The AI Desk · Story 7

I will rate them

I will rate them
Image via r/vibecoding

A Reddit user in r/vibecoding offered to rate projects, prompting a flood of submissions. The post received 624 upvotes and over 1,100 comments from developers showcasing their work.

The thread reveals the rapid, low-barrier nature of 'vibe coding'—building functional apps quickly with AI assistance. It highlights a community where speed and novelty often outweigh polish or market viability.

Key details

  • The post 'I will rate them' in r/vibecoding received 624 upvotes and 1,145 comments.
  • Top commenter u/g0rdontremeshko pitched Bitemap, an app to compare where users would bite a sandwich.
  • u/may12021saphira shared schoolconnectcambodia.com, a digital resource map for rural Cambodian schools.
  • u/Accomplished-Bag-375 promoted slidr.xyz, a macOS app with 108 paying users and over $500 in revenue.
  • u/Foxen-- submitted a new API for progress bars at progress.gru0.dev, started the day before.

Discussion angles

  • Developers are using AI to rapidly prototype niche, often humorous apps like a sandwich-bite comparator.
  • Some projects target social good, such as connecting rural schools in Cambodia for supply donations.
  • Monetization is a recurring theme, with one user reporting 108 paying users and $500 in revenue from a macOS app.
  • Several submissions are extremely early-stage, like a progress bar API built the previous day.

Top comments

The comments are a showcase of 'vibe coding' projects, ranging from joke apps to social-impact tools and monetized software. Developers eagerly share links and brief pitches, with the top commenter actively soliciting feedback.

I’m making Bitemap, which lets you say where you’d bite a sandwich and see how that compares to everyone else. EDIT: I appreciate everyone's feedback so far!...
u/g0rdontremeshko · 369 score
schoolconnectcambodia.com I made a digital resource map for rural schools in Cambodia to communicate with each other and so that they can donate and request supplies....
u/may12021_saphira · 129 score
https://slidr.xyz MacOS app Around 108 paying users(few more each day) Over 500 dollars so far:)
u/Accomplished-Bag-375 · 69 score
Here you go brother http://localhost:8000 I made an insane project that makes money for you. Im still waiting for users.
u/domebe_sromebe · 47 score
A really new project I started working on yesterday, an API for progress bars https://progress.gru0.dev/
u/Foxen-- · 45 score
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