r/sideprojects is a subreddit with 38k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses app, built, tool, tired, and struggling.
A community to share and discuss side projects.
Popular Themes in r/sideprojects
#1
Self-Promotion
: "My SaaS just crossed $2400 MRR. You can do it too!"
83 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Non-technical founders, how are you building mvps?"
16 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Exploring an idea — how do you track your full financial life today?"
10 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "I got tired of watching useful YouTube videos and forgetting everything after"
6 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "Extension to clear Google Photos Library"
5 posts
#6
Money Talk
: "What's a problem you actually paid money to solve, or desperately wished you could?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/sideprojects
#1
App
25 posts
#2
Built
19 posts
#3
Tool
15 posts
#4
Tired
12 posts
#5
Struggling
10 posts
#6
Ai
9 posts
#7
Project
9 posts
#8
Hate
6 posts
#9
Feedback
5 posts
#10
Marketing
2 posts
Flair Used in r/sideprojects
#1
Feedback Request
: "Exploring an idea — how do you track your full financial life today?"
32 posts
#2
Showcase: Free(mium)
: "Reached 20 users on Phantom, my serverless P2P discord-alternative! The Phantom family is growing so, join the digital sovreignty ride!"
32 posts
#3
Showcase: Prerelease
: "Trying to make AI actually useful for career transitions has been more about structure than intelligence"
31 posts
#4
Showcase: Open Source
: "Made a Mac menubar app that turns your CPU into a live aquarium"
25 posts
#5
Discussion
: "My SaaS just crossed $2400 MRR. You can do it too!"
17 posts
#6
Question
: "Non-technical founders, how are you building mvps?"
15 posts
#7
Showcase: Purchase Required
: "Built an unlimited PDF invoice generator in Google Sheets."
6 posts
#8
Meta
: "A slot machine to generate your LinkedIn hot take about some AI tool killing an established tool/skill/field"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/sideprojects
Yearly
+35k members(1366.4%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026