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Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell

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Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell

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Post by laurentiurad »

davenci wrote: post #194
laurentiurad wrote: post #135

I built and run several SaaS platforms: - https://dave-bot.com -> a full-stack AI platform where you can generate videos, images, music, code, 3d objects with frontier Gen AI models. - https://headsnap.io -> a platform that you can generate images of yourself based on 4 selfies. - https://quantiq.live -> a service providing financial and historical data for stocks, as well as government trades. - https://aivestor.tec…

Do you think it will become more difficult to make money on such services due to AI getting better and better at coding? Like, wouldn’t that make it easier for people to create competing services? Or do you think this effect is counteracted with AI also opening up for new opportunities for creating services that would not otherwise be feasible pre AI?

I agree that development has become easier and the barrier for entry is generally lower due to AI. However, without distribution it's still pretty much impossible to get clients. You also need to have some engineering background since AI cannot solve everything for you.

Important to mention, IMHO not many people are willing to sacrifice their time and energy to start something that doesn't have a clear path to profitability.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell

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Post by laurentiurad »

vintagedave wrote: post #219
laurentiurad wrote: post #135

I built and run several SaaS platforms: - https://dave-bot.com -> a full-stack AI platform where you can generate videos, images, music, code, 3d objects with frontier Gen AI models. - https://headsnap.io -> a platform that you can generate images of yourself based on 4 selfies. - https://quantiq.live -> a service providing financial and historical data for stocks, as well as government trades. - https://aivestor.tec…

Do you delete the uploaded photos after you've finished processing? The privacy policy does not make this clear. https://headsnap.io/privacy Alternately that their presence doesn't grant any rights for other use would be a good clause which I didn't spot.

I remove the photos only if requested by the user. The photos are removed immediately, as well as the account if that is requested too. I definitely do not use the pics for retraining or any other purpose, but just to serve them on the individual overview page of the user.

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Post by nefrix »

popupeyecare wrote: post #165

I’ve created Pixie, a platform to employ and track your kids work. For families with a business, it helps reduce tax burden and fund a child’s Roth. I’m a physician with some 1099 income, built the platform myself because my kids help with my side projects, and have since onboarded CPAs who now offer it to their clients. I saved 5k this year on my own taxes by employing my kids and it has funded their Roth. Soon afte…

What is the maximum amount a kid can earn yearly?

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell

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Post by jclardy »

My portfolio of iOS apps ends up at an average of $500/mo.

Most are older, still functional but rarely updated. A few of the newer ones include:

https://daylightgoals.com - Time in daylight tracker, using Apple Watch/HealthKit as the data source.

https://airlauncher.app - App launcher for visionOS - was much bigger last year before Apple added the ability to organize your apps.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibuzz/id304684758?ls=1&mt=8 - iBuzz - I built this app in a day 15 years ago, it still makes about $100/mo from ads and removing ads. Just a simple buzzer soundboard app.

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Post by decide1000 »

I am the co-creator of ShoppingScraper. Convert an EAN / GTIN to pricing information, product specs, content or image. API-based and rapid with pricing and barcode data.

The website needs some love, but the webapp is going well.

https://shoppingscraper.com/features

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Post by asimovDev »

jclardy wrote: post #226

My portfolio of iOS apps ends up at an average of $500/mo. Most are older, still functional but rarely updated. A few of the newer ones include: https://daylightgoals.com - Time in daylight tracker, using Apple Watch/HealthKit as the data source. https://airlauncher.app - App launcher for visionOS - was much bigger last year before Apple added the ability to organize your apps. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibuzz/i…

How’s the developer experience on AVP? Any surprises, positive or negative?

Did you find the tooling and documentation from Apple sufficient?

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Post by Libidinalecon »

strongpigeon wrote: post #11

https://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

I assume you have some kind of partnership with Jim Wendler?

The periodization sounds really cool but the success of the app I would think is based entirely on the good marketing Wendler and Elitefts did with 5/3/1.

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