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5 Small Web Projects I Built as an Indie Developer in Melbourne

I'm Jim, a Melbourne-based indie developer. Over the last year I've shipped five small web projects across AI tools, subscription management, Hong Kong investing, crypto research, and daily puzzle games. Here's a quick walkthrough of each, what problem it solves, and what stack it uses.

1. OpenAI Tools Hub

A free directory of AI tools with honest reviews and head-to-head comparisons. Covers ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Midjourney, and 50+ other tools. Built as a Next.js 15 app on a VPS, with a Supabase-backed blog pipeline so I can publish new comparisons without redeploying.

Link: openaitoolshub.org

2. SubSaver

A subscription manager that shows you how to save on Netflix, Spotify, ChatGPT Plus, YouTube Premium, NordVPN, and 30+ other subscriptions through family plans, annual billing, and verified shared plans. Runs on Cloudflare Workers via OpenNext, with Supabase Postgres for the content tables.

Link: subsaver.click

3. Low Risk Trade Smart

Hong Kong ETFs, HK IPO strategies (打新), LOF premium arbitrage, and low-risk trading guides for Asia-Pacific investors. Trilingual (English, Simplified Chinese, Cantonese). Also a Next.js site, with a DB-driven catch-all route for the multi-locale blog.

Link: lowrisktradesmart.org

4. AlphaGain Daily

Daily crypto news, DeFi updates, macro research, and long-term portfolio insights. Covers Bitcoin, Ethereum staking, Solana, and the major L1/L2 ecosystems. Prisma + Postgres for the news feed, and a lightweight editorial workflow so I can post while reading my feeds in the morning.

Link: alphagaindaily.com

5. LevelWalks

A free daily puzzle and brain training platform featuring logic grid puzzles, word games, sudoku, nonogram, and a MindSort solitaire variant I built for seniors in my family. Cloudflare Pages + static JSON for levels and blog posts. Zero runtime server, which keeps latency and cost low.

Link: levelwalks.com


I'd love feedback on any of these — especially from other indie builders. What stacks are you running, and what do you wish I'd built differently?

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