r/SideProject • • 16h ago

I'm building a place where founders can meet investors and mentors before they have a product. Would you use it?

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Most investors want to see traction before they’ll talk to you. Most first-time founders don’t have the network to get that far. IMAGN8 sits in that gap.

  • Founders: share your idea at the idea stage.
  • Mentors and investors: meet founders early and choose to mentor them or invest.

It’s free to join, and the waitlist is open now, with separate sign-ups for founders and for mentors/investors: https://imagn8waitlist.co.uk

I’m the founder. Ask me anything.


r/SideProject • • 21h ago

I built a Three.js where you drive the new flying Tesla Roadster

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r/SideProject • • 2h ago

People download my apps but almost nobody pays: ~2,100 installs, 45 bucks revenue in 5 months. Where am I going wrong?

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Solo developer here. Since May I've shipped 19 iOS apps (14 of them also on Google Play), mostly Flutter. Downloads aren't the problem. Money is:

- ~1,570 iOS downloads + ~580 Android installs

- ~$45 total revenue in 5 months (subscriptions + one-time unlocks + ads)

- About 2 cents per download

**How the apps try to make bucks*

- PDF scanner/editor: every tool works for free, you pay when you save/share/export. $4.99/mo, $39.99/yr (3-day trial), $79.99 lifetime. Free users can also unlock actions by watching an ad.

- AI journal and AI day planner: subscriptions, $5.99–$9.99/mo.

- Bible study app: free core, $9.99 one-time Pro + tip jar.

- Small puzzle/arcade games: AdMob (rewarded + interstitial) + a one-time "remove ads / Pro" unlock.

**What I tried and what happened**

- Apple Search Ads for the PDF app: a few hundred dollars, worldwide, broad match. Result: $3.50 in sales. Most of the app's installs came from India and the Gulf.

- Google Ads for two Android apps: ~130 installs, most uninstalled within days.

- AdMob across everything: a few dollars total.

- Changed the PDF app's paywall three times (freemium, hard paywall, pay-at-export). Nothing moved revenue.

**What I think is wrong (correct me)**

  1. Wrong traffic. My prices in India, Egypt, etc. are the same as or higher than US prices. Nobody there pays $40/yr for a PDF app.

  2. Zero social proof. 18 of 19 apps have zero ratings on the US store. Most never asked for a rating (fixing that now).

  3. Spread too thin. 19 apps in 5 months, none of them pushed properly.

  4. US search is out of reach. I measured ~300 US keywords with real search volume; none of my apps is in the top 50 for any of them.

**Questions**

  1. At low volume, what monetization actually worked for you on a utility app: hard paywall, pay-at-export, ads, or lifetime?

  2. Would you cut prices hard (40–60%) in low-income markets, or just ignore them?

  3. If you could only keep pushing 1–2 of these apps, which would you pick and why?

  4. Is Apple Search Ads worth one more try (US only, exact match, capped at ~$150), or pointless with zero ratings?

  5. Anything on the store pages that screams "don't pay"?

Happy to share more numbers in the comments. Brutal feedback welcome.

**Links**

- All iOS apps: https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/mustafa-salim-erek/id1896175573

- All Android apps: https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=algoguy

- The three I most want feedback on:

- PDF Scanner & Editor: Privio: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pdf-scanner-editor-privio/id6769985472

- Evenfall: Reflective Journal: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/evenfall-reflective-journal/id6780204063

- Colophon: Interlinear Bible: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/colophon-interlinear-bible/id6789892808


r/SideProject • • 13h ago

i got tired of juggling five tools to run ai locally, so i built locally uncensored. it just passed 180k downloads

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i’m a solo dev and locally uncensored is my app. about half a year ago i got annoyed that running ai on my own machine meant a pile of separate tools, a terminal and a whole evening of wiring nodes before i saw a single picture. so i started building one desktop app for all of it.

here’s where it is now:

-chat with local models. one installer, and it suggests a first model that fits your machine, so you never open a terminal. if you already use ollama or lm studio, it works with those too

-images and video on your own gpu. it installs and runs comfyui in the background, you pick a model and type a prompt instead of wiring nodes

