Brief
AI-powered social and dating platform with proximity matching (Play Store).
Intrsting is a location-based social and dating platform that connects users through real-time proximity and AI-driven matchmaking. Unlike traditional swipe-based apps, it focuses on discovering nearby active users and intelligent recommendations to improve connection quality.
The platform includes real-time messaging, personalized profile suggestions, subscription-based premium features, and an admin dashboard for monitoring activity and growth.
Problem
Traditional dating apps rely heavily on swipe mechanics, often leading to low-quality matches and poor engagement. Intrsting was designed to:
Connect users based on nearby active presence
Improve match relevance with AI-powered recommendations
Enable real-time interactions at scale
Support growing user activity with cloud-native infrastructure
Outcome
- Successfully launched a production-ready social and dating platform on Google Play.
- Improved user discovery through proximity-based matching
- Enhanced recommendation quality with AI-driven profile ranking via pgvector
- Delivered scalable real-time communication
- Enabled subscription monetization via Play Store billing
- Provided operational visibility through admin dashboards and monitoring
Challenges & solutions
- Real-time scalability → Django Channels and WebSocket-based architecture
- Match relevance → Embeddings, pgvector, and RAG for profile ranking
- Deployment reliability → CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes
- App store compliance → Close coordination with Google Play review and policy requirements
- User engagement → Proximity-based discovery and AI-assisted recommendations
Screens
