r/SideProject

r/SideProject - A community for sharing side projects

r/SideProject is a subreddit for sharing and receiving constructive feedback on side projects.

Members: 872,315
Created: 2013
Posts a day: 217
Avg comments, top posts this week: 57

r/SideProject is a Reddit community with 872,315 members, created in 2013. It averaged about 217 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 125 and an average of 57 comments each. Built, app and free are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 14:00 UTC, and most often on a Friday.

Only approved members can post in r/SideProject.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

62Can't believe how far SpacePlanner has come!!! From 3K to over 200K monthly users in just one month!31 comments · October 16, 2026
1Am I solving a real problem, or is this just another tool nobody needs?2 comments · October 18, 2026
1Has anyone tried couch to 5k and likes the concept, im trying to build a community people trying to gain fitness.1 comments · October 18, 2026
127 signups on my free AI coding usage ledger and every registered repo is still mine. what would stop you from putting yours on it?1 comments · October 18, 2026

Common words in titles

built 24
app 21
free 12
building 7
game 7
turns 6
browser 5
open 5
agent 4
project 4
website 4
interactive 3

Best time to post

14:00 UTC · 3 top posts
10:00 UTC · 3 top posts
08:00 UTC · 3 top posts
Friday · 5 top posts
Monday · 5 top posts

These are counted from the timestamps of this month's 25 top posts. They show when popular posts went up and don't guarantee reach.

Rules

No rules listed.

How to post in r/SideProject without breaking its rules

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Member growth

We started recording r/SideProject member counts on October 18, 2026. Growth will show here once we have a few weeks of history.

Get this data from the API

Every number on this page comes from ChatterAPI's Reddit endpoints and is refreshed about once a week. You can pull the same data for any subreddit from your own code or AI agent.

curl "https://chatterapi.com/v1/reddit/subreddits/SideProject" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHATTERAPI_KEY"

{
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/",
    "name": "SideProject",
    "nsfw": false,
    "title": "r/SideProject - A community for sharing side projects",
    "createdAt": "2013-01-17T04:14:59.000Z",
    "description": "r/SideProject is a subreddit for sharing and receiving constructive feedback on side projects.",
    "subscribers": 872315
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2
  }
}

Recorded response, October 18, 2026, trimmed.

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Questions about r/SideProject

How many members does r/SideProject have?

r/SideProject had 872,315 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/SideProject?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 217 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 57 comments each.

When is the best time to post in r/SideProject?

This month's top posts in r/SideProject went up most often around 14:00 UTC, and most often on a Friday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.

Can I get r/SideProject data through an API?

Yes. Call GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/SideProject for members, rules and description, and GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/SideProject/posts for its posts. Each call costs 2 credits, and new accounts get 100 free credits.