What makes a productivity app considered Ai slop?

Every other post on here lately is someone who vibe coded a productivity app over a weekend and is sharing it for feedback. Which is fine honestly, lowering the barrier to building things is cool.

But I've noticed the comments can be brutal. Saw a post recently where someone shared an app and I actually thought the UI looked pretty interesting, but the comments just called it AI slop and moved on. No real explanation.

So, what's the actual line between a well executed vibe coded app and straight up AI slop? Is it the UI? The idea? The lack of original thinking? Or is it just vibes?

Curious what people actually consider AI slop vs something worth paying attention to.

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u/PassiProductions — 2 days ago

Which productivity app has the best AI integration right now?

AI is being added to every productivity app right now but I want to know if people are actually using it day to day.

Does it genuinely help your workflow or is it more of a nice addon that you tried once and forgot about? And if you do use it regularly, what specifically are you using it for? Summarising, writing, organising?

From what I've heard Notion's AI is pretty solid, especially the meeting notes feature where it transcribes your audio and generates summaries directly in your workspace. Curious if anyone's actually using that or something similar regularly.

Asking because I'm working on a productivity app and keep going back and forth on whether to integrate AI. Haven't found a purpose that feels genuinely useful yet rather than just AI for the sake of it.

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u/PassiProductions — 4 days ago
▲ 2 r/studytips+1 crossposts

Built a canvas based note app that uses sticky notes for quick thoughts and A4 notes for long documents

Built a note app and have been working on it for months now. Response has been really positive so far.

The idea is pretty simple: sticky notes for quick thoughts, A4 notes for longer writing, and everything lives on a visual canvas instead of a rigid folder tree.

The visual hierarchy makes organization natural. a note is a file, a "stack" of notes is a folder and zones are the parent folders.

you can even attach sticky notes directly onto A4 pages for referring to them while you're scrolling the A4 editor.

Just drag things around and you're done. No save button, no manual file management, just notes on a board. Plus, there's a workspace exporter that exports all your files so that you own them.

On privacy: notes are stored on Firebase, encrypted in transit and at rest. No ads, no trackers, no selling data. If you use "Quick Mode", notes stay local in your browser and never get synced to any server.

When I first posted it a few months back the response was way more positive than I expected. Since then I've been fixing, refining, and adding things based on what people actually said. It's in a much better place now.

It's completely free right now. At some point it'll probably go paid but anyone who signs up before that happens, I'll make sure your account stays free forever. Just drop a comment or DM me and I'll sort it out manually.

Would genuinely love to hear what you think, good or bad. Still a lot to build but the core experience feels solid now.

This is the link to the app: passinote.app

u/PassiProductions — 6 days ago

Built a canvas based note app where you drag and stick your notes like a physical pinboard

The idea is pretty simple: sticky notes for quick thoughts, A4 notes for longer writing, and everything lives on a visual canvas instead of a rigid folder tree.

The visual hierarchy makes organization natural. a note is a file, a "stack" of notes is a folder and zones are the parent folders.

you can even attach sticky notes directly onto A4 pages for referring to them while you're scrolling the A4 editor.

Just drag things around and you're done. No save button, no manual file management, just notes on a board. Plus, there's a workspace exporter that exports all your files so that you own them.

On privacy: notes are stored on Firebase, encrypted in transit and at rest. No ads, no trackers, no selling data. If you use "Quick Mode", notes stay local in your browser and never get synced to any server.

When I first posted it a few months back the response was way more positive than I expected. Since then I've been fixing, refining, and adding things based on what people actually said. It's in a much better place now.

It's completely free right now. At some point it'll probably go paid but anyone who signs up before that happens, I'll make sure your account stays free forever. Just drop a comment or DM me and I'll sort it out manually.

Would genuinely love to hear what you think, good or bad. Still a lot to build but the core experience feels solid now.

This is the link to the app: passinote.app

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u/PassiProductions — 11 days ago
▲ 50 r/DigitalPlanner+2 crossposts

Built a canvas based note app where you drag and stick your notes like a physical pinboard

The idea is pretty simple: sticky notes for quick thoughts, A4 notes for longer writing, and everything lives on a visual canvas instead of a rigid folder tree.

