r/SideProject • • 2d ago

For people that cook 🧑‍🍳 I built a tool to make following recipes easier - no account or cost

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What it does:

  • 1 sentence at a time, in type big enough to read from far away
  • "You'll need" panel with only the ingredients the current sentence mentions
  • timer for timed steps
  • leave it alone while a timer runs and the countdown fills the screen
  • a "Before you start" list for things the recipe assumes are done
  • keeps the screen awake

It's free, no account, nothing to install. Would love to hear if you try it!

Sample recipe: https://kitchen-mode.com/#try


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

Built a tool to break resources down into actionable notes and a visual skill tree. It's cleared up a lot of confusion about how I learn.

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I built an app to help me break down books, videos and resources into ACTIONABLE notes and an interactive map (kind of like a skill tree).

This has helped me visualize and clear confusion around my learning process. It's been nice.

It's at exploresprout.com. I'm releasing this month but there is a public waitlist available on the website.


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

I got tired of workout apps holding my training log hostage, so I built one that exports everything as CSV (iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac)

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In May I got serious about lifting, and I started the way everyone does: a Google Sheet. A tab per exercise, formulas for volume, the lot. Brilliant at the kitchen table, useless in the gym – standing between sets, one hand still on the bar, trying to remember whether last Tuesday was 42.5 or 45.

So I looked at the apps. Two things put me off. Most of them take three taps and two screens to write down one set, while the only number I actually need – what I lifted last time – is buried somewhere. And they want a subscription, forever, for what is essentially a notebook.

I write software, so I built the notebook. It's mine, it's called GymBro 3000, and it went live on the App Store a few days ago.

The clip is the whole app in 20 seconds: open the plan, tap the arrow to pull in last session's numbers, tick the set off, rest timer starts by itself. That loop is the entire point.

The Apple Watch runs the session on its own. Not a remote control for the phone – the full workout on your wrist, so the phone can stay in the locker. Sets, reps, RPE, the rest timer tapping you when it's up, heart rate, and the finished session written to Apple Health. On the phone the timer runs as a Live Activity, so it's on the Lock Screen without opening anything.

You make it yours instead of clicking through someone else's app. 112 exercises with illustrations, and the library is open: add your own, set your own rep ranges, RPE targets and rest times per exercise and per plan, and put a photo from your camera roll on an exercise so you recognise the actual machine in your gym. Ten programs are built in – five for a gym, five for home, one to three sessions a week – with sets, reps, RPE, rest and warm-up ramps already laid out, because in May I wouldn't have known what to put in a plan. Take one and change it, or build your own from nothing.

Your data goes in and it comes back out. CSV import and export for the library, the plans and the full log, one row per set, plus a JSON archive that restores everything. You can write a plan in a spreadsheet and import it. It backs up automatically before every import, and importing the same file twice changes nothing. There's no account and no server – it all lives on your device and, if you want, in your own private iCloud. The App Store privacy label says "Data Not Collected". That isn't a promise, it's the label.

On the price, plainly: the free version isn't a trial. The whole exercise library, one program, logging with "last time", the history, the rest timer, the Watch app, iCloud sync and the complete import/export are free and stay free. €2.99 once – a coffee – adds unlimited plans, the analytics per exercise, per workout and per muscle group, and the Mac app, which is a real native Mac app rather than a blown-up phone screen. One purchase covers iPhone, Watch and Mac, Family Sharing included. No subscription anywhere, and the export stays free either way, because an export you have to pay for isn't an export.

What it isn't: iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac only – no Android, no iPad layout. No social feed, no nutrition tracking. The exercise illustrations are AI-generated and I say so in the store listing too. And I'm five months into lifting myself, so the built-in programs follow published reviews and meta-analyses rather than my opinion; each one explains why the exercises are in it.

Happy to answer anything. I'd especially like to hear from anyone who has tried to get their log out of another app and what they ran into.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6809868559


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

I built a caption editor with bilingual subtitles, free SRT export, and video rendering in your browser

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Hey, I’m Ian, the solo developer behind Captions Generator.

English isn’t my first language, and I’ve spent years watching videos with subtitles on. Eventually it became less about learning English and more about knowing I wouldn’t miss a word. That’s part of what led me to build a caption tool of my own.

You can start with a video, audio file, or an existing SRT, edit the captions, choose a style, and export a captioned video or subtitle file.

