r/SideProject is a subreddit with 789k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses built, app, tool, ai, and side project, 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
Solution Requests
: "Websites alternative for youtube"
12 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I built an iOS app that turns everyday photos into a share-ready collage or poster — looking for blunt onboarding feedback"
6 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Shipped my first solo SaaS: an AI tool that tailors your job application to match any posting"
6 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Am I the only person who's annoyed by ice cubes getting in the way while drinking?"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "I benchmarked 10 ways to feed a knowledge graph to an LLM. The format alone swung accuracy from 40% to 80%. So I built one."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/SideProject
#1
Built
19 posts
#2
App
12 posts
#3
Tool
7 posts
#4
Ai
5 posts
#5
Side Project
: "What’s a Side Project you thought would fail but ended up surprising you?"
5 posts
#6
Website
4 posts
#7
Building
4 posts
#8
Free
4 posts
#9
Tired
2 posts
#10
Marketing
2 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
+347k members(78.9%)
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Last updated: July 27, 2026