MightyTV provides personalized movie and TV show recommendations that you swipe through, Tinder-style
As long as you know what you desire to view and keep up withall the newfangled flick and shows being added every month , Netflix and Hulu are freaking great . But once you start scrolling from writing style to genre trying to decide what you ’re in the mood for , the whole process turns into a drag . Add to that a room full of friend with different gustation and weirdly strong reactions to Keira Knightley and you might as well be moderating Middle East peace treaty lecture .
That ’s the genius behind the new app MightyTV . It ’s basically Tinder for movies and TV shows , providing ultra - personalized recommendations for what to watch on a tidy sum of streaming service . It even has a specific functionality that caters to group hangouts , helping you and your friends discover plebeian reason and clean something you ’ll all care .
Who should download it right now : Anyone with a Netflix , Hulu , Amazon Prime , or HBO GO / HBO NOW describe
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Where to get it : iTunes App Store
The partitioning : If you ’ve ever used Tinder , you ’ll now get the knack of MightyTV . Rather than a potential assemblage , it register you the promo poster for a particular film or serial publication , and you cabbage mightily if you care it , go forth if you do n’t . If you absolutelylovesomething , swiping and holding right signals to the app that it ’s one of your all - time favorites .
The end game ? The more you pinch , the more datum MightyTV pick up on your preferences . The app liken your taste with other users in the system , and tailor your provender to urge flicks it thinks you ’ll like . With enough fine tuning , the app can predict what you ’ll want to catch next .
As you build up a profile , you ’ll be presented with a mickle of different titles – some stuff you ’ve already seen , some material you have n’t but evidently wo n’t be into ( depend at you , Disney’sInvisible Sister ) , and some stuff you ’re unsure of . You have the option to swipe upwards to skip ; I swiped up whenever I stumble across something I had n’t heard of , but did n’t love enough to dislike it . The algorithm just fuck off smarter and smarter about what you like , so it might blow the skipees back by you at a later time .
For stuff you have n’t heard of , the app gives you extra info so you may decide if you ’re into it . Tap a title , and you ’ll see the logarithm line for the film or series , cast and director inside information , a trailer ( if there is one ) , and whether it fit out into any or all of the following category : vital favorite , audience favorite , award success , or boxwood - office hit .
If you accidentally dislike something and interchange your head , and you want to watchInvisible Sisterafter all , it ’s well-fixed to go back and change your vote . Your history of likes , have sex , dislikes , and skip is easily accessible .
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The most modern feature : So what about the whole group - bent enigma I alluded to earlier ? One of the coolest features on MightyTV with the most potential is calledMashup , and the goal is to surface title that you and your friends or significant other can all agree on ( wear they have MightyTV account too ) . Once you ’re in the same room , you may synchronize your accounts up – the app go through and appear at everyone ’s individual preferences , then make suggestions that appeal to everyone .
What it ’s miss : establish up MightyTV ’s algorithm lead time and a lot of swiping , and it would be helpful to add a balance to the " honey " alternative – what if you really , really detest something ? Another no - brainer would be to offer the Rotten Tomatoes rating for movies , a slick item you may get with theNetflix Enhancement Suite . But the biggest drawback here is that you ca n’t sort recommendation by specific genre – i.e. , if you only wanted to see raw releases – which might be a deal breaker for hard-core film raw sienna .
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Joe McGauleyis a senior author for Thrillist and is n’t entirely convinced he would n’t likeInvisible Sister .
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