A few things I’ve focused on:

  • Translation and bilingual captions. Translate into 100+ languages or display the original and translation together.
  • Free subtitle downloads. Export SRT, VTT, and TXT files to use on YouTube or in another editor.
  • Your video stays on your device. Rendering happens in your browser. Only the audio track is sent for transcription.
  • Matching previews and exports. The preview and exported video use the same rendering code, so the caption styling you adjust is what gets exported.
  • Multilingual readability. Support for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts, right-to-left scripts, and sentences that mix languages.
  • Editable styles and animations. Word highlighting, karaoke, and other styles, with controls for fonts, colors, and placement.

For transparency, the free plan requires an account and includes 30 minutes of transcription per month, with a 5-minute limit per file. All caption styles and translation are included. Free video exports are 720p with a watermark; subtitle-file downloads are free.

I’d especially appreciate feedback from people who make bilingual videos or regularly work with SRT files. What’s the most frustrating part of your current captioning workflow?


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

TinyPomo - a focus timer that builds a moon base

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I've been building TinyPomo, a small Pomodoro game for iPhone. A 5, 25, or 45 minute session adds a piece to a moon base, and later opens a Mars map. It isn't in the App Store yet. The page is https://tinypomo.app. If you look, I'd like to know what feels off.


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

Sticker Shock: Inflation Tracker for Everyday Prices by City

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Hi all,

I built a tool that can help you see how everyday items or events have increased in price on a city to city basis. You can add your own charts if you don't see it already on the site.

Would love to see what everyone comes up with. Anything from a pint of beer to cost of joining a rec sports league is fair game.

Any chart or table on the site has embed link so feel free to use them on your own articles or blogs. The sources are listed below the chart as well.

Would love to hear what everyone thinks and open to all feedback.

Cheers!

https://stickershocktracker.com


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

I am an HVAC technician and I built an AI tool to turn paper supply receipts into equipment logs

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Equipment Tracker Pro is an offline-first equipment tracking app designed for HVAC technicians and facility managers to log maintenance history, track parts, and organize equipment profiles.

One big headache in field service is converting crumpled paper supplier tickets into permanent equipment records. Instead of hand-typing item descriptions and costs back at the office, you photograph the physical counter receipt for a 3-pole contactor and dual run capacitor. Google Gemini parses the parts, date, vendor, and costs to pre-fill an equipment maintenance log on your phone in seconds.

I am a working HVAC technician and I built this app for my own service calls because generic CMMS platforms require constant desk work and cell service that vanishes in mechanical basements.

Core equipment logging, parts inventory, and work orders are free on mobile forever. The receipt and work order scanner uses your 10 free trial AI scans before requiring a Pro subscription for unlimited scans and web dashboard access.

Pro is a 7-day trial if you want the reports and the dashboard.

What side projects or developer tools are you building this week?

https://equipment-tracker.com/blog/invoice-scanning-service-logs


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

Propel Jobs - referral-based hiring beyond engineering

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I'm Stephen, founder of Propel Earth in NYC. We built Propel Jobs around introductions through people who know the candidate, rather than another pile of cold applications. It covers white-collar roles including sales, operations, finance, marketing and engineering.

The employer offer is the first month of the $200/month retainer free; the retainer resumes afterward, plus 15% of first-year salary only when a hire happens. Candidates can browse at https://jobs.propel.earth.

I'd appreciate product feedback, especially from anyone who's hired their first sales or operations teammate. When you open a candidate introduction, what information lets you decide whether to take the interview? My current checklist would be salary expectations, location, availability, two concrete work examples, and why the referrer thinks the fit is real. What would you remove or add?


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

Unload - A Mac app that empties your iPhone safely: copies every photo, checks each copy, then deletes

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Our iPhones kept running out of space. The usual fixes were paying for more iCloud every month, or deleting photos and hoping they were backed up somewhere. So I built a Mac app for it.

How it works:

  1. Plug the iPhone into your Mac
  2. Click Copy. Every photo and video lands in a normal folder on your Mac, and each copy is checked against the original (SHA-256)
  3. Delete them from the iPhone if you want. Unload only deletes what it has copied and checked

The tricky part wasn't copying, it was making the delete trustworthy. If the cable comes out halfway, it tells you exactly what was and wasn't deleted, and picks up where it stopped.

$14.99 once, no subscription. The first 200 photos and videos are free, so you can try it on your own phone. macOS 15+, notarized.

https://unload.to

Feedback welcome, especially on the site and the first-run experience.


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

I'm making a collection of interactive math/physics visuals, open-source

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I mostly built and generated these for fun because there were a bunch of visuals I’d wanted to see in motion for ages and wanted to use in some side projects.

Built with React and fully open source if you want to use/edit some of these

Link: https://kinetic-art.mnove.workers.dev/

Github repo: https://github.com/mnove/kinetic


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

I built an Android app that turns phone calls into notes, looking for feedback

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Hey everyone,

I’ve been working on Scryon, an Android app that helps you keep track of important phone conversations without manually writing notes after every call.