-train a character on your own card and reuse it in your pictures

-voice mode, where you talk to the model and it answers out loud, all on your machine (english only, beta)

-runs on windows, linux and, since last week, macs with apple silicon (beta)

it’s free and open source (agpl), you don’t need an account for anything local, and it’s at 180,000 downloads now.

then i noticed how many of those people don’t have the hardware. an 8 gb card handles images and small video models but not the big ones, and a laptop without a gpu runs very little. so i built a hosted mode where the same kind of open, uncensored models run on our gpus, the ones the big chat apps won’t give you. in the desktop app it’s one switch between local and cloud, and the same account works in a browser on machines without the app. that part is paid with credit packs, no subscription, and it’s what keeps the project going. everything local stays free.

some things i learned along the way: most support questions were never bugs, they were people asking why their card is too small. so the app now tells you what fits your machine before you download 20 gb. people also care a lot more about it working on the first try than about having the newest model. and saying the limits plainly (“beta”, “tested on one mac”) earned me more trust than any new feature.

if you want to know anything about building it, the stack (tauri, rust, react) or running models on a weak card, ask away.


r/SideProject • • 14h ago

Im offering 2 SaaS founders a few weeks of free engineering help. Here is why.

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Hey everyone!

I'm Hamza, a freelance full-stack engineer. I have spent the last few years building and improving products for clients, and I'm now working on growing my own product engineering business.

I'm looking for 2 SaaS founders or early-stage SaaS startups to work with completely free for 2-4 weeks each.

Im setting aside a good amount of my time over the next month to help with things like:

  • Finishing an unfinshed MVP or getting an AI-built product ready for real users.
  • Fixing bugs, unreliable features, and technical issues holding your product back.
  • Building new features, integrations, or improving existing ones.
  • Improving performance, security, or overall product quality.
  • Technical consultation, prioritization, and figuring out the best way forward.

The idea is to dedicate a sprint or two for your product, agree on the scope, and get work shipped.

Why am I doing this?

I have worked on real products before and have happy clients, but I'm still missing something important as i grow my business: a collection of documented work and case studies that future clients can look at and trust.

Rather than selling myself with promises, I would prefer to demonstrate what I can do.

I also want to build this business around good relationships, transparency, and helping founders succeed. if this leads to lasting connections or opportunities to work together again, even better.

What's the catch?

No money involved. All I would ask in exchange is:

  1. An honest review of our experience working together.
  2. Permission to document the work as a case study.

Your code and private information stays confidential, and nothing gets shared without approval.

Who I'm looking for

Ideally, SaaS founders who have an MVP, prototype, or existing product and a clear problem they want to solve.

Interested?

Send me a DM here on Reddit or find me on LinkedIn (Hamza Lahmouz).

Just tell me briefly what you're building, what you need help with. If it seems we are a good fit, We schedule a quick discovery call to see how I can help.

Looking forward to meeting some interesting founders and hopefully helping a couple of products move forward!


r/SideProject • • 23h ago

I built a tool to help people figure out if they're qualified for a job

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I've been building FIFOCheck, a free tool where you paste a job ad and enter your experience and qualifications. It highlights potential gaps and what you should check before spending money on courses or tickets.

I'm trying to make it useful for FIFO, mining, offshore and remote-site jobs worldwide.

I'd appreciate honest feedback: is this actually useful, and what would you improve?

https://fifocheck.com/


r/SideProject • • 20h ago

I built a tool that tells indie devs when a release breaks their app, before the rating drops

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With my own apps it was the opposite: I'd ship an update, and two weeks later find a pile of 1★ reviews all describing the same bug. By then the rating had already dropped.
So I built Starquill:
• Reads your App Store and Google Play reviews (official APIs, read/reply-only keys)
• Groups them into real issues, e.g. "Widget doesn't update since v2.3 — 7 reviews"
• Pings you in Telegram, Slack or email when a new release starts collecting the same complaint
• Drafts replies in the reviewer's language
There's also a free check, no signup: paste an App Store or Google Play link and see whether the latest version is rated worse than earlier ones and what people complain about.
starquill.app/tools/app-release-check
Pricing: free for 1 app, $12/mo for 3 apps, and every new account gets 14 days of the paid plan, no card.
What I'd love feedback on:
1. Is "broken release alerts" a problem you actually have, or do you just check App Store Connect?
2. If you try the free check on your app, did the grouped complaints match reality?
Happy to run the check for anyone who drops a link below.


