Lua

Dating and social discovery app powered by AI

Social

2023

https://www.lua.earth

About the Project

Lua is a social discovery app with an AI-powered matching engine. It’s designed for all types of relationships, including binary, non-binary, bisexual, etc. Crossed paths and deep questions help find new, meaningful connections beyond profile pics and ignite honest conversations with soulmates. Lua is to become a digital soul hub for dates, chats, friends, and love.

Product Idea

Misleading user profiles, unwanted content, hookup culture, and safety concerns – this sounds so familiar to anyone who has ever used an app to find a date. Along with that, finding a non-binary partner is a real challenge, and Lua’s founders know it firsthand. But Lua has to put an end to the era of meaningless swipe-and-match dating.

Project Challenges

Match users based on their interests and personalities
Build an app for non-binary dating
Design a safe space for personal growth
Load the app with visual, text, and video chat modes

Key Features

01Sharings

Lua’s matching system is based on users’ responses to prompts (sharings) designed by intimacy experts. Users can answer with a voice note or photo, or just type in the answer. Users get new sharings daily to help the app find someone truly special.

02Relationship Tips

In between matches, Lua shares valuable tips from leading experts in the sphere of personal growth and relationship. The app helps not just to connect and find soulmates but also to learn more about yourself.

03Sparks

Users stay anonymous and can’t see each other’s pics during their first chat until they both feel a spark and decide to reveal their identities. From there, users can choose to journey together in the light.

04Avatars

Users can hide their outer shells behind animal avatars representing their inner personalities. Lua lets users change avatars based on mood and inner feelings.

05Connect Deeply

Lua helps users find an ideal match through a set of deep and playful questions designed by leaders in personal growth and relationship. Users get to know their special someone before they reveal their profiles.

06Meet in Mystery

Based on user preferences, Lua finds a perfect match anonymously. No filters and swiping – Lua does all the magic and finds an ideal soulmate without any superficial stuff.

07Match and Build a Connection

Instead of swiping, Lua uses a content-led mechanism for matching based on similar interests and values. The matching algorithm leverages the power of AI to match users with the right people based on filters and users’ likes. The app can help build steps for a deep connection thanks to daily sharings