The visual hierarchy makes organization natural. a note is a file, a "stack" of notes is a folder and zones are the parent folders.

you can even attach sticky notes directly onto A4 pages for referring to them while you're scrolling the A4 editor.

Just drag things around and you're done. No save button, no manual file management, just notes on a board. Plus, there's a workspace exporter that exports all your files so that you own them.

On privacy: notes are stored on Firebase, encrypted in transit and at rest. No ads, no trackers, no selling data. If you use "Quick Mode", notes stay local in your browser and never get synced to any server.

When I first posted it a few months back the response was way more positive than I expected. Since then I've been fixing, refining, and adding things based on what people actually said. It's in a much better place now.

It's completely free right now. At some point it'll probably go paid but anyone who signs up before that happens, I'll make sure your account stays free forever. Just drop a comment or DM me and I'll sort it out manually.

Would genuinely love to hear what you think, good or bad. Still a lot to build but the core experience feels solid now.

This is the link to the app: passinote.app

u/PassiProductions — 11 days ago
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Built a canvas-based note app that separates long form and short form notes visually

Built a note app a few months ago, got some great feedback, and have been refining it since. Here's where it's at now.

The idea is pretty simple: sticky notes for quick thoughts, A4 notes for longer writing, and everything lives on a visual canvas instead of a rigid folder tree.

The visual hierarchy makes organization natural. a note is a file, a "stack" of notes is a folder and zones are the parent folders.

you can even attach sticky notes directly onto A4 pages for referring to them while you're scrolling the A4 editor.

Just drag things around and you're done. No save button, no manual file management, just notes on a board. Plus, there's a workspace exporter that exports all your files so that you own them.

On privacy: notes are stored on Firebase, encrypted in transit and at rest. No ads, no trackers, no selling data. If you use "Quick Mode", notes stay local in your browser and never get synced to any server.

When I first posted it a few months back the response was way more positive than I expected. Since then I've been fixing, refining, and adding things based on what people actually said. It's in a much better place now.

It's completely free right now. At some point it'll probably go paid but anyone who signs up before that happens, I'll make sure your account stays free forever. Just drop a comment or DM me and I'll sort it out manually.

Would genuinely love to hear what you think, good or bad. Still a lot to build but the core experience feels solid now.

This is the link to the app: passinote.app

u/PassiProductions — 11 days ago
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How do I get real feedback for my apps?

For people who have successfully solved this, how did you get people to try out your app and give feedback on it? Was it subreddits or just messaging people privately? or something else that im missing?

Ive built and published my app and got a few comments, but no real feedback.

Any advice?

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u/PassiProductions — 2 months ago

Built a note-taking app where your file hierarchy is a visual canvas

Created this app for myself at first, but got obsessed building it, so here it is.

It's a canvas based note app with two types of notes: sticky notes for quick thoughts and A4 notes for longer writing. You drag them around the canvas and arrange them however makes sense to you. There's a Quick Mode for throwaway notes that you want to jot down fast without thinking about where they go, and structured workspaces for notes you actually want to keep organised. Everything autosaves. No files, no folders, no manual saving.

Its still pretty early(so expect bugs) and its only for desktop right now. If you guys like it, I might work on it furthur.

try it out and let me know, im open to any kind of feedback.

Heres the link: passinote.app
(only on desktop for now)

u/PassiProductions — 2 months ago

Best looking and feeling note taking app out there

Created this app for myself at first, but got obsessed building it, so here it is.

I've tried many note taking app out there and kept running into the same issues.

Long form notes and short throwaway notes kept ending up in the same place, and I'd have to dig through everything to find what I needed. But I also didn't want to create a separate folder just for quick notes because then I'm managing folders instead of just writing things down.

Saving was another thing. I don't want to think about saving. I just want to open the app write a note and close the window.

Every app also looked identical. Same sidebar, same list, same linear structure. I wanted to see my notes spatially, not scroll through a list trying to remember where something was.

So I built Passinote. It's a canvas based note app with two types of notes: sticky notes for quick thoughts and A4 notes for longer writing. You drag them around the canvas and arrange them however makes sense to you. There's a Quick Mode for throwaway notes that you want to jot down fast without thinking about where they go, and structured workspaces for notes you actually want to keep organised. Everything autosaves.