r/SideProject • • 7h ago

I built a tool that cuts SEC insider filings down to the purchases worth reading. Looking for honest feedback (Pro is free for 30 days)

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I built a tool that cuts SEC insider filings down to the purchases worth reading. Looking for honest feedback (Pro is free for 30 days)

I've been building InsiderEdge on nights and weekends, and it's finally at the point where I need people who aren't me to use it.

**The problem:** company insiders have to report trades to the SEC on Form 4 within two business days. Most of those filings are noise: stock grants, option exercises, tax sales. The interesting ones, insiders spending their own money on the open market, get buried.

**What it does:**

- Reads every Form 4 from SEC EDGAR five times a weekday and keeps only open-market purchases of $50K or more
- Scores each one 0 to 100 on size, context (are other insiders buying too?) and how recent it is, and shows exactly why it scored what it did
- Flags clusters, when several insiders at one company buy within 30 days
- "Your stocks": list the tickers you own and get an email whenever an insider buys any of them
- Senate and House stock disclosures, free for everyone, no account needed

It's deliberately quiet. Most weeks there's one or two standout clusters and a handful of strong individual buys across the whole market, so an email from it should mean something.

**The offer:** Pro is free for 30 days for new subscribers. A card is required, and you can cancel in two taps under Account → Manage Billing before day 30 and pay nothing. The congressional feeds are free with no trial at all if you just want to poke around.

**What I'd love feedback on:**

  1. Is it clear within 10 seconds what the app does?
  2. Does the score make sense when you read the "why it scored" breakdown?
  3. What would make you check it more than once a week?
  4. Anything broken, confusing or ugly, especially on a phone

Brutal is fine. I'll read and reply to every comment.
Free Trial
I built and run this. Not financial advice, just data from public filings.


r/SideProject • • 23h ago

I got tired of guessing what to wear in unpredictable weather, so I built Outfitcast (iOS)

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Hey everyone,
Checking the weather forecast and then staring blankly at my closet has always been an annoying morning routine—especially during transitional seasons when 15°C feels like 8°C with the wind.

I built Outfitcast to bridge that gap. Instead of just giving you temperature numbers, it suggests outfit combinations tailored to the exact forecast (accounting for rain, wind chill, and humidity).

The app is live on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/tr/app/outfitcast-weather-outfits/id6789450067

I'd really love your honest feedback on:
1. The onboarding experience and UI cleanliness.
2. How accurate/practical the outfit suggestions feel for your local climate.

Thanks for trying it out!


r/SideProject • • 9h ago

A browser simulator game where a roadster does 0–60 in 0.81 s!

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- LAUNCH: nail the preload and fire the thrusters on GO, aiming for 0–60 mph in 0.81 s

- LOOP: ride a coaster on suction, fall off the top upside down, roll 540° and land on the thrusters

- JUMP: park in front of five vehicles and hop them on thrust alone, with up to two barrel rolls

The physics run at a fixed 120 Hz and are deterministic. The server replays each run's inputs before it goes on the leaderboard, so scores can't be faked. You only need a nickname, no account. It also plays on phones with touch controls.

Built with three.js / React Three Fiber on Akan.js, a full-stack TypeScript framework.

Play: https://roadster.akanjs.com

Everything in the video is real gameplay recorded in the browser. Feedback welcome!


r/SideProject • • 6h ago

Vibe coded a job search tool, went from 0 to 5k users in a week. When did you start charging?

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Last week I published a vibecoded tool for job search. And a week later it hit 5k+ users, and the server went down a couple of times, so I ended up upgrading to a pro plan lol

Figured I’d share a few things while it’s still fresh.

