r/buildinpublic is a subreddit with 106k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses app, tired, built, ai, and building.
A community for creators, developers, entrepreneurs, and makers to openly share their journey as they build projects in public. Whether you're coding, designing, writing, or launching a business, this is the place to share progress, challenges, wins, and lessons.
Popular Themes in r/buildinpublic
#1
Solution Requests
: "I kept double-booking myself across work + personal + side-business Google Calendars, so I built a lightweight scheduling tool"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Feedback on a security application we are building"
3 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I'm a solo dev and just launched an uncensored AI girlfriend app with 24 handcrafted characters and real long-term memory. It's called Jizzy and I'd love brutal feedback."
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "My AI tool costs under a penny per use to run — here’s how I priced it"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/buildinpublic
#1
App
25 posts
#2
Tired
25 posts
#3
Built
21 posts
#4
Ai
17 posts
#5
Building
16 posts
#6
Tool
14 posts
#7
Startup
12 posts
#8
Frustrating
10 posts
#9
Product
9 posts
#10
Looking
7 posts
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Yearly
+100k members(1576.2%)
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Last updated: July 7, 2026