SideProject: Side Hustle ROI
Income Calc · Startup & Solo
Free · In‑App Purchases
Smarter analysis AI for side projects: multi-turn chat, full log evidence, and decision memory to help you choose what deserves more time.
Which side project is actually worth your time?
SideProject helps solopreneurs and creators log time and money per hustle, then see ROI, net income, and real hourly value—not one blended spreadsheet.
WHY NOT A GENERIC TIME TRACKER
• Per-project time, spend, and income—not one mixed bucket
• Boston Matrix to compare effort vs payoff
• Beautiful charts for week, month, and year
• Mood + optional health context for sustainable pace
• Multi-currency support
• iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad
BUILT FOR
Solo founders, one-person businesses, indie apps, content channels, and any startup side project you run after your day job.
PREMIUM
• Deep insights and advanced views
• Annual plan includes a 7-day free trial
• Monthly and lifetime options available
Start logging today. Double down on what pays—cut what only feels busy.
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more Epic update continues!
1. Analysis AI now supports more stable multi-turn conversations, so you can keep asking follow-up questions around the same topic.
2. AI reads more complete log evidence and keeps track of key advice, next actions, and assumptions to verify.
3. Fixed an issue where replies could appear in the wrong chat session after switching conversations.
Coming next:
The Mac version is still being refined. Automatic time tracking and revenue sync will be connected into the full workflow in a later update.
1.6.1 Jun 1
Epic update!
1. Fully optimized page layouts and interactions to make daily logging easier.
2. Deeper AI integration: the Home page now shows daily insights, and the Analysis page supports more in-depth multi-turn conversations.
Coming next:
1. The analysis framework and AI prompts will keep improving for a while, with some interesting business analysis skills coming in.
2. The Mac version is preparing for release. It will support automatic project time tracking and automatic RevenueCat and Apple Connect revenue sync, so entries can be automated instead of manually recorded every day. This version still needs more tuning, so please stay tuned.
1.6.0 May 30
Good things are coming...
1. Simplified input parameters by removing health data, reducing noise. More ways to further reduce burden will be introduced soon.
2. Improved data entry stability and reduced crashes.
3. Added #tags to entries. In-depth analysis around tags is coming soon, stay tuned.
1.5.5 06/18/2025
## 1.5.3
- Fixed crash issue
1.5.3 02/18/2025
## 1.5.1
- Please backup before downloading!!!
- Attempted to fix previous Apple account and iCloud sync issues
- Optimized update log page
1.5.1 02/17/2025
## 1.4.7
- Added DeepSeek R1 (Advanced Model) and Qwen 32B (Standard Model) for in-depth analysis on the analysis page.
- Added custom analysis prompts, allowing you to tailor the AI to your specific needs.
- Optimized Apple Sign-In and iCloud sync experience.
1.5.0 02/16/2025
## 1.4.6
1. Fixed privacy eye icon tap area on homepage
2. Fixed iCloud sync issues
3. Added Sign in with Apple for iCloud account linking
4. Improved currency symbol display
1.4.6 02/02/2025
## 1.4.5
1. Fixed time range issues for "This Year" and "This Month"
2. Improved exchange rate selection persistence
1.4.5 01/11/2025
## 1.4.4
Added analysis of late-night work's impact on income in the share page, optimized income prediction display
1.4.4 01/08/2025
# 1.4.3
1. New Share Page: Designed for 2024 Year in Review, making your side hustle data more meaningful
- Support both dark/light themed share images
- Display annual income forecast and growth trends
- Smart analysis of income influencing factors
- Health data correlation analysis
- Project radar chart showing TOP5 performance
2. Optimized Exchange Rate Settings: Fixed exchange rate saving issues, now only needs to be set once
3. Fixed batch range input unresponsiveness for smoother data entry
1.4.3 01/07/2025
1. Fixed an issue where time range filters wouldn't stay fixed at the top of the home page
2. Enhanced subscription prompts
1.4.2 12/18/2024
1. Significantly improved home page loading animation speed
2. Fixed an issue where data from outside the selected time period was appearing in the Boston Matrix chart
3. Optimized subscription page
1.4.1 12/16/2024
# 1.3.9
- Fixed iCloud sync issues by removing forced sync and using native iCloud auto-sync
- Fixed health data authorization issues
- Optimized analysis page performance by simplifying analysis factors and removing non-factor data
- Fixed Boston Matrix data display issues
- Added ability to create new projects from the log page
- Limited project performance display to top 5
- Other experience optimizations
1.3.9 12/09/2024
1. Finally, you can record your mood for side projects! Added mood input, display, and analysis features - try it out and see if your happiest projects are the most profitable!
