u/plindogan

In the past I've triggered my API rate limit and it's been set off for a few mins to a few hours. Today, I guess I set it off again (after it had been down for 17 hrs) and this time I got a 24 hr block and I'm wondering if I should just completely turn it off for 24 hours after it's back to "soft" reset? I'm making pretty minuscule calls (I spent all day yesterday setting up limiting all over my site so it wouldn't take more than 10 things at a time) so I'm just curious whether anyone has experience with expanding degrees of breakage/any healing options?

Hi All,

Looking for some Android testers to get out of the closed beta. My app is Contour, where you can discover music via an algorithm (where you're playing a 30 sec snipped of that song) that learns from your tastes as you rate the music. I've also developed a methodology for comparing albums across decades and eras which you can display in a chart format.

I would love to also review/test your work if you point me to it. I unfortunately don't have an Android device (why we're here) but I would love to help however I can.

Join the google group here first: https://groups.google.com/g/contour-testers

Then you can download the app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.peytonhl.contour

Or if you'd prefer the web version here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.peytonhl.contour

Things I could use help with:

• Does the flow of the app feel "easy" or overwhelming?
• Does the algorithm feel like it's learning your tastes in a meaningful manner?
• Does your user profile feel useful/ tell you enough cool stuff?

Would appreciate any general feedback too!

Hi All,

Looking for some Android testers to get out of the closed beta. My app is Contour, where you can discover music via an algorithm that learns from your tastes as you rate the music. I've also developed a methodology for comparing albums across decades and eras which you can display in a chart format.

I would love to also review/test your work if you point me to it. I unfortunately don't have an Android device (why we're here) but I would love to help however I can.

Join the google group here first: https://groups.google.com/g/contour-testers

Then you can download the app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.peytonhl.contour

Or if you'd prefer the web version here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.peytonhl.contour

Things I could use help with:

• Does the flow of the app feel "easy" or overwhelming?
• Does the algorithm feel like it's learning your tastes in a meaningful manner?
• Does your user profile feel useful/ tell you enough cool stuff?

Would appreciate any general feedback too!

Contour is a music app where you rate songs, follow artists you're into, and get recommendations that actually learn from what you rate. It's casual by design, where a one-sentence review is totally fine, or an essay if you feel inclined.

One part I'm super excited about as a recent feature is that artists can join too and verify themselves. You can find up-and-coming artists, follow them, and support them directly. The roster's small but growing, and being early means you're discovering people before everyone else does. You can also see how songs and artists stack up over time, including what's actually rising in independent music.

You can try Contour anywhere, either Android, iOS, or web, but I'm specifically asking for Android testers right now to hit the requirements for the public Play Store. If you're on iOS or desktop and want to check it out too, the links are below and I'd still really appreciate your feedback!

What I'd love feedback on:

• Upon your first start: does it feel intuitive and like there's enough to do right away, or does it feel empty?
• Does the feed feel like it's actually learning your taste over time?
• Anything that breaks, lags, or confuses you early on.
• If you're an aspiring music artist and want to claim your page: are the features present helpful for you?

~10 minutes to get the first feel. Happy to do feedback-for-feedback if you've got something you want me to test as well.

Android (what I most need right now): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.peytonhl.contour
Tap "Become a tester," then it'll give you the download link (can take a few minutes to show up).

iOS (TestFlight, full App Store launch in the next week or so): https://testflight.apple.com/join/8gGaZASB

Web: https://contourmusic.app

Really appreciate anyone's time who give it a look!

I remember seeing her on the lineup and was wondering if I should go just in case she brought out Ye. Is my fomo justified?

I've recently been developing an app that allows users to discover music within their tastes. Lately I've been thinking of ways I could give lesser known artists more of a platform and so I recently built in a feature to highlight artists through a verification portal. That way you can connect with fans who listen to your music and fans can see what music you like/inspires you.

Try it in your browser, no signup needed, rate a few artists you're into and see if it finds you anything good: https://contour-rosy.vercel.app/ Also on iOS if you'd rather: https://testflight.apple.com/join/8gGaZASB If you'd prefer Google Play store message me!

Genuinely want the honest reactions, and happy to talk about it.

(It’s free, just want feedback from people who make music and offer an opportunity for musician exposure and collaboration)

Was at Rolling Loud and it was my first real exposure to the UG scene. There were so many artists I'd never have found on my own. It stuck with me that finding this stuff before it blows up is hard, the big streaming algorithms mostly just push you back toward what's already popular.

