Most music apps feel heavy when you just want to press play and share a moment. Discovery takes effort, conversations live far from the player, and reacting to a specific second in a track is awkward.

Create a light, social listening flow. I wanted play to feel instant, discovery to feel playful, and comments to live right where the music is happening.

People respond to presence and pace. If the app keeps you in the song while surfacing what friends think at the exact second, you engage more and switch screens less.

I reviewed Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music, and pulled patterns from TikTok and BeReal. The common thread was quick feedback loops and timestamped context. That shaped the idea of comments pinned to a moment in the track.

I sketched different ways to reduce navigation. Instead of long lists I leaned into cards and a persistent mini player. I created Explorety on the home screen as a one tap way to start an endless stream. For comments I tested a small lane that expands only when needed.

The player is the center. Like, save, skip, and comment are reachable with one hand. Tapping a comment jumps to that exact second. The mini player docks to the nav bar so your current track is always available from Explore, Library, or Friends.

I kept the surface clean and calm so the music art stands out. Soft gradients and quiet scaling make transitions feel natural. Micro animations pulse on play and on comment reveal to guide attention without shouting.

Now Playing shows art, simple controls, a progress bar, and a compact comment stack that opens when you want to read or write. Home introduces Explorety with a large, playful entry and a For You rail for quick picks. Library focuses on clarity with Albums and Songs that feel obvious to scan. Friends groups the social tools in one place with Chats, Updates, and Shared Playlists so you can react or build together without leaving the music.

I mapped a very short loop. Open the app, hit Explorety, hear something, react or save, and keep moving. The sitemap acted as a checklist to keep patterns consistent across tabs and to stop scope creep.

You start Explorety and instantly get a track. At 1:22 you see a friend’s note and jump to that moment. You like it and save to Favorites. Later you open Friends and drop the track into a shared playlist that updates for everyone.

Clear status at all times. Predictable placement of controls. Simple language. Easy undo and Back. One way to perform each core action. Visual rhythm that stays the same across tabs.

Starts from Explorety, jumps into timestamped moments, saves to Favorites, and the number of shared playlists created. These tell me if the experience is fast, social, and sticky.