r/SideProject is a subreddit with 760k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses built, app, tool, project, and free, and they frequently recommend/review email provider, website builders, and project management tool.
r/SideProject is a subreddit for sharing and receiving constructive feedback on side projects.
Popular Themes in r/SideProject
#1
Self-Promotion
: "I hate Meta Ads, so I built this Saas"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Built a simple HTML/URL to PDF API with free invoice templates. Looking for feedback"
9 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "SilentStars - A site that finds open source projects worth watching before they blow up"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "I’m a high school student building an app to make school less overwhelming—what should it do?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/SideProject
#1
Built
: "Who here has Built something genuinely useful?"
143 posts
#2
App
: "I’m a high school student building an App to make school less overwhelming—what should it do?"
91 posts
#3
Tool
: "i built a Tool that shows which articles AI cites for your competitor, then drafts you similar ones"
62 posts
#4
Project
: "side Project that actually started as a personal frustration"
51 posts
#5
Free
: "Day 1 of ShuffleBall Arena: Using AI (ChatGPT and Cursor) to rapidly prototype a Free mobile game."
36 posts
#6
Ai
: "I built an Ai Form Builder for Agents. No signup, no need to deploy infra"
33 posts
#7
Build
: "I shipped 2 free no-signup tools for Shopify sellers to test whether my bookkeeping app is worth Building"
29 posts
#8
Feedback
27 posts
#9
Tired
22 posts
#10
Website
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/SideProject
Email Provider
42 reviews
#1
Resend
4.9★ from 7 reviews
#2
Amazon SES
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Sendgrid
3.0★ from 3 reviews
Website Builders
24 reviews
#1
Squarespace
3.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Wix
3.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
WordPress
3.7★ from 3 reviews
Project Management Tool
12 reviews
#1
Trello
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Tatask
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Microsoft
4.0★ from 1 review
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Yearly
+348k members(84.5%)
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Last updated: June 26, 2026