Whatch is a ‘What to Watch’ social media app for TV and Film recommendations. Build your Whatch list from things you and your friends like and recommend, rate and find out where and when to watch, as well as cast crew and creator rabbit holes to explore!
I made the first version of this application a few years back. I was sick of the common scenario of having some time to watch something on telly and getting sucked into a wormhole of endless scrolling through various streaming platforms...
"what was the name of that thing my buddy told me to watch again..?"
At its most basic, Whatch was (and still is) a Search and Bookmark tool. Now, users can add friends, send recommendations, discuss titles, rate title and view their friends activity, as well as view where a Tv show or Movie is available to watch right now.
The app contains a lot of meta data around each title like release date, cast/crew/creators, Actor or Producer credits, IMdB/RT/Metacritic ratings and more - enough to get you into a rabbit hole of what you might like next.
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I am a developer by trade and this project has been and continues to be a sandbox for me to try out new ideas, tech and approaches. It's built as a React Hybrid application, designed to code share between Web and Native (iOS and Android). I use Firebase for data storage, Auth and cloud functions. I use Expo to help with the Native development and access to Native features.
I could talk at length about some of the code choices and approaches, but they seem like separate conversations :)
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I now have 5000 signed up but only between 30 and 60 active users a day. This app is not finished - probably never will be! But I would love to hear feedback, suggestions and happy to discuss any code approach for anyone that's interested :)
@gloria_sousa Oh no! So sorry about that. Can you give me some more details about how you are logging trying to log in, what device you are on and when you signed up? Maybe you could email me at whatchapplication@gmail.com and I can get it sorted for you!
@alex_borton i will try to find out and give you my account details. i got the acc because when i try to create one it tells me the email is being used. im quite new to this, im a vivid lover of webapps but i can see that its more in the pass every day it passes....
@gloria_sousa Aaah, i'm so glad you managed to get in! I am still investigating my end and just sent you an email before i saw this :D I am glad you managed to get in! Hope you enjoy the app :)
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