A/SIDE – Private photo sharing and encrypted messages

eustoria 24 points 29 comments October 31, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (8 comments)

enahs-sf

Nice app. The hump of network effects is real but I hope someone can figure this out and liberate the masses from the scrolling.

virgil_disgr4ce

Vibe coding pro tip: your landing page sections do not need 300px y-margins

djoldman

Looks like it's made by: https://lab1908.com/

HelloUsername

App Store data linked to you: Purchases Contact Info Contacts User content Identifiers Usage Data

Jolter

Vibe coding pro tip: do not let the AI write the copy on your front page. I’m not paying a dime for something that reads like slop. I’m assuming the engineering is to the same standards.

rustyhancock

> The free history window limits access; it does not automatically delete older content. This is mental you mean you keep hold of my photos and messages and I can only see them if I pay a subscription?

spankalee

I really believe that all new social apps like these should be built on AT Proto so that users have one account across apps, control over their data, and in this case, be able to use their photos in other apps (and not just via mobile OS media frameworks).

mrtesthah

No AI, except that it’s obvious this website HTML was generated entirely with AI.

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