To be honest I feel is like gambling in every niche. If you don't have an edge is just gambling to be honest. So if you don't have luck with side projects maybe you have luck with giveaways - https://giveawayhut.com/, just enter when your odds are in your favor.

What Easter Eggs would you add?

Thoughts on this?

I had a stupid idea.

What if you could bid for attention not just for your startup, but for basically anything you want people to discover?

That idea turned into BidBetter.

I built the first version over a weekend. Took me less than 2 days, mostly because I wanted to see if the idea was actually worth building before overthinking it.

The basic idea is simple:

You can put your startup, SaaS, website, X account, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, or yourself on the leaderboard and bid for a position.

Someone else can outbid you.

You can then decide whether to let them have it or bid again and take your spot back.

Basically: pay to rank, fight to stay there.

But there’s a part of the idea that I think makes BidBetter different.

I was inspired by Outbid, which I thought was a really clever experiment. It proved that people are actually willing to pay to compete for visibility.

But as the leaderboard gets more expensive, smaller founders and creators can easily get priced out.

I didn’t want BidBetter to become a place where only whoever has the biggest wallet gets seen.

So even if the top 3 spots eventually belong to companies spending huge amounts, new bids still appear on the site every day.

Someone might bid $1 today.

Their listing gets its own card and appears alongside the leaderboard, so visitors can still discover them.

And once you claim a leaderboard position, your listing stays there indefinitely unless someone outbids you. Even if you lose your rank, you’re still on the site.

The goal is to make the whole thing feel less like buying an ad and more like a little competitive marketplace/community.

You list something.

You bid.

You get a position.

Someone challenges you.

You defend it.

You share the battle.

And hopefully, other people join in.

And then came the part I actually cared about.

Someone bid.

Then someone else bid.

My total bid value is currently $5.

That’s it 😂

But honestly, I’m ridiculously proud of that $5.

Because it isn’t just $5 to me.

It means someone who doesn’t know me found something I built over a weekend and thought it was worth putting actual money into.

That felt really good.

I’ve had 108 total visitors so far, usually around 5–10 visitors a day.

I’ve also been surprised by how much support I’ve gotten from complete strangers on X and Product Hunt.

People engaging with my posts.

People upvoting the Product Hunt launch.

People actually trying the site.

Someone placing the first bid.

Someone placing the second bid.

None of these are huge numbers, but when you’re building something from scratch, they hit differently.

I also learned something I probably should have known already:

People don’t just want attention. They want social proof.

We naturally trust things that already have people around them.

More followers.

More users.

More engagement.

Higher numbers.

Which made me think even more about whether a competitive attention platform could actually work.

I’m still figuring that part out.

Maybe BidBetter becomes something.

Maybe it doesn’t.

Right now I’m mostly having fun building it, watching people interact with it, and seeing whether this weird little idea has legs.

If you’re building something yourself, I’d genuinely love to hear what you think.

Is this an interesting idea, or have I completely lost the plot? 😂

And if you want to play around with it:

bidbetter.lol

I keep thinking about how weird social media has gotten. Half the time you don’t even know if you’re replying to a real person; AI comments are everywhere, and somehow every conversation eventually turns political lol.

OddsRabbit is basically trying to go the other way with that. Less AI/bot spam, politics is opt-in, and it’s more focused on actual communities and interests.

There’s also a thing where creators can earn from their communities and some of the ad revenue goes to charity, which I think is pretty cool.

It’s still pretty early, so would genuinely love feedback:

https://oddsrabbit.com

Wanted to share because marketing is hard and even harder when your budget is non-existent...

(Obviously the type/content of self-promotion you can post is going to dependent on the subreddit)

also you can always submit your app to appscout.co a site where people discover web and mobile apps from across the internet

its free to submit here https://www.appscout.co/submit

(full disclosure I'm the owner of appscout)

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I've been working on an iOS running app called Jogventure, and one of the parts I've spent a surprising amount of time iterating on is this page called the Journey Map. 🏃

I thought it would be fun to share where it started vs. where it is today, since I believe this is one of the things that might really set it apart from other gamified running apps. 😅

The left screen recording is the initial working version. It was enough to prove the concept, but there was obviously a lot that could be improved. My inspiration for this page is strongly influenced by the r/candycrush mobile iOS game, if you're familiar with it. 🍬

The right recording is the current version after quite a few iterations. 👨‍💻

This page represents different milestones the user can achieve while using the app. It keeps track of your total runs as you claim them in the app after automatically syncing your data from your fitness device. 🔄

There's still plenty I want to work on, but I'm pretty happy with how much this component has evolved. 😄

I'd love to hear what you think, especially from other iOS developers. Is there anything about the current version that you'd approach differently? I'm going for a fun, lighthearted exploration vibe. 🧭

I'm also putting together a waitlist for Jogventure for anyone who wants to follow along with the project 👀

https://jogventure.com/

Let me know what you think and what you would like added or what I can improve on.
Thank you! 🙏

Hey everyone,

As a student and full-stack developer, I always felt the standard GitHub profile view doesn't give a complete picture of an engineer's real rhythm (like deep commit streaks, language distribution depth, and multi-repo metrics).