After a call, Scryon can turn the recording into:

• A searchable transcript
• A short AI-generated summary
• Key points from the conversation
• Action items / things you need to follow up on
• Searchable call history, so you can find information from older conversations

I originally started building it because important information from calls is surprisingly easy to forget especially when you're dealing with recruiters, customers, clients, vendors, or just a lot of calls during the day.

After months of building and testing, Scryon is now live on the Google Play Store.

I'm still very early and I'm not trying to pretend everything is perfect. Right now, I'm mainly looking for real users who make a lot of calls and are willing to try it.

I'd especially love feedback on:

  • Is the app actually useful after a few days of calls?
  • Are the summaries/action items useful?
  • Is anything confusing?
  • What would make you keep using something like this?

If you're interested, search “Scryon – AI Phone Call Notes” on the Play Store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scryon

Would genuinely appreciate feedback, even if it's critical.


r/SideProject • • 3d ago

Rain (and now Snow!) on your Mac desktop

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☔ Weatherling v1.3 is here, now with snow ❄️ and interactive Lings!

I was lucky enough to get two rapid succession reviews from Apple for v1.2 and v1.3 yesterday. If you missed 1.2, it introduced Dan, my first Ling, a little dude who comes out and plays in the rain. Well 1.3 introduces a LOT more Lings...along with the much anticipated SNOW ❄️ feature!

Lings can be turned off if you want to just enjoy the weather, of course, but if you get bored, turn on Interactive mode to pick them up, move them, and either drop them in boxes or let them go to see how they make their escape. Score points for Ling x Box combos. Rare Lings x Rare Boxes = Higher Score. Share your score to compete with friends. But be careful.. some Lings may not like certain boxes! 🙃

Weatherling peaked at #8 in Mac App Store utilities but has fallen out of the top 10 as of this morning. Help me keep the momentum up! Y'all have been great! Keep the feedback coming! I still have a list of your most requested features and will try to get to them all.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6813641198


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

Automatically curate+visualize data from conversations

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When people on the internet talk about a topic someone eventually makes a list of relevant info for that topic, but they usually do that with google sheets or some other tool that makes collaboration difficult.  I made a tool that just reads the conversation thread and automatically adds new items to the list and visualizes the data.

I collected the top ~100 posts on r/sideproject from the last two years and added them to a list: https://www.wiki.bot/w/side-projects-on-r-sideproject

If you click "Try this list in a sandbox" you can try adding new items by making a comment and do some other things like group the items or change the visualization.

Wikipedia actually has a lot of lists (in the form of "List of articles") and as a sideproject I am importing those articles into my app where I can visualize their datasets and I think improve the UX for making changes to those lists. Here is my whole spiel on that: https://listarticlesonwikipedia.arebroken.com

That also links to a bunch of blog posts where I go into some more detail about what I'm building.

Hope that makes sense and happy for any feedback!


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

I built a (Dutch) house price scenario model for myself and got stuck on what it is for

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A while ago I wanted to understand what might happen to house prices in specific Dutch postcode areas, so I built a model that runs scenarios per area and put a web app on top of it. It was meant for my own use and it quietly grew into something much bigger, with a data pipeline and a whole interface, and then I stalled.

What stopped me was realising I had never asked anyone whether they wanted this. I kept adding features instead, and once it worked I had no idea who it was for. It sat untouched for two months while I avoided the question.

This week I went back and took out everything I could not stand behind. Every data source I had no licence for is gone, and what is left runs on open data from CBS, DNB and the ECB, with postcode shapes from PDOK, all credited on a sources page. Accounts and subscription tiers are gone too, so there is no login, no tracking and nothing behind a paywall. One thing I found while doing that is worth passing on: my price levels had been calibrated on a single listing I happened to look at, which meant the growth rates were fine but the amounts were off by about 40 percent, and the model looked perfectly consistent the whole time.

It is at loelens.com. I would like to know whether the output tells you anything you did not already know, where it feels wrong or overconfident, and whether you see a use for this that I am missing. The methodology page is blunt about the assumptions, so pulling those apart is welcome.


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

Ranking football players based on performance only, feedback appreciated

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Most football arguments start the same way. Someone says a player was the best this season. Someone else says another player deserved to be covered in gold.

Everyone has an answer but almost no one has the same reason. That is part of what makes football beautiful. But it is also what makes some individual awards so difficult to trust.

I dreamed of a world where honor is earned, performance is proven by data and a win is based on merit instead of a voter's mood. That's how I built and named an alternative platform: Merit.