What it is

You connect it to your own agent (I use Muse) and it runs the whole job hunt for you: finds roles, tailors your resume to each one, applies, and logs the results.

Why I think it took off

Tbh, I think it's mostly because it’s a problem I actually had, plus some luck. I had a tough time sending out thousands of apps and tailoring my resume.

Biggest takeaway this week

The DMs and feedback haven’t stopped. I’m trying to actually read and reply to every one. A lot of people mentioned the UI is simple and easy to pick up, which honestly made my week.

❓Where I’m stuck: monetization

I keep seeing two camps:

  1. Get your traffic stable first, then worry about money
  2. Charge from day one, because the only real test of whether people will pay is putting a paid tier in front of them

I already have a waitlist for a pro tier and people are signing up, not a lot but it's growing. If you’ve been through this, when did you start charging, and do you wish you’d done it earlier or later?


r/SideProject • • 15h ago

An app that instantly turns a photo into 360° view you can rotate & zoom into

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Hey All,

We made an app in which you upload a photo of a person, and within seconds you get a 360° view you can drag all the way around and zoom into. Would really appreciate your honest feedback.


r/SideProject • • 10h ago

Solo founder, 12 projects built with AI on my own machines. Here's the full lineup with honest stage labels

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I've been building with AI tools on a small fleet of my own computers for a few months. Here's everything in one list, with where each project actually stands.

**Live (in daily use)**

- SessionVault: one searchable memory of every AI session across my machines

- Code Red: one command that points every machine at one urgent job

- Session Keeper: keeps browser sign-ins alive so automations don't stall

- Content Engine: drafts posts, previews them privately, waits for approval

**Beta**

- GXT PostMaster: photos in; title, price and marketplace listing out

- BoxAI: a phone remote for a private AI box on your own hardware

- Spark: offline Android prompts to get unstuck creatively

- GXT Office: a retro-styled office suite for the browser and Android

- RingBlast: voice messages to family, block and neighborhood

**In development**

- PlayPage: a game-style interactive layer for websites

- FieldPilot: an assistant for independent field techs

**Concept**

- Drink Dash: a delivery idea built around partnering with licensed retailers

No launch dates yet. Which of these would you want to hear more about first?


r/SideProject • • 4h ago

Building an authentic Mahabharata card battler as a solo dev. Thoughts?

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Hey everyone,

I have spent the last 20 years playing RPGs, turn-based strategy, and tactical card games like Gwent. But this is the first time I have ever attempted to build and ship a game myself.

Growing up with the Mahabharata, I always felt the epic was custom-built for high-strategy gaming: warriors bound by fatal vows, tragic curses, and tactical divine weapons. Tired of seeing the mythology reduced to low-effort mobile pay-to-win games, I decided to build a standalone tactical battler from scratch.

A few core design choices I made:

  • Web-first: it runs directly in mobile or desktop browsers, so you can test it in seconds without downloading an app.
  • Zero dice rolls: the combat engine is pure deterministic strategy. Unit positioning, tactical counter-synergy, and your 170-point deck budget decide who wins.
  • Lore accuracy: every card was matched to original texts. For example: Karna fights without armor relying on his single-use divine dart and curse triggers, and Bhishma cannot simply be destroyed in frontline combat due to his death-vow.
  • Bot testing: I ran overnight automated harnesses simulating thousands of bot duels to keep card win-rates balanced.

Since this is my first time solo deving, getting the mobile touch responsiveness smooth and making the board clear has been a huge learning curve.

Thanks for reading this, and I look forward to you having fun with the game, and also sharing your feedback here :)

(Drop a comment if you want to try it on your phone or laptop and I will reply with the browser link!)


r/SideProject • • 19h ago

I spent 5 years building a product. A stupid 13-second video got more attention than anything else.

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I've been designing and selling website templates for years.

Recently, I decided to put all my work into one platform called Oversight Supply.

192+ templates, interactive sections, design references for AI tools, the whole thing.

I spent time thinking about the product, the design, the features, the pricing...

Then I posted a 13-second recording of one of my designs with a ridiculous caption about AI websites being ugly.

It got more than 35,000 views on Threads.

