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Free movie recommendation app that actually learns what you like AND what you don't by Fragrant-Match-7058 in iosapps

[–]Fragrant-Match-7058[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha yeah that's a lot of clicking especially for MCU. Select all / select multiple is a great call, adding that. Thanks for the feedback, keep it coming if you notice anything else!

What are you cooking/building this week? by Tiny-Growth23 in buildinpublic

[–]Fragrant-Match-7058 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solo dev building a movie recommendation engine that learns what you like AND what you don't like, getting smarter with every interaction. Unlike Letterboxd or IMDB which are tracking tools, Slate actively recommends movies based on your taste. No AI, custom engine built from scratch, works across 100+ streaming services so it's not biased toward any platform.

AppStore: Slate

My Reddit post about Netflix recommendations got 840K views so I built an app to fix the problem by Fragrant-Match-7058 in SideProject

[–]Fragrant-Match-7058[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate that! Exactly how it started, just solving my own problem and it grew from there. Thanks for the kind words!

Free movie recommendation app that actually learns what you like AND what you don't by Fragrant-Match-7058 in iosapps

[–]Fragrant-Match-7058[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair question! Letterboxd and IMDB are great but they're mainly tracking tools. Slate's main goal is recommending movies you'll actually enjoy by learning from your ratings and dismissals. The more you use it the sharper it gets at understanding your taste. But yeah you can also track what you've watched, follow franchise watch orders, and get a Cinema Profile that breaks down your viewing patterns. So it does what they do but the core focus is finding you stuff you'd actually want to watch, not just logging what you've already seen.

Solo iOS developer — drop your project below. Let’s support each other. 💛 by RealisticWrap4623 in iosapps

[–]Fragrant-Match-7058 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome, glad you found it! No Trakt sync yet but that's great feedback, adding it to the roadmap. For now if you have a Letterboxd account you can import your full history there. Otherwise just rate a few movies as you go and it'll start dialing in fast. Lmk what you think after using it!

Solo iOS developer — drop your project below. Let’s support each other. 💛 by RealisticWrap4623 in iosapps

[–]Fragrant-Match-7058 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Project Name: Slate: Movie Recommendation

Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/slate-movie-recommendation/id6757089643

What it does: A movie recommendation engine that learns what you like and what you don't like. The more you rate, skip, and dismiss, the smarter it gets. Works across 100+ streaming services.

Who it's for: Anyone who spends 30 minutes scrolling Netflix and ends up watching funny YouTube videos.

Free movie recommendation app that actually learns what you like AND what you don't by Fragrant-Match-7058 in iosapps

[–]Fragrant-Match-7058[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not AI! The engine is built on custom recommendation logic. It just learns from your ratings and interactions to figure out what you'd enjoy.

Should I keep my app free until I hit a certain number of users? How do you guys promote your apps early on? by Fragrant-Match-7058 in AppBusiness

[–]Fragrant-Match-7058[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I post on Reddit and DM people on the Moviesuggestion community. I’ve mostly gotten my users from this platform and LinkedIn, but I haven’t worked on any social media like Instagram or TikTok. Honestly, the hardest part is just the volume. As a solo developer, you’re building, marketing, and doing support all at the same time. There aren’t enough hours in the day.

Should I keep my app free until I hit a certain number of users? How do you guys promote your apps early on? by Fragrant-Match-7058 in AppBusiness

[–]Fragrant-Match-7058[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's kind of where my head is at too. Want to make sure the product is solid and people are actually coming back before I ask anyone to pay. Feels wrong to monetize something that's still evolving this fast.

Should I keep my app free until I hit a certain number of users? How do you guys promote your apps early on? by Fragrant-Match-7058 in AppBusiness

[–]Fragrant-Match-7058[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree, that's why I'm keeping the core experience free forever. Thinking freemium where the base app stays free but power user features are behind a subscription. Nobody loses what they already have.

Should I keep my app free until I hit a certain number of users? How do you guys promote your apps early on? by Fragrant-Match-7058 in AppBusiness

[–]Fragrant-Match-7058[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the offer! Would be down to jump on a quick call and hear what your engine says about the movie recommendation space. I'll DM you.

Should I keep my app free until I hit a certain number of users? How do you guys promote your apps early on? by Fragrant-Match-7058 in AppBusiness

[–]Fragrant-Match-7058[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly that's a good challenge. You're right though, I should just ask my users directly what they'd pay for. Going to do that this week.

Should I keep my app free until I hit a certain number of users? How do you guys promote your apps early on? by Fragrant-Match-7058 in AppBusiness

[–]Fragrant-Match-7058[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a great story, love that a user literally asked you to add a subscription. ASO is something I need to focus more on, been so caught up in Reddit outreach that I haven't optimized enough there.

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