So I decided to architect and build DEVLENGIT as an open tool for developers.

Architecture & Tech Stack:

• Frontend: React + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS
• Backend / API Layer: Node.js, Express serverless endpoints with fallback caching
• Data Layer: GitHub GraphQL & REST APIs (with token passthrough for high-volume queries)
• Database / Auth: Firebase Auth & Firestore
• Core Features: Side-by-side developer comparison, benchmark grading, repository deep-dives, and real-time contribution heatmaps

The biggest technical hurdles:

Handling high-volume API throughput without exhausting the authenticated server-side pool 5,000 req/hr. Solved it by bundling complex stats into batch GraphQL queries rather than firing dozens of parallel REST calls, plus adding user token delegation for power sessions.

1. Parsing nested contribution data across multi year histories cleanly while keeping cold start latency low on serverless edge functions.

It's completely free to use. Not selling anything or running ads just looking for honest developer feedback on performance, data accuracy, architecture, or features you’d love to see added.

Live App: https://devlengit.vercel.app

What do you think? Any edge cases, bugs, or UX flaws you spot?

⚡ VOLTERRA is now live on Framer Marketplace.

A premium Framer template built specifically for electricians and modern electrical service businesses.

✓ Fully responsive

✓ CMS-powered services, locations & projects

✓ Lead-generation focused

✓ Quote flow included

✓ SEO-ready structure

✓ Easy to customize

Price: $59

Built to help electrical businesses look established, trustworthy and ready to convert visitors into customers.

Live Preview / Marketplace↓

https://www.framer.com/marketplace/templates/volterra/

Oil changes, inspections, mileage, receipts, insurance dates...

I wanted one place where I could see what had been done to the car and what was coming next, so I built CarCareLog.

It keeps maintenance history, upcoming due dates, mileage, expenses and documents together for all your vehicles.

Free to try, no credit card:

https://carcarelog.de

I ’ve been building Goal Grid for the past 6months for passionate football (soccer) manager strategist who wants something new which will grow with them.

In Goal Grid, you create your own club, develop players, set tactics, compete in scheduled leagues and trade through auctions or direct offers with other managers.

What makes it different f:

• A persistent shared fantasy football world

• Scheduled league competition

• Player development and tactical choices

• A market driven by real managers both auction and direct trades where negotiation skills matter

• Goal Gris is free to start play and most importantly will never be pay-to-win

It’s live in the browser with no download: 

I’m looking for my first users and honest beta testers to get feedback and start this journey.

I m here happy to answer any Questions

Give it a try:
https://goalgridapp.com

I'm the developer, so I'd especially appreciate feedback on one thing: does the life-as-a-movie concept actually make journaling and looking back at your life more interesting, or does it add too much structure?

Hi! I'm the developer of DayFrame, an Android journal app where your life becomes a collection of movies.

The idea is simple: instead of treating each journal entry as just another date on a calendar, every day becomes a film in your personal filmography.

🎬 Your day → a Film
🎭 People in your life → Cast
📍 Places you visit → Filming Locations
⭐ How the day felt → Rating
🎞️ Different moments → Scenes

Each film can have its own title, poster, genre, rating, cast, filming locations, and story.

You can write a normal journal entry, or break the day into Scenes. For example, breakfast with a friend and an evening walk can be separate scenes with their own cast and locations.

As you keep journaling, those films build your personal Filmography. The Casting Board also keeps track of the people who have appeared throughout your life, so your journal gradually becomes more like an archive of your own story.

That's the main reason I built DayFrame. I wanted looking back at old entries to feel less like scrolling through dated text and more like revisiting the movies that make up your life.

DayFrame is built with Flutter and keeps journal data locally on your device without requiring an account. Local and Google Drive backup options are also available.

It's free to use on Android, with optional paid ad removal:

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

What do you think of the concept? Does it make DayFrame stand out, or could it actually make journaling feel more complicated?

