Custom Streaming Service App
The app we created was Movie Buddy—a custom streaming service app that lets you and your friends swipe through movies (like Tinder), match on choices, and see what streaming platforms each movie is available on. Here’s the step-by-step process in simple bullets:
Steps to Build the Custom Streaming Service App:
Describe your idea in VibeCode: Write out that you want a movie matcher app for you and friends to swipe on movies and match on picks.
Front-end creation: Auto-generate the first draft UI—movie cards for swiping, room code entry, and basic flows.
Customize UI and features: Add swipe animations, like/dislike buttons, and haptic feedback for a polished feel.
Link real movie data: Connect to the TMDB API to load real movie titles, images, and metadata into the app.
Show streaming providers: Fetch and display which US streaming services (like Netflix, Amazon Prime) offer each movie.
Create multiplayer rooms: Integrate Firebase backend to create “rooms” for friends to join with a code and swipe on the same movie set.
Sync and testing: Test the real-time syncing: when you and a friend are in the room, your swipes and matches are instantly updated for both.
Share app and rooms: Add buttons to share the app (or room codes) easily via text or message.
Polish details: Add/adjust app name, icons, and splash screen; fix any UI bugs or errors that come up in testing.
Deploy to the App Store: Use Expo (with Cursor) to submit your finished app to TestFlight or the App Store for your friends to download.
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