Project://Juno - Devlog 001 - Introduction

 

Project://Juno

Devlog - 001

Introduction

    This devlog follows the development and creation of a mobile application with a primary focus on social, communal, and romantic engagements and the post-relational endeavors a user will come into contact once the goal is achieved. Or to simply put: this a dating app that focuses on community and what to do afterwards.

    I started developing the idea for this app sometime in late 2024 as I started to get fed up with dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, eHarmony, etc. All of them focusing on getting to know one another through a technological filter and with no real interaction outside of texting, with maybe a video/phone call. And I will also admit that I do not have the best ability to flirt either in person or online, so no matter what my effectiveness in this realm is practically nil. So what did that leave me with?

    When thinking on it I started to think about the way people used to introduce friends and family to potential matches, blind dates. It's not something I think is a great thing, but it brings back something that I feel has been lost through these current apps that are on the market. Even though quite a few of these apps do have a 'matchmaker' feature, they're usually hidden and not widely used. So why not make an app for it?

    Of course doing something like this comes with a list of challenges:

• Is there a market for this?
• How can you ensure that a date will happen?
• How safe can someone be?
• Who will be your matchmaker?
• Etc.

    There's a lot more, but I have a headache and I like writing these in one go, so I might create a auxiliary list later (call it Devlog 001.1 or something).

    But, this app, currently codenamed PROJECT://JUNO focuses on setting up blind dates, ensuring the safety of the users by various means, and creating a community with how matchmakers and their seekers find potential matches. I'll dive more into how this will work in the next devlog. For now this is one of my most pressing projects as I keep seeing more and more people wanting to date, but getting fed up with the app scene. So let's hope I can get this one out in some measurable way before 2026, even if it's just a Kickstarter.