Another post on X got 20,000 impressions and 660 bookmarks.

And I realized something.

People don't really care how long you've spent building something.

They care whether you show them something interesting.

Now I'm trying to figure out how to turn that attention into actual paying customers instead of just collecting likes.

Anyone else experiencing this? Getting people interested seems easier than getting them to buy.

Here's what I've been building:

https://supply.madebyoversight.com/


r/SideProject • • 8h ago

Made a Russo-Ukrainian War RTS

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Hey all.

I made a game called Frontline Zero. It's a multiplayer RTS where you can play as either Ukraine or Russia in the ongoing war.

I wanted to bring back the nostalgia of late '90s RTS games while mixing in modern RTS mechanics and elements of today's warfare. The gameplay is inspired by C&C Red Alert 2, with a zone-based economy similar to Company of Heroes and a UI that takes inspiration from C&C and StarCraft.

At the same time, I wanted the game to reflect how warfare has evolved, with traditional air support being easily denied, drones dominating the skies, and electronic warfare playing a major role. The goal was to bring all of these new warfare dynamics together while keeping that classic RTS feel.

I'd love for you all to give it a try.

The game is completely free to play. I only added a paid version in case it takes off and some of you want to help cover the costs of running the online infrastructure.

Thanks and have fun!

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Frontline Zero runs on "webrts", my own TypeScript RTS engine (not that it's unique but it is "mine" haha). The simulation is fully deterministic: integer math, one seeded RNG, 25 ticks a second, and every action is an “order”. Same orders in, same battle out, on every machine.

Netcode is lockstep: players send only their orders, a Cloudflare Durable Object groups them into turns and compares state hashes to catch desyncs. A replay is just the order log. Graphics: 3D models voxelized into 32-angle isometric sprites, drawn with Canvas 2D or WebGL 2.

Opus 5.5 was used for most of the code + artwork. Fable 5.1 was used briefly for network code.

Please let me know if you have any questions on the dev process, I'd love to answer them. I'm having a ton of fun making this.


r/SideProject • • 20h ago

Drop your website -first 30 get a free RotateAd listing 🚀

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I’m building RotateAd, an advertising network for websites, SaaS products, blogs, tools and side projects.

I’m looking for early websites to join the network, so I’m giving the first 30 eligible websites a free listing.

No payment required.

Check it out: https://rotate.ad

Drop your website below and tell me in one sentence what you’re building. I’ll check them out and add the first 30 eligible ones.

Would also love honest feedback on the idea.

Also after dropping your listing below if I'm not able to reply, just ask me directly in the message

EDIT- 30 FREE LISTING COUPONS ALREADY DISTRIBUTED. FOR MORE CHECK Twitter @Rotate_Ad


r/SideProject • • 17h ago

My ADHD brain gets lost in desktop clutter, so I built my own organizer

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My brain is foggy from all the mess on the desktop :(
I'm developing multiple projects simultaneously, some documents also need my attention - everything just becomes a burden to which I don't want to look at.

I've tried Stardock Fences, iTop Easy Desktop and many others - in my experience it was either a subscription, a crashing process or a lack of minimalism and customization.

I solved it for myself and wanted to share it with you guys. Now my new hobbies have their own space on desktop and when I need it - I just focus on a dedicated fence.

I'm preparing for an Early Access release (a few weeks until I can release). Would this help you, or what would stop you from using it? And do you use anything now to organize your desktop/messy brain?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4575780/PortalDesk/


r/SideProject • • 10h ago

I built a website that only one person can own at a time

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I made THE ONE: one screen with one person’s nickname and message.
You hit “TAKE IT,” leave a thought, and become the current owner. Then someone else can take your place.
It’s a small experiment about leaving your mark on the internet. Curious whether people will leave jokes, something personal, or just keep stealing it from each other.

https://the-one--melikemelodiata.replit.app/

Does the idea make sense when you open it?


r/SideProject • • 20h ago

Open Source Application

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Hey everyone! 👋

I'm a developer, and I use my personal Android phone for both app development and everyday activities.

