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r/SideProject is a subreddit for sharing and receiving constructive feedback on side projects.

Welcome to r/SideProject, a subreddit for sharing and receiving constructive feedback on side projects.

This is also a subreddit to get motivated and inspired to work on new projects, so please submit links to projects you find interesting.

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I made an app: Happy Hour: Cocktails Recipes – let me know what you think!

1 Comment
2024/12/03
23:26 UTC

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Started a side hustle: App to help you build a dashboard for your customers - Looking for feedback, beta-testers and people who have used similar products

Hi,

I'm working on a product, which lets you quickly setup a dashboard for your customers. Technically, a multi-tenant dashboard, where each of your customers can only view their own data.

https://customerdashboard.io/

Appreciate all feedback, espacially from people who are currently reporting something to their customers (manually, excels or with some existing tool).

I’m looking to speak with people in roles at companies where customer reporting is done manually (e.g., spreadsheets or email) or where a customer-facing reporting dashboard was implemented/purchased recently.

I am also looking for beta-testers interested to try this out when the time comes.

Appreciate all feedback, positive or negative 🙏😬

0 Comments
2024/12/03
23:11 UTC

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How I Made a Viral Site in 30 Mins Using Al (the Ultimate AI Coding Stack)

In under an hour, I built a fully functioning site (chatgptprank.com) and used it to prank family this Thanksgiving.

I know how to code. But you don’t need to with this AI stack:

Winning AI stack: Claude, Vercel v0, Cursor, ChatGPT

Here’s how I did it:
-Claude (brainstorming):
Claude is so much better than ChatGPT for brainstorming. I had 2 requirements a. center it around people this Thanksgiving, and b. use a proven design AI can easily replicate. Claude helped me land on a prank site that mimics AI conversations - it’s like LetMeGoogleThatForYou, but it can lie.

-Vercel v0 (initial design):
I used v0 for the initial design+code of my AI prank site. The UI was based on ChatGPT, so v0 gave me something almost perfectly ready. At this point, we’re almost done…without having written any code.

Cursor (final code):
Cursor is great, and helps us finish the job. I pasted the v0-generated code into Cursor and asked it to integrate ChatGPT calls (using Vercel AI SDK) and fix the styling. It did perfectly, all I had to do was click “apply."

Lastly, used domain .com's AI search to find "a domain for an AI prank site." It found chatgptprank, which I bought and deployed via Vercel.

And there you go! I was live.

Going viral: after deploying, I sent the site to friends, who posted on twitter. Since then it's been blowing up! Insane how easy AI has made it to build and ship a good site.

1 Comment
2024/12/03
22:58 UTC

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I built an app that turns people into AI chatbots to simulate difficult conversations before they happen.

Basically the title. This allows you to transform anyone into an AI chatbot by simply copy-pasting a past text/DM conversation you've had with them.

You can download it here - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clonio-ai/id6633411608

Here's a video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEIhwoOQGfk&feature=youtu.be

Whether you're preparing to ask your boss for a raise, planning to ask your crush out, or getting ready for a job interview, Clonio AI can help. By training Clonio AI on your conversations, we can simulate these interactions and provide insights into how they might respond, helping you make more informed decisions and increase your chances of success.

The tool is only $1.99.

Clonio can be used to interact with any friends or family members that have passed away as well (if you have chat logs with them).

We make use of several technologies, and monitor things like attitude, average mood, punctuation, typos, vocabulary, and more.

I'd appreciate if you could drop your feedback/questions below in the comments, and and I'll be happy to comment/answer them!

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2024/12/03
22:39 UTC

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Classic car auction data

Just launched https://oldcarsdata.com/

If you're into collecting, investing or flipping classic cars - this report could be for you! If you're willing to give feedback and share - DM me and I'll give you a promo code to get a free report

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2024/12/03
22:18 UTC

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I finally made it! My first paying customer after 2 days after launch!

It’s plenty of Text to speech tools but they all are subscription based and expensive. I’ve built one my self on a pay per use model thinking that maybe I’m not the only one tired of subscriptions. In 24h I had my first 3 free users and today my first paying customer! I don’t expect to do 10k mrr but I’m happy knowing someone actually payed for my using my tool.

Little satisfaction :)

6 Comments
2024/12/03
21:35 UTC

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Yet Another Portfolio Optimization and Backtesting Tool: https://investest.io/

Excited to share my latest weekend project: A dynamic Portfolio Optimization and Backtesting Tool! Built to scratch my own itch: powerful investment tools without the paywall 🚀📊.

