3.9 / 5

Code Roast

Paste code, get brutally honest feedback locally

Fun

Privacy

Zero Cost

The Problem

Code review is either too polite or unavailable

Current Solutions (Not Great)

Ask colleagues (awkward) or ChatGPT (not private)

Who Needs This

Developers who want honest feedback without judgment

An AI code reviewer with attitude. Choose your roast intensity and persona (Gordon Ramsay, Linus Torvalds) to get hilarious yet insightful feedback on your code—all running locally so your embarrassing code stays private.

Honest Take

Great for virality, but monetization is tough. Entertainment apps rarely convert to paying users. Best as a portfolio piece or lead-gen for consulting. The 'roast' angle is a crowded meme format—differentiate or accept short-lived attention.

Monetization Ideas

Ways to turn this into revenue

Free / Open Source

GitHub stars, Twitter followers, job opportunities

Donations / Tip Jar

$5-50/month from grateful users

Ad-Supported

$1-5 CPM, needs volume

Features

Key features that make this app valuable

Roast intensity slider (gentle → brutal)
Different roast personas (senior dev, code reviewer, Gordon Ramsay)
Highlights specific lines with comments
Suggests fixes after the roast

Build Prompt

Use this prompt with an AI assistant to start building

Build a React PWA called 'Code Roast' using WebInfer for AI inference. Use streamText for real-time roast generation. UI: code input textarea with syntax highlighting (use Prism.js), intensity slider (1-5), persona dropdown (Senior Dev, Tech Lead, Gordon Ramsay, Linus Torvalds). Output shows roast comments inline with line numbers. Use generateObject to return structured feedback: { overallScore: number, roasts: [{ line: number, comment: string, severity: 'cringe' | 'bad' | 'war-crime' }], suggestions: string[] }. Add a 'Show me how to fix it' button that generates improved code. Dark theme, monospace fonts.

Score Breakdown

Pain

Clarity