BuiltByMe - Discover Products Built by Indie Makers

BuiltByMe is a community platform where indie makers discover tools built by others and showcase their own projects through weekly competitions and spotlights.

What is BuiltByMe?

BuiltByMe is a web-based directory and competition platform for indie developers, hosted at builtbyme.io. Users submit their own tools, and the platform displays them in live ranked lists organized by categories such as productivity, developer-tools, AI, business-tools, and design-tools. Each week, the product with the most votes receives a newsletter feature and promotion on X (formerly Twitter). The platform is trusted by indie founders including John Rush, Jakob Jelling, Antho VDO, Ben Siegel, and Maxim Bortnikov.

Key Features

• Weekly Spotlight — One product each week wins a newsletter feature and X promotion; recent winner was Interviews Chat with 22 votes.
• Live Leaderboard — Shows current rankings with vote counts; example week had 6 competing products, with bowermanOS leading at 19 votes.
• Category Browsing — Products are tagged and filterable by type, e.g., productivity, developer-tools, ai-tools, business-tools, and design-tools.
• Voting System — Visitors can upvote products; votes are publicly displayed and determine weekly rankings.
• Maker Profiles — Each product links to a maker page (e.g., Daniel S, Prince), allowing users to see all tools by the same creator.
• Trusted by Indie Founders — The site prominently displays avatars of known indie makers, signaling community credibility.

Who is it for?

• Indie makers who want to showcase their self-built tools to a focused audience and gain exposure through weekly competitions.
• Developers looking for new tools in categories like productivity, AI, and developer-tools to use in their own workflows.
• Entrepreneurs who need practical, community-vetted business tools—such as BrightLaunchIQ’s AI receptionist or Savvy Scratch’s lottery card counter—that are built by independent creators.

What can you do with BuiltByMe?

• Discover new tools — Browse any category page (e.g., productivity) to find tools like bowermanOS (dynamic training plans) or Inner Pulse (mood journal with clinical screenings).
• Showcase your own tool — Submit a product via the “Submit →” button on the homepage; it enters the next week’s rankings.
• Vote and track rankings — Upvote tools you like and watch the leaderboard update live; the top-voted product at week’s end wins the spotlight.

How does it work?

Each week opens a new competition round. Users submit their product, which then appears on the live leaderboard alongside other entries. Visitors vote, and after the week closes the product with the highest vote count is awarded the Weekly Spotlight—geting a newsletter feature and a promotion on X. The next week starts immediately with a new countdown (e.g., “Next week in 1d 04h 26m 21s”).

FAQ

How do I submit my product to BuiltByMe?

Click the “Submit →” button on the homepage. There is no visible sign-up requirement; the process appears to accept submissions directly for the upcoming week’s competition.

How are weekly winners chosen?

The product with the most votes by the end of the week wins. Past winners have received a newsletter feature and promotion on X, as seen with Interviews Chat (22 votes) in the June 29–5 period.

What categories does BuiltByMe support?

Products are tagged into categories including productivity, developer-tools, ai-tools, business-tools, and design-tools. Each category has its own URL (e.g., best/ai-tools) for focused browsing.