Check it out: https://investest.io/

Video demo: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eTD-f8AHs1o

Key features:

  • Multiple portfolio creation, management and sharing

  • Supports over 36,000 stocks, ETFs and mutual funds

  • Portfolio optimization (Max Sharpe, Min Volatility)

  • Daily-updated market database (data source: Yahoo Finance)

Built solo over several weekends. It's been a great hashtag#FinTech and fullstack learning experience, though it comes with limitations of a side project.

Future plans: Scaling infrastructure, integrating AI for chatbots and portfolio insights!

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2024/12/03
21:11 UTC

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Tired of the same LoFi streams? Me too. So, I built an AI-powered LoFi radio app! 🎶

Hey folks!

Many of us love working on our side projects or building the next big thing while listening to LoFi beats. It’s the perfect background music – calming, non-intrusive, and helps you stay focused. But after looping the same streams over and over, I decided to create something fresh.

Introducing Chillify.me – AI LoFi radio!

Why I built it:

  • I wanted an endless stream of fresh, relaxing music to keep me in the zone.
  • It’s a simple, no-distractions app – just press play and chill.
  • It’s lightweight, free, and made for people who value focus and flow.

It’s the only source of LoFi music I listen to now.

Check it out, and let me know your thoughts! Feel free to share feedback or ideas. ❤️

Built using v0 and Cursor.

0 Comments
2024/12/03
20:58 UTC

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From Passion Projects to Profitable Ventures: Lessons from a Developer’s Journey 🚀

As a developer and project manager, my work often spills over into my free time. I love tinkering with ideas, exploring new technologies, experimenting with projects, and diving into different programming languages. If I can turn a passion project into a source of income, even better! Oh, and I'm particularly fascinated by the rapid progress of artificial intelligence and its applications in our daily lives.

This is not a comprehensive story of every project I’ve undertaken—trust me, there are far too many for that. Some ideas never saw the light of day, while others flopped gloriously. But each one taught me something valuable.

The Automotive Network That Never Took Off

One of my first major ventures was an ambitious mobile app for car enthusiasts like myself. The idea was simple: create a social network where each car had its own profile, accessible via a QR code sticker. Users could rate cars, leave comments, and even discover local automotive events. I poured years of effort and a significant amount of money into it.

The result? I sold seven stickers at $10 each. Between the printer costs, Google Ads, and developer fees for publishing on the App Store, the project was anything but profitable. It stung, but the experience taught me an invaluable lesson: if an idea doesn’t take off, it’s okay to pivot.

Summarizing the Web and YouTube

Frustrated with the time I was spending extracting information from lengthy YouTube videos and blog articles, I created a browser extension. It generates AI-powered summaries of video transcripts and web pages, with the added ability to ask follow-up questions.

This one was a personal victory: I use it daily, and a small but loyal group of users does too. While the user base hasn’t grown beyond four (real users, not my family—promise! 😄), it’s a tool that makes my life easier. And that’s a win in my book.

Making Emails Effortless

As someone juggling complex legal communications, I built an email assistant. With just a few inputs, it drafts professional responses, pulling context from the original email and formatting everything for you. My family, who tested the tool, loved it and urged me to commercialize it.

Despite their enthusiasm, the tool didn’t gain traction outside my inner circle. Campaigns on LinkedIn and Google Ads fell flat, with no customers beyond one family member working in client relations. Another lesson learned: not every good idea finds its audience.

Writing eBooks with AI: A Turning Point

Determined to crack the code of user interest, I launched a tool that generates eBooks in EPUB format using AI. It’s tailored for people wanting to publish on Amazon KDP or those needing help to brainstorm ideas and write faster.

This time, I paired the launch with a targeted marketing push, including a podcast video with a YouTuber. The result? Over 30 subscriptions in three days following the video’s release. It has become my most successful project yet, both in reach and profitability. 🎉

What I’ve Learned

Reflecting on these experiences, three key takeaways stand out:

  1. Execution matters, but marketing is king. As developers, we often focus on building great products, but even the best product can fail without effective marketing. Conversely, mediocre products can thrive with the right strategy.
  2. Adaptability is crucial. Not every project will succeed. The ability to assess when to move on and shift focus is just as important as persistence.
  3. The tools you use can make all the difference. My most recent project’s quick development cycle was possible thanks to tools like Bolt and Windsurf—two tools I’ve fallen in love with recently. For fellow creators, I highly recommend checking them out.

What’s Next?

I’ve just launched an affiliate program for my eBook tool to amplify its reach and push its marketing further. Who knows how far this project can go? And as a side hustle, I’ve even started publishing books on Amazon KDP using my own tool (meta, I know).

