Tips, guides, and insights for better collaborative music experiences
Our user numbers are growing steadily, but recurring users are still rare. Here’s what we’re learning about growth, retention, and the difficult decision between waiting and redesigning.
Some users interact with our app as if they don’t fully understand what it does. Here’s why we’re now heavily focusing on UI clarity, onboarding, and user perception.
Users were signing up and creating sessions—but many never added songs or stayed engaged. Here’s why redesigning the session experience became one of our biggest priorities.
Performance and features matter—but understanding user behavior is the real challenge. Here’s what we’re learning about UI, analytics, and the limits of tracking.
More users are actively using our tool—and our blog is the biggest driver. Here’s how content and SEO became a core growth engine for us.
A small audio bug revealed a bigger lesson: even minor UX inconsistencies can break user trust. Here’s how we fixed it—and what it taught us about building better products.
As our user base started growing, our database became messy and hard to understand. Here’s how cleaning it up revealed real insights about user behavior—and why it matters.
Users were dropping off before adding songs due to slow search results. Here’s how we identified a hidden bottleneck and reduced perceived latency from nearly a second to instant feedback.
Struggling to understand why users don’t convert after searching? Learn how to implement diagnostic-level analytics that reveal exactly where and why users drop off.
We’re seeing more users signing up to TuneVote, but many aren’t creating sessions yet. Today we even had a manual email/password signup — something we didn’t expect in 2026. Here’s what we’re learning.
One week after switching our landing page to Next.js for faster blog publishing and better SEO, we welcomed three new users. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.
We’ve made a significant switch to Next.js for a faster, more modern, and professional experience. Here’s why this move was essential for our long-term growth and SEO strategy.
Tired of awkward music moments at parties? Learn how to create the perfect collaborative playlist that keeps everyone happy and the energy high all night long.
Explore how real-time voting systems are changing the way we experience music at events, venues, and gatherings. The future of music is collaborative.
Get the most out of your TuneVote sessions with these practical tips for hosts. From setup to crowd management, we've got you covered.
On February 2nd, 2026, the first person signed up and created a private session on TuneVote. A huge milestone — and a clear validation of our Google Login decision.
Creating an account with email and password felt painfully slow. After experiencing friction on other sites — and seeing the success of social login elsewhere — we made the switch. Here’s what changed.
When building real-time collaborative features, the backend choice is critical. Here’s why we moved away from our initial PHP idea and chose Node.js for TuneVote.
After successfully connecting to Spotify’s API, we discovered a critical flaw that made it impossible to build a truly shared music experience. Here’s why we had to pivot away from Spotify and move to YouTube.
Discover how TuneVote's development started with complex real-time sockets and our first ambitious attempt using the Spotify Premium API — including the unexpected challenges we faced.
Tired of fighting over the next song at work or parties? Discover the real frustration that sparked the creation of TuneVote – a simple, fair way for groups to choose music together.