In the age of social networks, applications have been developed to share all kinds of content. From photos and videos to thoughts and experiences. Now with Kiwi, music lovers have the opportunity to share their tastes and discover new songs with their friends.
What is Kiwi?
Kiwi is a mobile application that allows you to share the latest song you’ve heard with your friends once a day. The idea is to create a community of music lovers and encourage interaction between them. With Kiwi, you’ll be able to meet new artists and discover songs you may not have heard before.
It is already available for iOS, but for android there is a queue, it is not public yet.
How Kiwifruit Works
By joining Kiwi, you will have the opportunity to rate some songs so that the app can understand your tastes and show songs that you might like. Once you’re in, you’ll be able to see what your friends are listening to and give them feedback. The app works like a kind of “dating app”, where you can swipe right if you like the song or left if you don’t.
Also, when the Kiwi notification appears, all users must share the last song they heard. This means that everyone can discover new songs and maybe find new favorite artists.
The app currently works with Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer. This covers a large part of the music streaming market, although users of platforms such as YouTube Music or Amazon Music are left out. Setup is easy, just connect your streaming service to the app, choose your username, a profile picture, and add friends.
Opinions about Kiwifruit
Although Kiwi has an interesting and promising idea, some longtime users have expressed dissatisfaction with the app. While the idea of keeping the focus on the songs heard throughout the day is interesting, they would like an easier way to keep track of song recommendations over time.
Nonetheless, Kiwi is still a fun app for discovering new songs and keeping up with what your friends are listening to. You can find everything from classical songs to modern and avant-garde music. Also, now that Apple Music has launched its classical music section, Kiwi users can discover true classics among the shared songs.
Music is an art form that can connect us on an emotional and personal level. Kiwi offers a way to share our passion for music with friends and discover new songs along the way. Even though the app has some areas for improvement, it is a step in the right direction to create an online music community, I have no doubt about that.