If you’re curious about these projects, feel free to explore them:

To all creators out there who love building and experimenting: keep going. Not every project will succeed, but each one will teach you something invaluable. And who knows? Your next idea could be the one. 🚀

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2024/12/03
20:53 UTC

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Play poker against an AI - https://poker.superagent.sh

11 Comments
2024/12/03
20:36 UTC

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[Advice] Customer Support Struggle :(

I feel like responding fast to customer emails can be a struggle. Once in a while a mail gets forgotten and it takes me something like a week or so to answer and I always feel bad about it :(. How are you guys managing that? Are you making an conscious effort to check it daily? Do you have any tools or mechanisms to help with that?

0 Comments
2024/12/03
20:33 UTC

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Opinions on pricing

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2024/12/03
20:27 UTC

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🚀 Big Announcement! I’ve just launched Ditto AI on Product Hunt, and I'm beyond excited to share this with you! 📷 https://www.producthunt.com/posts/ditto-ai

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2024/12/03
20:19 UTC

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We've built a website that gambles your money on random memecoins

hey there~

we’re two college students from canada and we built Memecooins for a hackathon.

here is how it works:

  1. get your $10 wallet filled with random meme coins.
  2. we will update your balance hourly. it might moon or it might crash.
  3. cash out anytime or just let it ride :)

we’d love any feedback! If you try it, let us know if your wallet moon or tank :p?

memecoooins.com

demo :p

8 Comments
2024/12/03
20:09 UTC

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Created an AI tool to create customised CVs in seconds

1 Comment
2024/12/03
20:07 UTC

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I sucked at tracking my freelancing business... so I built this (dashh.io)

4 Comments
2024/12/03
20:00 UTC

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I built the HackerNews for IndieHackers and people already love it

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2024/12/03
19:40 UTC

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In Need of Car API

Im Looking for a free API that can provide Year make and model of all USA driven cars. NHTSA was a good start but theres no way to filter to usa only. I want this for a website intergration that users will be able to select their car on a form. Similar to how keyy blue book works.

Any ideas? Ive tried quite a few but some stop at 2022. I feel like theres no good solution out here.

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2024/12/03
19:37 UTC

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Browser extension for detecting AI generated images

Hello everyone! For most of this year I've been developing a browser extension that automatically detects AI generated images. My goal is to provide a tool that's accessible to everyone and brings greater transparency to AI generated content. I believe everyone has the right to know what is AI and what is made by a real person.

I'm super excited to share that the extension is now publicly available for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. It's entirely free and I plan to keep it that way. This project is funded by me and the generous donation made through Ko-fi and Pateron. If you're interested in trying it out, you can install it and find more info at:

- Chrome/Edge
- Firefox

If you find this extension helpful please consider leaving a review, and if you have any feedback feel free to post it on either the extension store or email me at: ai.image.detect.help@gmail.com

If you'd like to support this project (which is always super appreciated), you can do so at:

- Ko-fi
- Patreon

I hope this extension is helpful, and restores some trust in the content you see online!

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2024/12/03
19:28 UTC

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How I scaled my dynamic AI QR Code generator to $10k MRR

Okay guys, now that I have your attention, I've built this dynamic AI QR code generator to create beautiful qr codes, but I have to come clean - I haven’t scaled this to $10k MRR, infact I have just launched this MVP 2 days back here but got little to no traction.

Users can just put in a creative prompt and select the QR type (URL, Multi URLs, Text and Contact) and it'll create a beautiful qr code with the data embedded.

You can then later change the data embedded in the "Your QR Codes" section.

Hope some of you find it useful and if you are interested please join the waitlist. I wanted to bring an alternate solution to the market and the plan is to make it cheaper - dynamic QR codes are unnecessarily expensive now. If there is significant interest I'll launch a much better product with scan analytics and stuff.

Would really appreciate your feedback and maybe we could reach that $10k MRR goal

PS: sorry for that extreme headline :)

7 Comments
2024/12/03
19:11 UTC

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Introducing Security Testing Skills in Our Open-Source Testing Agent

What My Project Does
Our open source testing agent now includes security testing skills, enabling it to perform security scans across 15 different benchmarks. It's designed to make advanced security testing accessible and affordable, all within a fully open-source ecosystem.

Target Audience
This project is ideal for developers, QA engineers, and teams looking for a cost-effective, production-ready solution for software testing and security scanning without the overhead of commercial tools.

Comparison
Unlike traditional security testing tools that are often expensive and closed-source, our agent is open source, affordable (costing less than a cup of coffee), and seamlessly integrates with your existing testing workflows. It also combines functional and security testing in one agent, making it a unique offering in the testing ecosystem.

Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback! 😊

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2024/12/03
19:08 UTC

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Please recommend a tool to record neat demo clips

Hi, I'm looking to get a tool which I can use to record short clips of my app. I'd like it to be able to zoom in and out when necessary and have other fancy demo video features.

I am looking for an app which I can buy lifetime access. I don't really feel like paying month to month when I actually need to use it pretty rarely.

I'll appreciate any insights!

Thanks.

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2024/12/03
18:58 UTC

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I Built a Free Tool to Help You Understand What Works for Your Bluesky Audience!

1 Comment
2024/12/03
18:50 UTC

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From Struggling with Frontend Code to Building a Tool My Team Can Use

Hi everyone,

About 60 days ago, I built a simple directory navigation site using v0.dev and OpenAI to write Next.js code. I’m not great at frontend coding, so it took quite a bit of effort, and while the site worked, I couldn’t maintain it because I was busy with other projects. The bigger issue was that I’m the only one on my team who knows how to code.

This led me to develop a tool called BuildGlare (https://www.buildglare.com), which lets anyone on the team create and edit websites using natural language. No coding required. The idea was to give my team (and hopefully others) the ability to build and iterate on projects without relying on me for every little change.

Yesterday, I used BuildGlare to rebuild that same directory navigation site I launched 60 days ago. This time, it only took 32 conversations with the AI to create and deploy the entire site.

Even BuildGlare’s own dashboard was made using itself:

  1. I first implemented the API.
  2. Used curl locally to create the initial version of the dashboard.
  3. Then used the dashboard itself to iterate and complete the rest of the system.

I’m now looking for early adopters to try it out and see how it fits into their workflow. If you’ve ever struggled with frontend coding, or just want to experiment with a new way of building websites, I’d love for you to check it out.

The tool is live here: https://www.buildglare.com. If you have any questions or thoughts, feel free to drop a comment—I’d love to hear from you!

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2024/12/03
18:40 UTC

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I built Idle Timer - a simple mindfulness app for developers

“Idle Timer” is an idle mindfulness tool for busy developers.

when the system rests, so do you

→ A brutally simple timer to help you pause, breathe, and reset.

Built by a dev, for devs.

🔗 Give it a try here: http://idletime.vercel.app

🧵Twitter Thread on Why I built it: https://x.com/justmalhar/status/1863520477760946250?s=46

👨🏻‍💻Or build it your way: https://github.com/Justmalhar/idle-time

Looking forward to feedback from dev community :)

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2024/12/03
18:37 UTC

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I made an app for managing Christmas gift exchanges

https://noelist.com

This is for gift exchanges where everyone gets everyone else a gift. I made this because my family really wanted to have a way to organize Christmas lists so that we don't have to go searching through the group chat while we're out shopping. Also, we wanted to avoid creating multiple new group chats excluding one person so we can talk about their list in secret.

So with Noelist, the exchange organizer sets up the exchange, adds participants and gets a link to share, which they send to the participants in group chat or whatever. The participants click the link, sign up and get started creating their lists. You can add images and links to the list items. People can comment on list items and even make secret comments that the owner can't see. Anyone can add items to anyone else's list which is useful for creating lists for young kids, for example

This started out as just a small project to meet my family's needs but kind of blew up into a larger demo app for me. Now it's basically a mini social media site for Christmas lists!

Anyway, I would love to hear your feedback. Any comments, questions or bug reports are more than welcome. Mostly, I'd really love for this to get out and get used before Christmas season has come and gone!

3 Comments
2024/12/03
18:20 UTC

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Launched a free workout tracker app with 1000 exercises in 7 languages.

Hi guys, please try my workout tracker app
https://trackermax.app/

FEATURES:  

• 1000+ exercises and new routines added continuously.

• Experience the cleanest, most intuitive interface in the fitness world.  

• Explore a vast range of cardio and strength exercises, or customize by adding your own.  

• Create personalized routines and switch between them effortlessly.  

• Access detailed exercise instructions with a growing library of engaging animated videos.  

• Dive into advanced statistics showcasing your personal records, progression, and even calculate your one-rep max and total weight lifted.  

• Use built-in rest timers for optimal workout pacing.  

• Choose from multiple exercise types, including Assisted Bodyweight and Duration Exercises.  

• Leverage Supersets and Grouped Exercises for more efficient workouts.  

• Rest easy with automatic data backup via Cloud Sync.  

• Select from Imperial (lbs) or Metric (kg) weights—or mix them as you like.

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2024/12/03
18:01 UTC

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