Pointless Pro: an app that logs your failed side projects
Pointless Pro is an app that lets you collect and display projects that never took off, treating failure as something worth recording rather than hiding. The idea has drawn interest in indie-maker communities online.
Most portfolios only show wins. But anyone who has tried building apps or small businesses knows that the majority of attempts quietly fade away. Pointless Pro gives those forgotten projects a place to live — you log what you built, what happened, and why it stalled.
The concept taps into a growing sentiment among solo builders that failure is a normal, even valuable, part of the process. Documenting what didn't work can help you reflect, and might help others avoid the same dead ends. For a solo internet business operator, this is less a productivity tool and more a journaling or community-sharing utility — useful for mindset, not directly for revenue.
Key points
- Records failed or abandoned projects instead of just successes
- Works like a portfolio but for things that didn't pan out
- Aims to normalize sharing failure openly among indie makers
- Shared in the r/SideProject community for solo builders
- More of a reflective/community tool than a direct business utility
Quick term guide
- IDE
- A software tool that combines a code editor, a way to run code, and error checking all in one app.
- portfolio
- A collection that showcases the work or projects someone has created.
- port
- A specific virtual door on your computer used by apps to send and receive information.
- iOS
- Apple’s operating system for iPhones and iPads.
- build
- A chosen set of in-game abilities or items a player equips for their character.
- business
- An activity where you provide value to others in exchange for money.
- share
- A server folder made available to apps or other devices.
- r/SideProject
- A Reddit forum where people share small personal products and projects.