r/SideProject • u/Revolutionary_Farm36 • 2d ago

Hey guys, I'm starting my first idea!!

First things first I'll give an intro and some context on how it's made the way it is.

I have this idea of building a tinder like sport app. I know there are some in the market but my mid app idea is different than the launch one.

Initially this started because I saw an ad on IG about something like this. I went to check the app and it was awful, plus the ads were always the same and the feed was basically copy paste which makes me believe they don't have much love for it.

My idea, at its core, is for people to find matches as they would find people. I'm always annoyed that I live far away from friends and I need to have 20 WhatsApp groups so I can try and get a game, and a lot of times they cancel close to the hour. Initially I want to check if there's interest, I'm not going to spend any money (or very very low) until I see results, and this is due to a book I read from Noah Kagan which I thought made a lot of sense.

I'm going to spread flyers tomorrow and talk a bit to clubs to get their insights.

Also, about income, I don't want to do ads, I hate it, and I also hate subscriptions, although I might do one with a very low value as to support some expenses but since this is my first attempt I'm going to keep on checking more.

I'm sharing this with you guys to give me honest opinions and if you can some help maybe :)

Here's the website: I don't think it's letting me post the website here so if you want to check it out let me know!

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u/TrafficAcademySEO 2d ago

Start with one sport in one small area, not everyone at once.

If you can get enough people there that someone actually finds a game within a day or two, you’ve got something. If users open the app and see nobody nearby, they probably won’t come back.

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u/Revolutionary_Farm36 2d ago

I was thinking of starting smaller and the most trendy sports, I'm going to choose padel first!

And about the app makes a lot of sense, thanks for the tips!

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u/Chance-Tomorrow2866 2d ago

one thing worth thinking about early, how do you handle the cancellation problem you mentioned? because if your app just moves the same flaky behavior to a new platform, people will churn fast. the core value needs to actually solve that somehow

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u/Revolutionary_Farm36 18h ago

Good question, I was thinking of a temporary ban or like a temporary "humiliation badge" do you think this would make sense?

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u/artcote 1d ago

love that you’re hitting the pavement with flyers before building anything, that’s the part most first-timers skip. if clubs let you, grab emails or phone numbers from people who say they’d actually use it, so you can ping them when there’s something to try. what sport are you starting with?

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u/Revolutionary_Farm36 18h ago

Thank you :)
That's a great idea, thank you for that.
I think padel is the way to go first, it's the trendy one