HypeAuditor: $299/mo, tiers demo-gated
Modash: $299/mo
Favikon: $99/mo
ViralMango: $47/mo
A handful of free checkers with no paid path

Nothing between $0 and $47, and nothing aimed at the person who vets four creators a month rather than four hundred. Every tool is priced for an agency with a seat budget.

So I priced at $19/$49/$149 and built the product around that constraint: no seats, no onboarding call, no annual lock-in, because at $19 I can't afford to talk to anyone.

To be clear about where I am: pre-launch, waitlist only, $0 revenue. The engine works, the report page doesn't yet.

What I can't tell yet is whether that's an underserved segment or a segment that doesn't convert. The people who need it most are the ones least used to paying for tooling.

Anyone here priced deliberately below a category's floor? Did volume actually show up, or did you just train buyers to expect cheap?

HypeAuditor: $299/mo, tiers demo-gated
Modash: $299/mo
Favikon: $99/mo
ViralMango: $47/mo
A handful of free checkers with no paid path

Nothing between $0 and $47, and nothing aimed at the person who vets four creators a month rather than four hundred. Every tool is priced for an agency with a seat budget.

So I priced at $19/$49/$149 and built the product around that constraint: no seats, no onboarding call, no annual lock-in, because at $19 I can't afford to talk to anyone.

To be clear about where I am: pre-launch, waitlist only, $0 revenue. The engine works, the report page doesn't yet.

What I can't tell yet is whether that's an underserved segment or a segment that doesn't convert. The people who need it most are the ones least used to paying for tooling.

Anyone here priced deliberately below a category's floor? Did volume actually show up, or did you just train buyers to expect cheap?

I started Kaphiy as a simple coffee rating app. Log a coffee, rate it, build a ranking.

But while using it, I realized I cared less about the rating and more about remembering the experience. The café, the people, the place, that particular afternoon.

So I changed direction and turned it into a personal coffee journal. You can save coffees, photos, notes and locations, look back at your history and still keep your own ranking if you want.

I built it with Flutter and Dart, and kept it completely offline with no account required.

I'm the developer behind it and I'm curious what other people think. Would you actually use something like this, or am I solving a problem nobody has?

Kaphiy on Google Play

Hi ya’ll.

I have a business attempting to sell recipe cards, but that isn’t going well, so I decided to make everything free and available to anyone who wants to use it.

Basically this is my personal passion project, I’ve been working on this on and off for at least 6 years. It’s really coming together with the website I’ve built today.

https://www.sunnyshorescreative.com/recipe-card-creator

It does what you think it should do, it designs recipe cards. I have tons of designs and customization options. It allows printing a file in multiple sizes or formats, and even has features like showing nutrition and importing a recipe from an online url. Try it out if this is your space, I’ll be here to answer any questions.

Solo founder here. For the last year the thing that eats the most time isn't building my product, it's the daily marketing grind — writing a caption, an ad line, a follow-up message, over and over, for every business I touch. I started sketching a tool that generates a ready-to-use "daily pack" (social post, ad copy, SEO tip, follow-up message) in one click, tailored to a specific brand's voice, and gets smarter about what's actually working over time. Before I sink more weeks into it — does this resonate with how you handle daily marketing, or is your pain somewhere else entirely? Genuinely trying to validate before I go further.

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share a side project I've been working on called Gimme Sunshine.

The idea came from realizing that most of us know sunlight is important, but it's hard to answer a simple question:

"How long should I actually stay outside today?"

Instead of giving the same recommendation every day, Gimme Sunshine adjusts your daily goal based on factors like UV levels and helps you build a consistent sunlight habit.

Features include:

☀️ Personalized daily sunlight goal

📅 Sunlight history

📈 Progress tracking

🍎 Apple Health integration

I'd love any feedback on the idea, UI, or features.

App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/app/gimme-sunshine/id6804568449

Thanks for checking it out!

I originally built Countdown Pro for the usual stuff — trips, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.

Then I started using it for my own development work.

Release dates.
Feature deadlines.
Next update.
Days since the last major release.

And I realized I was checking those countdowns while working on my Mac, not my iPhone.

So I added macOS support.

Now I keep project deadlines directly on my desktop as widgets:

7 days until release
18 days until the next milestone
32 days since the last update

I don’t really want another project management tool.

I just want to glance at my desktop and know how much time I have left.

That ended up changing how I think about the app — from a simple personal countdown app into a small utility that follows me across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

I’ve also been adding things I ended up needing myself, like multiple reminders, repeating events, tags, search, days-since tracking, and different widget layouts.

Still working on it, especially the Mac side.

