The fun side of the indie web — bedtime stories, a map of the internet, and more
Personalized bedtime stories for kids, a collaborative 200×200 collage of the web, all your entertainment in one app, and a longevity project. The lighter side of what's featured this month.
Most launch boards are wall-to-wall productivity tools. Some of the best things people build are not trying to save you time at all — they are trying to make something a bit more delightful.
Here are four featured on ListYourIdea that lean that way.
Lumio — a bedtime story starring your kid
Lumio generates personalized bedtime stories and audio adventures. You enter your child's name and what they are into — space, castles, animals, pirates — and it writes a new story with calm narration.
It is a small idea done with care: the story is about your child, and it is new every night.
Good fit if: you have run out of bedtime stories, or your kid has requested the same one for the ninetieth time.
Internet Tiles — claim a square of the internet
Internet Tiles calls itself "a weird little internet project": a collaborative collage of the web on a 200×200 grid. You claim a tile, upload art or an animated GIF, link your site, and become part of the map.
It is a direct answer to a web dominated by big platforms — a simple, permanent little spot that is yours, sitting next to thousands of other people's.
Good fit if: you miss the old web, or you want a playful backlink for a side project.
watchplay — movies, shows, games and sports in one place
watchplay pulls movies, TV shows, games and (in alpha) sports into one place, with recommendations and progress tracking, so you are not hopping between apps to decide what to do tonight.
Good fit if: you spend longer choosing what to watch than actually watching it.
Lifespan Solutions — tools for living longer
Lifespan Solutions offers products and services around health and longevity, built on evidence-based approaches — for individuals looking after their own wellbeing and for healthcare providers looking for tools.
Good fit if: you are interested in longevity and want a starting point that takes the evidence seriously.
Why these matter on a launch board
Side projects like these are how a lot of makers start. They are often the most honest products on any list: built because someone wanted them to exist.
If you have built something delightful rather than "productive", it belongs here too. List it on ListYourIdea.