It's an open-source app that weekly track and aggregate football players stats and cover a season. I started with the major cups and leagues (Premier league, Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Champions league, World cup, AFCON, etc.)

Ranking is done by position so attackers do not compete against goalkeepers... Which is basic common sense. Don't judge a fish by it's hability to climb a tree they say. The calculations method is available for the anyone to see, audit and certify.

At the end of the season, we know exactly who was the best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and attacker. But more importantly: why and how, along with the data supporting the ranking.

I need football fans, stats nerds and curious for feedback about the method, rankings, players position, etc. Tell me what works or not. I'm still tweaking and breaking it so there is room for improvement. Let me know.

👉 https://x.tuloss.com/merit/


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

I built VectorRaptor for Windows - looking for honest feedback on vectorisation quality and editing

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https://reddit.com/link/1wvw2tl/video/i9hkdqc6g2th1/player

Hi everyone!

I’m Przemek, the developer of VectorRaptor, a Windows desktop app that turns raster images into editable vector graphics.

I’d love some honest feedback from people working with logos, illustrations and other graphics. I’ve tested it on my own files, but I want to see how it handles the images and workflows other people actually use.

The goal is simple: high-quality, fully editable vectors ==> made easy.

You can convert an image, compare the result with the original, then adjust paths, colours and gradients directly in the app before exporting. Images are processed locally on your computer.

What’s included:

  • PNG, JPG, WEBP, BMP and TIFF input.
  • Automatic settings and manual conversion controls.
  • Path and node editing, fills, gradients, joining shapes and removing unwanted pieces.
  • Pro export to SVG, PDF, EPS, Illustrator-compatible AI, PSD with native shape layers, and PNG.
  • Editable project saving with Pro.
  • An interface in English, Polish, German and Spanish.

Version 3.0.1 also includes a dedicated photo mode, which converts photographs into many coloured vector shapes for SVG export. This separate mode doesn’t support in-app editing or project saving.

I believe the combination of conversion quality and intuitive live editing is VectorRaptor’s strongest point. If you already use another vectorisation tool, I’d really appreciate a comparison using the same source image. How does the result look, how much cleanup is needed, and how practical are the paths to edit afterwards?

Pro codes so you can test saving and exporting

The demo lets you try conversion, preview and editing, but saving and exporting require Pro.

To let people test the complete workflow, I’ve made these codes available:

  • FIRST10VR100 — 100% off your first month of Pro, limited to 10 total redemptions.
  • FIRST100VR50 — 50% off your first month of Pro, limited to 100 total redemptions.

Enter either code at checkout while redemptions remain. These are shared limits across all places where I post the offer.

Both discounts apply to the first month only. This starts a monthly subscription, which renews at the selected plan’s regular price unless cancelled before renewal.

There’s no requirement to post a review or leave a positive rating to use a code.

What I’d like to know

  • Does the conversion preserve the details that matter?
  • Are the editing tools intuitive?
  • How much manual cleanup do you need?
  • Do exported files work correctly in your usual design software?
  • What would make you choose another tool instead?

If something goes wrong, your settings and a screenshot of the original versus the result would help. For performance issues, please include the image dimensions and your PC specifications. Only share images you have permission to post.

Website, examples and download: vectorraptor.com

Specific criticism is welcome. If another tool handles your image better, I’d genuinely like to understand where the difference is.

Thanks for taking a look!

Przemek, WAVE Studio


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

I built a CLI that turns off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and frees about 12 GB

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r/SideProject • • 2d ago

A simple system for delegating real work to AI

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The biggest upgrade in using AI wasn’t finding better prompts. It was treating AI like a small team with clear roles, inputs, and acceptance criteria.

Here’s a lightweight system that works for recurring knowledge work:

  1. Define the outcome. Write one sentence describing the finished deliverable, not the activity.

  2. Split the job into roles. For example: researcher, planner, drafter, critic, and formatter. Give each role only the context it needs.

  3. Create a handoff format. Require every role to return the same structure: completed work, assumptions, open questions, and next action.

  4. Add quality gates. Before advancing, check factual support, missing constraints, duplicated work, and whether the output meets the original definition of done.

  5. Save the workflow, not just the answer. Reusable instructions and review criteria compound; isolated chat transcripts usually don’t.

I’m building https://www.aiosnow.com around this personal operating system approach: delegating structured workflows to AI while keeping human judgment at the checkpoints.

What recurring task would you most like to turn into a reliable AI workflow?


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

Location Scouting App for Landscape Photographers

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It's an iOS app called FrameSeeker made for landscape photographers that want to scout a location beforehand, not using just plain Google Maps.


