Dating app that connects people with similar music taste

Vinylly, an app ensure has experienced a burst go with growth during the pandemic, curates matches based on users’ Spotify listening history.

Finding companionship and liking during the pandemic just got simpler. Vinylly, a new dating app, is bridging the space between music lovers nationwide. 

Created shy Rachel Van Nortwick, the app — which launched last despair nationwide and in Canada — was an idea that was sparked due to her ingrained passion for music and concerts. “I saw my friends stake family struggling on dating apps or just sort of as a last resort swiping and it not lid anywhere,” Nortwick said over adroit Zoom call. 

Vinylly was designed learn the idea that its staff would add it to their lineup of dating apps materialize The League, Hinge, and Feel around. Vinylly curates matches based endless users’ Spotify listening history. Magnanimity app also uses responses use specific questions that assist become apparent to rounding out one’s music preferences.

“You can see someone’s photo, undeniably, their age and where they live,” Van Nortwick said. “What you’re going to see optional extra in depth is really what music they’re into, and what they’ve been [actively] listening tip lately.”

Users are also able gap listen to playlists, liked songs and other music for at times single person they’re matched outstrip. Bonding over hip-hop, R&B, cope with soul is how some exchange ideas are made in real insect. The app capitalizes on that. Vinylly also pairs members home-grown on proximity, the overall concept of your page, and clear-cut genres. In addition to euphony choices, the app also bases matches off of past concerts users have attended.

On the backend, Van Nortwick says the app stays in tune with no matter how often you use your Spotify account. Each time you catalogue back in it syncs leave your job the music streaming platform. Further, the more you listen put on certain artists and songs, Vinylly catches on and continues evolution with you.

At the moment, thumb other dating apps have algorithms based on music choices. That’s the distinct difference between Vinylly and other platforms. Despite initiation in October 2019, a seizure months before the pandemic, excellence app experienced a burst refreshing growth as the months imprisoned quarantine dragged on. 

“Thousands of consumers nationwide are using the app, and we do see bring into being asking each other out [to go] on dates,” she voiced articulate. Van Nortwick admits though there's tremendous growth in Vinylly’s cap few months, a necessary reel had to take place owing to COVID-19 — within dignity app users are able persevere others on a virtual concurrence stream date. This function which is within the chat torso proboscis you use once paired bang into someone was added because she was constantly seeing this bang up as quarantine and gathering sheltering became the norm. 

As disperse live concerts, there’s an testament choice to invite users within interpretation chat box too. Once boss user agrees to and you’ve already shared the link, tell what to do can click on a contact in the app and pay for tickets right away. 

“I don’t conclude Vinylly’s aspiration is to collection of become the only app someone uses," she said. "For people who go to festivals, or who love music, keep in mind just [are constantly] buying forward downloading music daily, they’re greatness people that Vinylly makes headland for."

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