Its still pretty early(so expect bugs) and its only for desktop right now. If you guys like it, I might work on it furthur.

Before anyone asks, YES i used claude, but I spent wayy too much time planning out and working on the creative aspects of this app and I hope you can see it. Claude just helped me execute what was in my head, so i guess thats pretty cool.

try it out and let me know, im open to any kind of feedback.

Heres the link: passinote.app
(only for desktop for now and requires google auth)

u/PassiProductions — 3 months ago
▲ 14 r/noteapps+4 crossposts

Short notes kept cluttering my long form notes, so i solved it.

Created this app for myself at first, but got obsessed building it, so here it is.

I've tried many note taking app out there and kept running into the same issues.

Long form notes and short throwaway notes kept ending up in the same place, and I'd have to dig through everything to find what I needed. But I also didn't want to create a separate folder just for quick notes because then I'm managing folders instead of just writing things down.

Saving was another thing. I don't want to think about saving. I just want to open the app write a note and close the window.

Every app also looked identical. Same sidebar, same list, same linear structure. I wanted to see my notes spatially, not scroll through a list trying to remember where something was.

So I built Passinote. It's a canvas based note app with two types of notes: sticky notes for quick thoughts and A4 notes for longer writing. You drag them around the canvas and arrange them however makes sense to you. There's a Quick Mode for throwaway notes that you want to jot down fast without thinking about where they go, and structured workspaces for notes you actually want to keep organised. Everything autosaves.

Its still pretty early(so expect bugs) and its only for desktop right now. If you guys like it, I might work on it furthur.

try it out and let me know, im open to any kind of feedback.

Heres the link: passinote.app
(only for desktop for now)

u/PassiProductions — 2 months ago
▲ 3 r/noteapps+1 crossposts

What do you think about apps like heptabase and scrintal?

Does anyone have experience using heptabase and scrintal? What do you think about those apps?

Ive been working on an app for a long time now which uses a canvas to organise notes.

Later found out that there are apps that already do that in a similar way. So i dont know if I should continue to work on it.

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u/PassiProductions — 3 months ago

Built a game UI inspired todo app with some cool features

Got sick of looking at repetitive UI for todo apps so i built my own cuz why not. It's got a cartoony, colorful look with bouncy animations that makes it feel less like a chore to open. Dumb? Maybe. But it makes checking things off genuinely fun.

Some cool features:

Auto-prioritization: when your list gets long, one button sends it to an AI and reorders everything by urgency. Takes two seconds.

Daily summaries: at the end of the day it writes a short paragraph about what you got done. So that you have a history to look back on.

That's pretty much it. Nothing revolutionary, just a task app thats a little different and doesn't feel miserable to use.

Here's the link if you wanna check it out: dailydo.online

Feedback is appreciated.

PS: its a PWA so you can add it to home screen as an app aswell.

u/PassiProductions — 3 months ago
▲ 1 r/WebApps+1 crossposts

Built a game UI inspired todo app with some cool ai features

Got sick of looking at repetitive UI for todo apps so i built my own cuz why not. It's got a cartoony, colorful look with bouncy animations that makes it feel less like a chore to open. Dumb? Maybe. But it makes checking things off genuinely fun.

Some cool features:

Auto-prioritization: when your list gets long, one button sends it to an AI and reorders everything by urgency. Takes two seconds.

Daily summaries: at the end of the day it writes a short paragraph about what you got done. So that you have a history to look back on.

That's pretty much it. Nothing revolutionary, just a task app thats a little different and doesn't feel miserable to use.

Here's the link if you wanna check it out: dailydo.online

Feedback is appreciated.

PS: its a PWA so you can add it to home screen as an app aswell.

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u/PassiProductions — 3 months ago

Free link or open source?

I’ve been working on some productivity web apps which i had created for myself. Later i started to share it with my friends and family and they liked it as well.

Now Im thinking of making it public and sharing it with everyone. But i don’t know where to share it. Should I just use the link and share it on different subreddits or should i just make the repository public and make it open source.

I have experience in developing apps, but mostly did that for myself and not for sharing. So some guidance on this would be appreciated.

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u/PassiProductions — 3 months ago