SoundSplore AI-Powered Music App
SoundSplore is a social music discovery platform bringing you to artists you’ll love. Explore music based on your emotions, or quickly scroll through new songs to find music that immediately resonates with you. Share your music discoveries with friends and grow your profile to showcase your awesome music taste!
As the Senior Product Designer, I developed new features and completely redesigned the app’s user experience from scratch. I collaborated with a project manager and a junior designer and conducted weekly user testing sessions.
Client
SoundSplore
Platforms
iOS & Android App
Meet Alan
Alan feels overwhelmed by the vast online music options and struggles to discover new artists that match his eclectic taste. Algorithm-driven recommendations limit his exploration, leaving him wanting a more intuitive way to find diverse music that resonates with him.
Interaction with Social Media:
Content & Share Creation: Shares snippets of the music with his friends.
Engagement: Actively participates in music forums and online communities to discuss favorite artists and new releases.
Discovery: Uses social media to find live music events and connect with local artists in San Francisco.
Preferences: Prefers visual and interactive content, often engaging with stories, reels, and live sessions.
Problems
Poor Discover
Emerging artists and their potential fans can’t find each other easily. Artists: 90.7% of artists are still unknown Listeners: 70% of songs played are old/established.
No Music Centric App
Cannot interact with others through music.There is no social media app built around music. Disconnected listening experience
Few Artists Earn
Streaming royalties do not amount to meaningful payouts. Average artists earn $625 in annual streaming royalty income per year (thirty cents per hour)
Design Feature #1: Onboarding
Onboarding: Enabled personalized genre and music recommendations.
Design Feature #2: Home
The home page features endless scrolling with categories such as Mixtape, Artist, and Album feeds displayed at the top. Tapping the View All button navigates users to detailed discovery pages.
Design Feature #3: Find Music Through Mood
Tapping the color wheel takes users to the color wheel page, where they can select a color that represents their mood.
Design Feature #4: Social Share Story
Design Feature #5: Create and Share
Like Instagram, users can tap their profile to share music as a story, with AI-generated videos and visuals.
Inspired by X/Twitter’s UX design, the Home screen now features a floating “Create” button. Long-pressing it activates creator mode, offering three quick actions: Snip, Share Music, or Create Mixtapes—empowering users to craft and share content seamlessly with friends.
Design Feature #6: Surprise Me
To discover a wide range of music, just click on the “Surprise Me” icon located in the navigation bar. You'll be taken to the Mixed Tap Screen, where you can use the color filter to select various music genres.
Product Glance
Video Reference form SoundSplore Official Website