I parsed 968 launches from /r/SideProject and analyzed them with Claude 3 Opus
I searched for all posts from /r/SideProjects that contained these strings:
"I built", "I made an alternative to", "I created a clone of".
Most posts are <=1 year old.
Reddit API does not allow parsing older posts hence the amount "968" I wish I could parse more.
The list of clones of popular apps:
Loom (screen recording app) (6‼)
Typeform (form builders) (7‼)
Resume/CV apps (3)
Pastebin (5)
Habit trackers (12‼)
Link in bio (5)
Screenshot making tools (3)
Todo lists (3)
Bookmarking tools (8)
Website builders 29 (‼‼)
Notes taking tools (10‼ classic )
Health, fitness, and wellness apps (19‼)
Feedback gathering tools (10‼)
Time tracking and invoicing tools (4)
Patreon alternatives (2)
Bookmarking tools (8)
Twitter (16‼‼‼ wtf?)
Product Hunt (6‼)
Pomodoro timers: (1)
Categories:
Language learning (4)
Directory/list (7)
Chrome extension (21)
Crypto or decentralized (5)
Finance (15)
Dev tool (26)
Self-hosted (14)
Growth or marketing tool (11)
Open-sourced (37)
Some stats:
B2C: 69.8% ↔ B2B: 30.2% (please do b2b!!!)
AI tools: 108 (10.8%!)
Most boring title:
"How I stumbled upon my startup idea: A casual chat"
Most inspiring title:
"I taught people to code for 10 years. So I started my own learning platform for fun and it got REALLY BIG."
Least catchy title:
"I made an alternative free WordPress theme directory"
Most catchy titles:
"I made a multiplayer game, got beaten at my own game, then made a bot for my game so I could finally win"
"I made a chrome extension that makes music sound like it's coming from another room"
"Too lazy to post daily, so built an app to do it instead"