About r/SideProject
r/SideProject is a subreddit for sharing and receiving constructive feedback on side projects.
The community at a glance
r/SideProject is a Subreddit for Micro Startups and Self Promoters with roughly 754K members. It has been around since 2013. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #1 in the Self Promotion communities list and #6 in the Micro Startups communities list.
Roughly 347K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Built, App, and Ai. Common discussion themes are Self-Promotion and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention website builder.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2014: 4K members
- 2015: 5K members
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 5K members
- 2018: 7K members
- 2019: 15K members
- 2020: 24K members
- 2021: 20K members
- 2023: 46K members
- 2024: 122K members
- 2025: 331K members
- 2026: 169K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 30K members
- Aug: 32K members
- Sep: 22K members
- Oct: 22K members
- Nov: 31K members
- Dec: 33K members
- Jan: 28K members
- Feb: 25K members
- Mar: 32K members
- Apr: 30K members
- May: 32K members
- Jun: 23K members
Themes
- Self-Promotion10 posts in the past month
- Had a midlife existential moment with 3 kids under 4, so I built an app about mortality.
- Group chats weren't keeping my friends and me accountable. So I built a live "habit radar" instead.
- I realized I was spending hours a day watching other people live their lives. So I built something to fix mine.
#110Self-PromotionHad a midlife existential moment with 3 kids under 4, so I built an app about mortality. · Group chats weren't keeping my friends and me accountable. So I built a live "habit radar" instead. · I realized I was spending hours a day watching other people live their lives. So I built something to fix mine. - Solution Requests9 posts in the past month
- I built a cozy Pomodoro timer (770+ users in last 2 month) that lets you grow a garden and use any YouTube video as your background | Free | Desktop only
- RocketAnalyzer - Flight Analysis Tool
- My friend and I built a free bodybuilding app after getting frustrated with existing fitness apps
#29Solution RequestsI built a cozy Pomodoro timer (770+ users in last 2 month) that lets you grow a garden and use any YouTube video as your background | Free | Desktop only · RocketAnalyzer - Flight Analysis Tool · My friend and I built a free bodybuilding app after getting frustrated with existing fitness apps - Ideas1 post in the past month
- I made a list of Upwork's WORST jobs, updated live
#31IdeasI made a list of Upwork's WORST jobs, updated live
Topics
- Built128 posts in the past month
- I built a TikTok analytics tool and here's what I learned from analyzing ~3,000 viral videos
- Built a small expense tracker called KIROKU over the past few weeks.
- Built an app that helps you spend your idle time productively
#1128BuiltI built a TikTok analytics tool and here's what I learned from analyzing ~3,000 viral videos · Built a small expense tracker called KIROKU over the past few weeks. · Built an app that helps you spend your idle time productively - App70 posts in the past month
- My friends and I lied to each other about going to the gym. So I built an app that requires photo proof.
- Built a Chrome extension that tailors your application to each job and gets it past the ATS
- Building an app that keeps all your travel bookings in one timeline. What would make it useful?
#270AppMy friends and I lied to each other about going to the gym. So I built an app that requires photo proof. · Built a Chrome extension that tailors your application to each job and gets it past the ATS · Building an app that keeps all your travel bookings in one timeline. What would make it useful? - Ai37 posts in the past month
- I gave my AI agent its own inbox so it can clear signups like Linear by itself
- Made a task tracker for my homelab that turns error logs into actual tasks using AI, curious what you'd change about it
- I built a tool because every AI I asked just agreed with me - even when I was about to name my project wrong
#337AiI gave my AI agent its own inbox so it can clear signups like Linear by itself · Made a task tracker for my homelab that turns error logs into actual tasks using AI, curious what you'd change about it · I built a tool because every AI I asked just agreed with me - even when I was about to name my project wrong - Tool30 posts in the past month
- I made a tool that figures out where a photo was taken from
- A free-forever tool to compress videos
- RocketAnalyzer - Flight Analysis Tool
#430ToolI made a tool that figures out where a photo was taken from · A free-forever tool to compress videos · RocketAnalyzer - Flight Analysis Tool - Free27 posts in the past month
- I got tired of losing long form answers to crashes, so I built a FREE extension that auto-saves everything you type, and more! Looking for feedback!!!
- Every AI email app uploads your inbox to their cloud. I built a free one that runs 100% on your Mac instead.
- Made a free & clean airplane tracker in tactical military style
#527FreeI got tired of losing long form answers to crashes, so I built a FREE extension that auto-saves everything you type, and more! Looking for feedback!!! · Every AI email app uploads your inbox to their cloud. I built a free one that runs 100% on your Mac instead. · Made a free & clean airplane tracker in tactical military style
Product recommendations
- website builder2 posts in the past month
- Best tools to build landing page for app - Framer, or something else?
- Looking for the best website builder for a non-techie side project—what’s your favorite?
#12website builderBest tools to build landing page for app - Framer, or something else? · Looking for the best website builder for a non-techie side project—what’s your favorite?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/SideProject for?
- Best for Micro Startups and Self Promoters enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/SideProject free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/SideProject have?
- Roughly 754K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/SideProject on?
- r/SideProject runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/SideProject cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/SideProject is organized under Micro Startups, Self Promoters.
- How do I join r/SideProject?
- You can join r/SideProject by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Micro Startups communities like?
- Communities for founders building small, profitable SaaS products and info businesses without chasing venture scale. You will find discussion focused on idea validation, customer acquisition, and building sustainable revenue as a solo operator or small team.
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