I’m still selling Computer Engineering for Babies. And I just launched a new book called Simple Machines Made Simple on Kickstarter a month or two ago. Both books are basically just simple interactive demos for kids and adults. https://hackylabs.com
Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
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#72https://fivethreeone.app/ a weightlifting app for 5/3/1 has been earning me ~$1000 a month for over two years now. I'm actively working on a successor that allows you to create your own custom workout programs using formulas: https://vis.fitness
Thank you for building this! I've been using the app for almost a year after I switched to the Boring But Big routine.
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#73Everything I do is free for everyone but for the past few years I’ve been running an entirely optional membership program that starts at $1/month.
I’m (probably naively) a big believer in kindness and I keep refusing to monetize what I do in any other way.
Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
#74https://fivethreeone.app/ a weightlifting app for 5/3/1 has been earning me ~$1000 a month for over two years now. I'm actively working on a successor that allows you to create your own custom workout programs using formulas: https://vis.fitness
Wow this is pretty cool. I am working on my first mobile app. what tips can you give. I am planning to build in public on twitter, substack and share my coding process here on HN. It is a carpooling app.
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#75See norma.grouplabs.ca
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#76Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
#77Initially it was running on donations, but with model costs rising we had to add a paywall. I have a full time job but it's still fun to run this on the side by spending few hours on it over the weekends!
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#78Since 2023 we’ve been to 44 restaurants. In 2025 we served 1,099 guests and generated $126k in revenue.
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#79Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
#80Not consistently, but there have been a few months this year where I have hit $500 selling individual commercial use licenses for my tiling window manager[1] https://lgug2z.com/software/komorebi