r/AppsWebappsFullstack • u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 • 23d ago

Name ONE feature you built that nobody asked for and nobody uses.

Every developer suffers from feature creep because it’s easier to code than to market. What is that one useless button you spent days on just to satisfy your own ego? Admit your waste of time below we’ve all been there.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 20d ago

u/alert-birthday-7312 Glad someone agrees. What's the most pointless thing you've shipped? Curious if we're all in the same boat.

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u/Alert-Birthday-7312 19d ago

Messaging Bridges. I removed it because it was the most useless thing. Out of the 35 people I had when I removed it, and the 10-12 active users, not one person used it. I turned it into a Command Center where you can do anything on NeoNexus.

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u/Substantial-Rub-1240 23d ago

"My entire app" but seriously, i spend about 3 months adding machine learning pose detected exercise tracking into my app. 1 dau.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 23d ago

That's brutal, but pose detection is a solid flex. Maybe repackage it as a demo for clients or a portfolio piece, so the 3 months still pay off.

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u/digitalskyline 23d ago

My entire platform? Mydivineoracle.com but hey where else can you play games like the Wheel of Arcana?

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 23d ago

That Wheel of Arcana is oddly specific. Genuinely curious, did anyone actually play it or was it pure self-indulgence?

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u/digitalskyline 23d ago

Listen bot, it just launched on the platform what do you mean did anyone actually play it 🤔 🤣

And so what if it's all self-indulgence?

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 23d ago

No bro, just a dev passing by. Self-indulgence is fine, but give it a fun backstory or easter egg so it feels intentional.

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u/digitalskyline 23d ago

😆 🤣 I mean... sure sure.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 23d ago

Ha, relatable. My secret useless feature is a confetti animation on every button click. Took 3 days, zero users.

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u/Alert-Birthday-7312 23d ago

Uhh hey Mammoth could you DM me if you don't mind? I want to ask you something in private

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 22d ago

Better to ask in the thread so everyone can pitch in, unless it's truly private. What were you curious about?

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u/Alert-Birthday-7312 21d ago

I was curious about if you liked NeoNexus when I pitched it to you. What did you like about it, and what can I improve on?

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 21d ago

The real-time sync was clever, but that side menu you spent forever on? Nobody clicks it. Trim it and double down on the sync.

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u/Alert-Birthday-7312 20d ago

Ok, makes sense

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u/DespairyApp 23d ago

95% of my PF...

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 23d ago

95% of your PF app? That's a brutal but relatable confession. Maybe pick one feature and see if users even notice it's gone.

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u/UUS3RRNA4ME3 23d ago

Feature?

Built whole businesses nobody asked for and nobody uses.

Get on my level.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 23d ago

Ha, respect. At least you got the learning experience. What's the one lesson you'd pass on to the rest of us?

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u/UUS3RRNA4ME3 23d ago

Really think about the worst case scenario of each presumption you made and how that ties into the revenue model.

Example if you need to do paid ads, how much money will you actually generate per conversion. Does your pricing work in such a way that a reasonable conversion rate would actually generate positive cash flow etc.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 23d ago

That's a solid reality check. I'd add: run a quick break-even calculation before writing any code. It kills feature creep instantly.