Social networks, messaging and dating
Alternative and anonymous social networks
Social networking platforms, forums and anonymous posting sites that offer feeds, communities, confessions and messaging, often pitched as privacy-focused or free of algorithms and popularity metrics, for people tired of mainstream social media.
Built for: Disillusioned social media users
Projects since May 04
229
Different builders
227
Last 4 weeks vs 8 before
+8%
AI is the core
3.9%
Projects per week
Mostly web app (58%), mobile app (24%), content or community site (14%) · from r/SideProject, r/IMadeThis, r/vibecoding, r/SaaS
Latest
- RantPark — Lets users anonymously post complaints, collect reactions that take sides, and turns heated rants into AI-generated paper doll debates.“I built a website where you complain about your life and paper dolls argue about it”
- PostRoom — Hosts social media drafts in a shared room where clients approve or request changes via a review link without needing an account.“PostRoom: a free client approval room for social media freelancers”
- Fênix — Provides an Android social network with interest-based communities, public and private chats, voice calls, posts, polls, stories and cosmetic profile customization.“Fênix – A social app focused on communities, chats and customization 🔥”
- SpotlightMe — Lets users build a personal profile page that combines their social links, music, themes and interests, and browse other people's profiles.“I built a different kind of social profile”
- todayi.in — Lets anonymous users post one-line daily updates starting with "Today I" to location-based feeds, with community review before posts go live.“I built todayi.in: finish "Today I…" in one line, anonymously, and read what your city did today”
- Stanndom — Provides a social app for fans to discuss and share fandom content without the toxicity of mainstream platforms.“social media for fan girls”
- wiki.bot — Reads conversation threads, automatically adds relevant items to a shared list, and visualizes the collected data.“Automatically curate+visualize data from conversations”
- LinkedOut — Provides an anonymous posting feed and private messaging for college students to share non-career campus experiences.“I’m a college student building an app for the side of campus life that LinkedIn and Instagram ignore. I need 60 Android testers for honest feedback. [Beta]”
- alignwithme — Lets people anonymously post hopes and fears about AI, with posts moderated by an AI model and grouped into themes.“I built an anonymous wall of hopes and fears about AI”
- PeepSo — Adds a social network layer with member profiles, activity feeds, groups, pages, and private messaging to a WordPress website.“PeepSo - Create your own online community, social network.”
- still. — Provides an anonymous community space with journaling, daily check-ins and small offline activities for people who feel lonely.“I’m building still., an app for people who feel lonely or disconnected. Would love some honest feedback.”
- circles — Lets anyone create a subject page where members post and share links, and attached feeds are merged into one searchable list.“Google just launched "Search Profiles" for big creators. I've been building the same idea for anyone, solo, for a year.”
- thoughtworld — Lets people anonymously post short messages about how they feel.“First time creating a SAAS product -”
- Provides a social media platform where users share posts and interact with others.“I built a social media app with no AI and organic reach”
- udictio — Organizes social posts into topic pages like a dictionary, where users add definitions, opinions, and stories to each topic in chronological order.“what if reddit was organized like a dictionary instead of a feed? 300+ authors are helping me find out”
- Dear Someone — Hosts free anonymous public letters that people can read or post without an account, along with loneliness guides and handwritten note ideas.“Dear Someone: a free place for anonymous public letters”
- PetSphere — Lets users share posts and interact on a social network for pets.“Social media for pets!”
- Spillr — Lets people post feelings anonymously to a supportive community that replies with short, kind comments, tracks daily mood check-ins, and exchanges postcard-style messages with strangers.“Sharing my feelings anywhere online felt like being judged, so I built a safe space to just say it.”
- OpenBBS — Hosts a text-first bulletin board forum with nested comment threads in a retro layout.“I built an old retro designed forum called OpenBBS - a fast, text first bulletin board with no bloating stuff”
- Hosts a small Flarum-based discussion forum on Tor for general chat.“Small tor forum for general chat (online most of the day, UTC+3)”
Most discussed
- Dear Stranger — Lets people anonymously write letters to strangers and lets others read them when they need those words.“I built a website I genuinely hope nobody ever needs”
- Spotties — Helps people find others with shared interests or plans worldwide.“Vibecoded an webapp, people are actually using it”
- Venty — Lets users post confessions anonymously in a native iOS app.“I Published My First iOS App in Just 5 Days (From Idea to Release) With Zero Coding Knowledge via Claude Code”
- iamreallysorry — Hosts a website for sharing apologies, judging from its domain name and the post.“I vibecoded this crazy idea!”
- AERIA — Lets people from different countries connect for language exchange, penpal correspondence and conversation.“I built an international social network in 3 days with AI. It's live, it's completely empty, and I need honest feedback”
- 999999andyou — Lets users claim a square on a shared million-cell grid and permanently attach one verified social profile link to it.“I built a 1,000,000-square grid where you claim one square, plant your social link, and keep it forever — here's the stack”
- SideQuest — Lets users create wild challenges for others to complete, then rate and review the results.“Made a stupid app where users can challenge others to do weird & crazy Sidequests. This one is the most completed SideQuest. Should I continue developing the app?”
- Runs a social platform for university students.“vibecoding is awesome but lowkey ass at the same time”
- Provides a social networking platform for users to connect and share content.“I spent over a year building a social network alone. After 3 months, I have only 5 real users.”
- OddsRabbit — Hosts Reddit-style community discussions focused on hobbies and interests, with ads that fund user-chosen charities.“I made a new social platform inspired by Reddit. It's hit its first milestone of 10,000 users and giving back 10,000+ meals to kids in need.”