SubTrends

Averages 28 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Thursdays around 5 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (58%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
28 24%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
6 32%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
5 6%
Activity Rank #5,274 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#5,274 1,493
Top 10%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
12%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
53%

r/sideloaded Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes02040600102030Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (41 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
72%
10–99
24%
100–999
4%
1K+
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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 34%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 4
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 316

r/sideloaded Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 2 PM
Mon 10 AM
Tue 5 AM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 5 PM
Fri 10 PM
Sat 1 PM

r/sideloaded Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Question639 (74.8%)3
Discussion70 (8.2%)16
Release68 (8.0%)18
Request [NOT for appstore apps/closed source ipa's]37 (4.3%)3
Update20 (2.3%)25
Tutorial16 (1.9%)2
Promotion/Sale [Must be approved by mods prior]4 (0.5%)10

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

58%text posts

r/sideloaded Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
ipa
127 (14.8%)
23
ios
98 (11.5%)
95
help
82 (9.6%)
23
app
77 (9.0%)
79
apps
66 (7.7%)
56
sidestore
64 (7.5%)
34
anyone
36 (4.2%)
34
sideloading
35 (4.1%)
68
livecontainer
33 (3.9%)
66
need
33 (3.9%)
12

r/sideloaded Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
github.com861
i.imgur.com318
mesutcydev.github.io33

r/sideloaded Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/sideloaded Audience Overlap

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r/sideloaded FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/sideloaded?

Based on posting volume, r/sideloaded is most active on Thursdays around 5 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/sideloaded?

r/sideloaded averages 28 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/sideloaded get?

Posts on r/sideloaded average about 6 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/sideloaded get most?

On r/sideloaded, most posts are text posts (58%)