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An app for when changing room layouts is your hobby

r/SideProject
6/27/2025

SAAS TOOLS

SaaSURLCategoryFeatures/Notes
RoomSpacehttps://www.roomspace.app/Room Planning & DesignWeb app for arranging room layouts digitally, drag-and-drop furniture placement, custom room shape editing
d3jshttps://d3js.org/Data Visualization LibraryUsed for canvas rendering and drag-and-drop functionality
Next.js 15N/AWeb FrameworkFramework used for building the app

USER NEEDS

Pain Points:

  • Physically moving furniture to test layouts is labor-intensive
  • Paper cutouts for layout planning are inconvenient
  • Creating non-rectangular room layouts is difficult
  • Lack of precision when connecting rooms (grid limitations)
  • No undo functionality during design process

Problems to Solve:

  • Simplify room layout planning without physical effort
  • Create custom-shaped rooms (e.g. U-shaped, rooms with cutouts)
  • Enable precise room connections without grid constraints
  • Implement undo/redo functionality
  • Import existing floor plans/images as starting points

Potential Solutions:

  • Digital drag-and-drop interface for furniture arrangement
  • Node-based room shape editor
  • AI-powered image recognition for importing floor plans
  • Magnetic snapping for room connections
  • Undo button with keyboard shortcut (Ctrl-Z)

GROWTH FACTORS

Effective Strategies:

  • Rapid prototyping (1-1.5 week development cycle)
  • Direct user feedback collection through Reddit

Marketing & Acquisition:

  • Showcasing project on r/SideProject subreddit
  • Creating dedicated feature request platform (Insighto)

Monetization & Product:

  • Currently free with no pricing model mentioned
  • Prioritizing feature development based on user requests (e.g. image import, undo functionality)
  • Exploring multiple future development routes

User Engagement:

  • Prompt responses to user comments and questions
  • Implementing feature request tracking system
  • Encouraging user testing and feedback