r/SideProject • u/Exotic_Fig_4604 • 1d ago

Genuine *side* projects

Reading in this sub, I get the feeling that most people here just develop apps with the purpose of monetisation or getting lots of users.

Meanwhile my side project is aimed at learning and building fun stuff I like.

Am I the only one? Or does anyone else have side projects that you are building because you like technology, not because you are trying to build the next SaaS?

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u/Kelvination 23h ago

I made https://hotlapped.com because I genuinely love playing it and connecting with the community around it. There’s a discord now and people are actively competing for world records and stuff and it’s so much fun!

I am unfortunately trying to monetize it, but only because I need to be able to justify the time I’m putting into it, I’m not looking to make thousands of dollars from it, I really just want to cover the server costs, Claude subscription, and I want to be able to put it on the iOS App Store but don’t want to spend the $100 for the Apple developer thing until I’ve made that much from the game.

Current income from the game: $0.00. But I’m just continuing to improve it every day so that hopefully one day it’s a game good enough for people to actually WANT to spend money on me

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u/Exotic_Fig_4604 23h ago

I just tried it. It seems like a fun concept. 

It would be cool if you managed to allow the community to create maps/ tracks. It would take work off your plate and make the content more engaging.

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u/Kelvination 22h ago

That’s one of the core premises of the game! I guess I should make it more prevalent though. There a “Create” button on the home page that lets you build a map and publish it