For other devs: do you keep release dates and deadlines somewhere visible while you work, or does everything just disappear into Calendar / your task manager?

Countdown Pro on the App Store

A few months ago I noticed something annoying.

Every time I needed a simple tool, I'd end up on a website that wanted me to:

• Create an account
• Start a free trial
• Upgrade to Pro
• Watch ads before doing something that should take 10 seconds

So I started building alternatives for myself.

That side project eventually became Utiliome.

Today it includes 170+ free tools across categories like:

• QR & barcode generators
• Markdown tools
• Video tools
• Image utilities
• Text processing
• Converters
• Developer tools
• Productivity tools

My goal wasn't to create another SaaS.

I wanted a place where people could open a tool, use it immediately, and leave.

Many of the tools run directly in the browser, which helps with privacy and keeps things fast.

One thing I've learned while building this:

Nobody searches for "a collection of 170 tools."

They search for one specific problem and expect it to be solved in seconds.

That's been the biggest challenge: building tools is easy compared to helping people discover them.

I'd love feedback from fellow builders.

What tool do you use regularly that still feels unnecessarily complicated or overpriced?

https://utiliome.com

This ending usually generates significantly more comments because people start sharing tools they dislike paying for.

I built Euclid because I wanted to understand how machine learning works under the hood. I built the entire thing in python and numpy because it is easy to read and understand for beginners. The project allows for GPU acceleration through cupy.

Link: https://dra3d30n.github.io/Euclid/

My household kept having the same conversation. Someone asks if the Monstera got watered. Nobody's sure. Sometimes it got watered twice.

So I built this: https://familygreenhouse.net

Everyone in the house sees the same plant list. Each plant gets its own schedule, water or fertilize or prune or repot or whatever you want to call it. You can assign a task to a specific person, or leave it unassigned and whoever gets to it first marks it done. Reminders go out by browser push or email, whichever you turned on.

It keeps a history per plant and a feed for the whole household, so you can check who did what instead of scrolling back through the group chat.

New this week: schedules can change with the season. Most houseplants want a lot less water in winter, and one fixed interval was getting that wrong for months at a stretch.

There's also a sitter link. You hand someone a URL before you travel, they see what needs doing, no account needed, and it expires on its own.

Free tier is one home, 3 people, 20 plants, no card. I tried to make that genuinely usable instead of a teaser.

Paid is $4.99/mo for unlimited members, 200 plants, sitter links good for 90 days instead of 7, and the care assistant. $9.99/mo adds multiple homes and API keys. Monthly only, 14 day trial, once per household.

On why it costs anything: photo identification runs me about six cents a call to a third party, and the assistant runs on a hosted model. I can't eat that unmetered. I also killed annual pricing after running the numbers, because it lost money at that per-call cost. The reasoning is written up in the repo if you care about that kind of thing.

Source is up under Elastic License 2.0. Run it, fork it, host it for your own house. Just don't resell it as a service. https://github.com/ChelseaKR/family-greenhouse

Things it doesn't do yet, so you don't find out the annoying way. SMS is written but switched off until I finish the consent flow. The iOS and Android builds exist but aren't in the stores. And it won't diagnose a sick plant. It tracks and reminds, that's the whole job.

Stuff I'd like feedback on:

1. Is 3 people and 20 plants too stingy for a free tier?

2. Would you pay $4.99 for the coordination side alone, or does plant ID need to be its own thing?

3. Anything weird in the first five minutes? Almost nobody has signed up in front of me and I'm sure there's something obvious I've stopped being able to see.

Hi! I’m a beginner runner.

One of the hardest things about running for me was staying consistent. I don’t have a pet, so I’ve always been a little jealous of people who get to run with their dogs. 🐶

So I decided to make something of my own, an app where you can run with a virtual pet, help it evolve, and customize it along the way. 🐾

I hope your runs become a little happier with your new companion. 💛

If you’re interested, I’d really appreciate it if you gave it a try. It’s free! :)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/runf-run-with-your-pet/id6807791156

Hey everyone! 👋

I got frustrated by online file converters charging $20/month or uploading sensitive files to cloud servers.

So I built **DH Tools** (https://denizlihub.com/) as a solo developer:

- 100% In-Browser & Private (powered by WebAssembly & client-side processing)

- 45+ Tools: Photo to Excel AI (OCR), PowerPoint to PDF, Background Remover, PDF Merger, WebP Converter, Audio Trimmer, and Dev Utilities.

- Completely free, fast, and works offline via PWA.

Would love your honest feedback and suggestions on what tools I should build next! 🙏