r/SideProject is a subreddit with 819k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses built, free, app, ai, and building, 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
Advice Requests
: "Built a full-stack AI news + Tech jobs platform solo, would love some feedback from this community"
3 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I wasted a good 8 months building a personal advisory app and I’m not sure if it was a smart decision :("
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Help me find an idea for 500 gas stations!"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Six weeks from an empty Flutter project to 16 games in one Android app, solo, now live on Play"
2 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "What problem do you keep hitting that no good tool solves yet?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/SideProject
#1
Built
10 posts
#2
Free
6 posts
#3
App
5 posts
#4
Ai
4 posts
#5
Building
3 posts
#6
Feedback
2 posts
#7
Coding
2 posts
#8
Job
2 posts
#9
Website
2 posts
#10
Tool
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
Member Growth in r/SideProject
Yearly
+348k members(73.8%)
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Last updated: August 25, 2026