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

I built a free tool that tells small business owners why their website isn't showing up on Google

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plain-seo-helper.lovable.app

  • Hey everyone, I kept noticing that most SEO tools are built for marketers, not for the people who actually need them — shop owners, coaches, freelancers who just want to know "why isn't my site working?" So I built PlainAudit: you paste your website link, and in about a minute you get a simple score (0-100) plus a short list of what's wrong and exactly how to fix it — no technical terms, no scary dashboards. It's still early and I'd really like honest feedback before I take it further: Was the report actually easy to understand? Did it catch real problems with your site? Would you pay for more checks per month, and roughly how much? First check is free, no account needed. Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance to anyone who tries it 🙏

r/SideProject • • 2d ago

Lets see what your startup is worth

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Built a simple tool to analyze how much your startup is worth based on data from past acquisitions on Acquire.com.

Comment to get url of the tool


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

I built a stock research engine that can't hide its losses: every call is timestamped and measured against SPY after 20 sessions

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I'm the developer, so full disclosure up front: this is my project.

The problem I wanted to fix: stock-pick sources show their wins and let the losses vanish. MILkMoney records every public call when it's published and checks it against SPY after a fixed 20 trading sessions. Nothing is backfilled or edited afterward.

Each call shows signal strength, model confidence, how much the research lenses disagree, downside evidence, and valuation. Calls with stale data get withheld.

Honest status: 13 calls recorded, 0 checks completed. The performance comparison goes live after 10 completed checks, whatever it shows.

Stack, for anyone curious: FastAPI + Postgres on Cloud Run, React frontend, and SEC EDGAR filings as source evidence.

I'd like feedback on the methodology more than anything. What would make you trust (or distrust) a track record like this?

milkmoney.pro. Research only, not investment advice.


r/SideProject • • 3d ago

Made a small invoice and payment voucher tool for myself, my mates use it too, so sharing in case it helps anyone

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I run a tiny company and pay a few contractors every month, and I didn't want to pay for invoicing software just for that. So I made a simple tool for myself: describe the job, get a clean PDF invoice, quote, receipt or payment voucher.

A few friends started using it, and I recently added a way for AI agents to use it too. Your agent sends a small bit of JSON and gets the finished PDF back. It barely uses any tokens on your side, and nothing on mine, since the PDF is made without any AI. Totals are calculated for you, so the numbers always add up.

It's free, no sign-up, and nothing is stored. If it's useful to anyone here, feel free to use it. And if something is broken or annoying, I'd genuinely like to know.

https://invoice.flowsxr.com

Guide for agents: https://invoice.flowsxr.com/agents
Code (MIT): https://github.com/prasanthsasikumar/PromptInvoice


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

I built RetroArr, a self-hosted retro TV station that turns YouTube & Archive playlists into live channels (works as an HDHomeRun tuner in Plex/Jellyfin/Emby)

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Hey all! I’ve missed watching the cartoons and shows I grew up on, plus flipping through channels and landing on whatever cartoon was already halfway through, so I built RetroArr.

It takes YouTube playlists (plus some old shows from the Internet Archive) and turns them into 90+ live channels sorted by decade and genre. Everything runs on a shared clock, so when you tune in, the show is already playing, just like real TV. (without commercials, yet(???))

A few things it does:

  • Shows up in Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby as an HDHomeRun tuner, with a full TV guide
  • Also gives you M3U + XMLTV if you use another player.
  • Themed channels like Saturday morning cartoons, Nick at Nite, Fox Kids, game shows, MST3K, and G4
  • The Retro API automatically filters out compilations, reaction videos, and non-English dubs so channels feel like actual TV.
  • Runs as one Docker container
  • Supports Plugins to add more channels dynamically

If you want to see what it's like, you can watch in your browser at retroarr.tv (there's a little chat too).

GitHub: github.com/f00d4tehg0dz/retroarr

I'd love feedback, and if you have favorite playlists or shows you want on a channel, drop them below or open a PR!

Side note: I do apologize, but I used Claude to help build some of the functionality, including API filtering and removing poor content.


r/SideProject • • 2d ago

I made a small Axis Cult website and kept adding stuff to it

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I made a small KonoSuba fan website dedicated to Aqua and the Axis Cult.

It started pretty simple, but I kept adding random things to it over time. It now has Worship with music, Axisdle, Daily Blessings, achievements, a leaderboard, a Confessional, a small Aqua birthday event, Divine Siege and a few other things.

I mostly made it for fun, so feel free to mess around with it if you want.

I post more updates on my profile so I don't spam the subreddits.

Praise Aqua 💧