2. Simplified and fixed currency exchange rate conversions
1.3.8 12/05/2024
Fixed currency exchange rate conversion issues
1.3.7 12/03/2024
1. Added support for multiple currency inputs
2. New projects are now highlighted and pinned to the top
3. Fixed iCloud sync and data export issues
4. Optimized currency unit conversion
1.3.6 12/02/2024
iCloud synchronization improve
1.3.5 11/26/2024
1. Optimized layout for iPad and M-series MAC versions - the landscape mode is now more comfortable!
2. Fixed a bug where log entries couldn't be deleted
3. Fixed a bug where KPIs weren't updating when selecting time ranges in project details
4. Check out our beautiful new widgets with an ink painting style design
5. The stunning onboarding screens are now accessible anytime from settings for your viewing pleasure
1.3.4 11/25/2024
1. Added currency settings: Support for custom exchange rates, current salary, and target hourly rate. Following Naval's advice, setting an ambitious target hourly rate can motivate self-improvement. The target rate will influence the Boston Matrix analysis (this feature can be toggled on/off)
2. Added quick entry shortcut: Long press the app icon on home screen to quickly access the input page
1.3.3 11/24/2024
1. Emergency fix for ongoing purchase bug
2. Optimized Sale% input snapping for greater precision
3. Added currency unit switching. Exchange rate conversion is more complex than expected - will be included in next update
1.3.2 11/21/2024
Fixed hourly wage display in homepage charts and optimized haptic feedback.
The current features are now relatively stable, and I'm not planning to add new features for now.
I'm taking some time to carefully consider how to integrate AI - stay tuned!
1.3.1 11/17/2024
Made refinements and simplifications to the analysis page.
The current features are now relatively stable, and I'm not planning to add new features for now.
I'm taking some time to carefully consider how to integrate AI - stay tuned!
1.3.0 11/17/2024
1. New pricing strategy: Starting November 20, 2024, the app will be free to download, offering monthly subscription, annual subscription, and lifetime purchase options. To thank our early supporters, users who purchased the buyout version before November 20, 2024 will automatically receive lifetime membership status. If the update doesn't automatically convert you to lifetime membership, please send your purchase record screenshot to app_hezuo@163.com for a redemption code. Going forward, we will provide more premium features and services through our subscription model.
2. New onboarding page: A newly designed onboarding experience with fully upgraded visuals, smoother and more intuitive operation, which can be re-experienced in the settings page.
1.2.9 11/17/2024
Fixed subscription functionality issues
1.2.8 11/16/2024
1. New pricing model: Introducing subscription + lifetime purchase options for greater accessibility. Existing customers automatically upgraded to lifetime membership.
2. Time input optimization: Smoother experience for batch time entry.
1.2.7 11/15/2024
Epic update continues!
1. Analysis AI now supports more stable multi-turn conversations, so you can keep asking follow-up questions around the same topic.
2. AI reads more complete log evidence and keeps track of key advice, next actions, and assumptions to verify.
3. Fixed an issue where replies could appear in the wrong chat session after switching conversations.
Coming next:
The Mac version is still being refined. Automatic time tracking and revenue sync will be connected into the full workflow in a later update.
more Version 1.6.1 Jun 1
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