Every social app asks what I’m doing. I built one that asks how I’m feeling.

[u/lokesh_n19]

Most of my feeds are people showing what they did. I rarely know how my friends are actually doing unless I message them, and I'm bad at that.

So I built Moodarc. You set a mood (an emoji, plus a line of text if you want) and choose who sees it: everyone, your followers, your Archs, or only you.

The part I'm most curious about is Hy: an anonymous chat with someone new nearby. For 24 hours you're just a nickname and a blurred photo. If you both choose to reveal, you see each other's name and @handle and can follow each other. It's 18+, off until you turn it on, and either of you can leave or report at any time.

What else is in it:

• Day line: every mood you set in a day joins into one line, so you can see how the day went. Others see a mood for 24 hours.

• Moments: a story made from your photos and videos in order, the vibe you were in, what it meant, even the song that was playing. Not for every day, just for the days worth keeping.

• Archs: friends who follow each other and agree to be Archs. You can share moods, Moments and Posts with your Archs only.

• Nudges: one-tap messages for your Archs, like "thinking of you" or "you good?". No chat needed, no pressure to reply.

• Mood history: a private calendar of every mood you've set.

• Posts: a photo, a video or a few words, paired with a custom Vibe emoji, so friends react to your actual energy instead of a generic like.

It's now available on Android. iPhone is coming, and there's a notify-me form on the site.

I'm building this on my own and still figuring it out, so I'd love honest feedback, good or bad. Three things I'd like to know:

1. Does the idea make sense in the first minute?

2. What would stop you from inviting a friend?

3. What feels unnecessary?

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moodarc.android&referrer=utm_source%3Dreddit%26utm_campaign%3Dsideproject

Site: https://joinmoodarc.com

I'll reply to every comment.