One problem I kept running into was having to turn off Developer Options or USB Debugging whenever I needed to use banking or e-wallet apps. Then, when I went back to development, I had to enable everything again.

It wasn't a huge problem, but doing it repeatedly became frustrating, especially when testing apps throughout the day.

So I decided to build Dev Mode, a free and open-source Android utility that makes switching between development and everyday phone usage easier.

Here's what it can do:

- ⚡ One-Tap Toggles: Quickly enable or disable Developer Options, USB Debugging, and Wireless Debugging.

- 🛡️ App Shield: Automatically turns off Developer Options when opening selected banking or protected apps, then restores them afterward.

- 🔌 Shizuku Support: Set up the required permissions directly on your phone without a PC.

- 📱 Home Screen Widgets: Quick access to toggles and protected apps.

- 💻 Companion CLI: Control developer settings and connect to your Android device from your PC terminal.

- 🌍 20 Languages: Support for developers from different countries.

I also decided to make it open-source so other developers can inspect the code, suggest improvements, report bugs, and contribute.

The app is still evolving, and I'm continuously improving it based on feedback.

You can check it out here:

🔗 https://github.com/Ryderhxrzy/Dev-Mode-Mobile

I'd really appreciate your honest feedback!

Would something like this be useful in your development workflow? What features would you like to see added?


r/SideProject • • 20h ago

I’ve been making minimal, private apps for everyday human needs (not another productivity apps lol)

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Hi y’all, I’m a designer and traveler who believes good design can change things, even if only a little. That still feels worth spending my effort on.

I was honestly fed up with needing an account just to use a small app. So I started making apps I would genuinely use myself: stored on our phones, working offline, with no account needed.

Sometimes we do not need another system or app trying to fix us. We just need a quiet place to hold something, clear our brain RAM, or keep everyday things in one simple stream.

That became VERBitapp. Each app has one purpose, with free use and optional VERBit Access subscriptions for more room or additional features.

@verbitapp

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PARKit

A little room for our minds. "Not for tomorrow, but for tonight."

I made PARKit because my brain was still holding onto tomorrow, even when I was done for the day. Park those thoughts as short keyword clouds, add a note when needed, then hold the breathing orb to PARK. What is unfinished stays there. Double-tap a cloud when it is done.

PARKit Access gives you 12 keyword clouds and customizable OPEN / PARK notification times.

App Store

Google Play

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CUEit

Timing designed for the way you do things. "Not to measure, but to mind."

I wanted more than a basic stopwatch or timer could offer. CUEit brings them together with cues you set yourself, for coffee, cooking, exercise, or anything where the timing matters. Start at 0:00, then add cues for what comes next.

CUEit Access gives you up to 12 timer slots.

App Store

Google Play

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DIARYit

Your days. In your own words. "Not for habit, but for honesty."

DIARYit is my own reimagining of a diary. One continuous stream, because life moves forward and we can look back when we choose to. A quiet place to write about today, without a goal to reach or a habit to maintain.

DIARYit Access adds full history and full calendar navigation.

App Store

Google Play

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KEEPit

A conversation with yourself. "Not for nostalgia, but to remember."

I have always texted myself things I wanted to keep, but messaging apps were never really made for that. KEEPit gives that familiar habit its own place. Just you, your words, and the time you wrote them. Stored on your phone and available offline.

KEEPit Access unlocks full history, calendar navigation, and keyword search.

App Store

Google Play
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HOLDit

Give an important thought its own space. "Not to hold more, but to awaken."

I made this after realizing that thoughts that changed how I saw things kept getting buried in Notes app. Each card gives a thought and the moment behind it their own space. Add colors and rearrange your cards to make that space your own. The limit is intentional. Keep what matters, rather than another endless list.

HOLDit Access expands your space to 99 cards.

App Store
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+ A note on backup

On iPhone, DIARYit, KEEPit, and HOLDit support inclusion of your entries in your iCloud device backup. This is device backup, not live cloud sync or an in-app export and import feature.

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I’m continuing to improve these apps through real use and conversations with the people using them. If one fits something you already do, I’d really appreciate hearing how it feels.