That’s why I’ve been building Contour. You rate tracks and artists, and the feed learns from that to surface new music for you. The point is I've been trying to make it actually go deeper rather than just recommending the obvious big names. Since the Summer Smash lineup is mostly underground like RL this year, I wanted to share. I'd really appreciate if you're interested in testing it out.

Try it in your browser, no signup needed, rate a few artists you're into and see if it finds you anything good: https://contour-rosy.vercel.app/ Also on iOS if you'd rather: https://testflight.apple.com/join/8gGaZASB

Genuinely want the honest reactions, and happy to talk about it.

(It’s free, just want feedback from people who actually know underground music.)

Was at Rolling Loud and it was my first real exposure to the UG scene. There were so many artists I'd never have found on my own. It stuck with me that finding this stuff before it blows up is hard, the big streaming algorithms mostly just push you back toward what's already popular.

So I built Contour. You rate tracks and artists, and the feed learns from that to surface new music for you, and I've been trying to make it actually go deeper rather than just recommending the obvious big names. Since this sub is basically the perfect crowd for it, I'd really appreciate if you're interested in testing it out.

Try it in your browser, no signup needed, rate a few artists you're into and see if it finds you anything good: https://contour-rosy.vercel.app/ Also on iOS if you'd rather: https://testflight.apple.com/join/8gGaZASB

Genuinely want the honest reactions, and happy to talk about it.

(Not selling anything, it's free, just want feedback from people who actually know underground music.)

I got frustrated that “discovery” on most music apps just means a playlist someone else made, so I built Contour. You rate albums and tracks, and the discovery feed adapts to what you actually rate highly, anchored on artists you tell it you love when you start. The more you rate, the more it pulls in stuff in that genre/type that you might not have found otherwise.

It’s solo-built and still early, so I’m mostly after honest reactions to one thing: does the feed actually surface music you like? Rate a handful of things and see if it gets you.

No signup needed to see it, runs in the browser: https://contour-rosy.vercel.app/

Prefer your phone? There’s an iOS version too: https://testflight.apple.com/join/8gGaZASB
or Android (message me)

Happy to explain how it works under the hood, and I would really appreciate any feedback, including how it misses.

Hi Everyone,

I'm in the very early stages of testing my app outside of my friends so I warn it's a bit janky currently. I would really appreciate any and all feedback, even if you'd prefer to DM me. Genuinely want this to be the music app people use to talk about and discover new music.

What it is:

Contour is a music app that mashes up Letterboxd-style ratings & reviews with a TikTok-style discovery feed and a social layer that matches you with strangers based on actual rated-artist overlap. Rate albums and tracks (half-stars, 0.5–5.0), build a public taste profile, compare your tastes with others, share a card showing your taste.

I've used RateYourMusic, Last.fm, and Album of the Year for years and like all three. They each go deep in different ways. RYM is incredible for cataloging and rating across a huge library. Last.fm gives you serious data on your listening over time. AOTY is great for tracking new releases and seeing aggregate scores. The users on all three platforms care deeply about music and have built something real.

What I wanted to try building was something with a lot of the same functionality but with less of a ramp. A place where you can open the app, rate a few albums, see what people you follow thought, jump into a thread on an album, find something new to listen to, and close it without feeling like you needed to commit to a workflow first.

That's what Contour is trying to be. Sign in with Google or Apple and you're in. No library to connect, no scrobbler to set up, no catalog to seed. You rate albums, tracks, and artists, write reviews, and follow people to see what they're rating. The discovery feed starts working immediately and gets sharper as you rate. The reviews feed has a sort that pulls divisive takes to the top, so the discussions worth having are easy to find without digging.

The web version is live, the iOS beta just opened on TestFlight, and Android is in submission. Solo dev, several months in, looking for outside eyes before I keep building.

Looking for feedback on:

• First impression, does anything land or is it confusing
• Whether engaging with the app feels low-friction or whether it still feels like work
• Onboarding
• Anything broken, slow, or missing
• Would you actually open it a second time

If you want access to the iOS beta, DM me your email and I'll add you to the internal testing group.

I'd also really appreciate the chance to watch someone interact with the product on a quick screen share. That's the highest value feedback I can get. If you're open to it, mention it in your DM.

Honest feedback is appreciated.

Web: https://contour-rosy.vercel.app/

How’re you guys getting to and from the festival? I normally buy the parking that RL Miami but I don’t see anything like that so far and figure it’ll be really impossible to find a parking garage day of