love this question. hacking my stack to make it free or almost free is definitely one of the parts of having a side project i dig... (music app #1) - ios + ma

love this question. hacking my stack to make it free or almost free is definitely one of the parts of having a side project i dig... (music app #1) - ios + macos native apps: swift + (reactnativeweb/reactjs/redux/orbitjs in a webview) - web: reactnativeweb/reactjs/redux/orbitjs - backend: none, just talk to streaming service APIs. - hosting: AWS Amplify total cost to run: $0 (music app #2) - web front end: nextjs - backend (which just serves up some munged public domain data): postgres+rails running on a mac mini in my basement - backend (user profile data): firebase (i also get free auth/login with that) - hosting: vercel.com total cost to run: $24.95/year (for noip.com's dynamic DNS+SSL package).