+ You can find demos on socials at verbitapp.

Instagram

TikTok


r/SideProject • • 18h ago

I made a tiny pixel Claude that lives on my taskbar and tells me how close I am to my usage limit

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I kept hitting my Claude limit with no warning, so I built a small mascot that sits on the Windows taskbar and shows my 5-hour and weekly usage in a speech bubble. It turns yellow, then red, as I get close.

It slowly turned into a pet. It walks around, naps, fishes, wears a Santa hat in December, and gets dragged around and thrown (it screams and opens a parachute). When Claude Code is working it puts on a wizard hat and casts a spell for whatever tool is running.

It's free and open source (MIT), written in plain Python with no dependencies, and I built it with Claude Code. You double-click a .bat file to start it.

Windows only for now, and it needs Claude Code signed in. Unofficial, not affiliated with Anthropic.

GitHub: https://github.com/have-you-tried-restarting/claude-usage-pet

What would you add to it? And if you've read this far, a ⭐ on GitHub would make my day. Thank you!


r/SideProject • • 18h ago

I’m building a marketplace for spare desktop computing power. Would you rent—or host?

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Hey everyone! I’m building Spark Grid, a marketplace where developers can rent computing power from people’s spare desktop computers.

The idea is to connect developers who need hardware for AI inference, macOS builds, or automation with people whose machines spend much of their time idle.

How is this different from existing services?

There are already GPU marketplaces, decentralized compute networks, and Mac rental services. Spark Grid’s proposed focus is bringing several kinds of consumer hardware into one marketplace:

  • Different hardware for different jobs: Apple Silicon for macOS builds, NVIDIA hardware for CUDA workloads, and small x86 machines for lightweight automation.
  • A simpler path from hardware to workflow: choose a machine for a specific task, with planned SSH, Jupyter, and project-upload access.
  • An approachable hosting experience: let desktop owners control when they share their machine and see its usage and earnings.

These are the product goals I’m testing, rather than claims that existing platforms lack these features. Pricing, reliability, and security still need to be proven.

The website is an interactive prototype. Hardware access, rentals, availability, and earnings are simulated; you can’t rent real compute yet.

You can explore it here: Spark-Grid

I’d love your feedback:

  • What would you use this for, and what hardware would you need?
  • If you already use a compute marketplace, what would make you switch?
  • As a potential host, what security protections and controls would you need?

There’s an early-access signup if you’d like to hear when real hardware access is ready.


r/SideProject • • 20h ago

My Side-project is free and opensource: RE-KORD 5

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Hello everyone, I'd like to announce the release of RE-KORD 5, a complete new version of the software we've been developing for months: a Local Music Player with URL sharing, Plectr rhythm game, full theme customization and sharing, karaoke, song data downloads, and much more.

Currently, the available versions are Client and Server for Windows and Linux, APK Client for Android, and PWA from any mobile device and Docker. Free, no data sharing.

I'm really satisfied and wanted to share this new development with you. I've created a website and subreddit to share themes, bugs, ideas, game records, and more but i need some testers and more feedbacks

I strongly invite you to read the Tutorial and FAQ page on the website, I answer many frequently asked questions about comparison with other existing software and more.

Website: https://re-kord.com

Github: https://github.com/Creiv/RE-KORD

Subreddit: r/RE_KORD


r/SideProject • • 19h ago

I'm building a free daily AI brief for builders, day 1 with 0 followers

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Hey all! I just launched Bots & Builders, a free daily brief for people building with AI. It covers new models, AI agents, vibe-coding tips, dev tools and a bit of gaming tech. Each issue takes about 5 minutes to read.

Why: I kept losing an hour a day scrolling X and newsletters trying to keep up. So I'm turning that into one short email with only the stuff builders can actually use, like a repo of the day, a practical vibe-coding tip and what each big launch means for you.

Where it's at:
- Site: https://botsandbuilders.com
- X: https://x.com/BotsAndBuilders
- Followers: 0. Starting from scratch and building in public.

I'd love honest feedback. What would make a daily AI brief worth opening for you? And what do you hate about the ones you already get?