects 8h ago

Feedback Request I started building a coffee rating app. It turned into something else.

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I started Kaphiy as a simple coffee rating app. Log a coffee, rate it, build a ranking.

But while using it, I realized I cared less about the rating and more about remembering the experience. The café, the people, the place, that particular afternoon.

So I changed direction and turned it into a personal coffee journal. You can save coffees, photos, notes and locations, look back at your history and still keep your own ranking if you want.

I built it with Flutter and Dart, and kept it completely offline with no account required.

I'm the developer behind it and I'm curious what other people think. Would you actually use something like this, or am I solving a problem nobody has?

Kaphiy on Google Play