For each idea, read the short description, rate it from 1 to 10, and tell us in a few words what you like and what you don't. Honest first reactions are what we need; there are no right answers. About 6 minutes.
Tallyup is a mobile app that pays people real money for short activities on their phone. Users open a feed of available tasks, which include trying new mobile games, rating products, and answering short question sets. Each activity takes between one and fifteen minutes, and the payout is shown before you begin. Earnings are displayed in cash rather than points and can be withdrawn to PayPal or a bank account once the balance passes a small minimum. Brands and game studios fund the activities in exchange for genuine attention and honest feedback.
Newtone is a music streaming app that connects to your Spotify or Apple Music account and reads your listening history. Instead of recommending existing songs, it generates original tracks in the styles, moods and tempos you already listen to. Each day you receive a new feed of songs that were not available before. You can play, save or skip them, and use thumbs up or thumbs down to shape what the app creates next. Saved tracks stay in your library.
Longplay is a music streaming app designed for people over 55. When you first open it, you name a few artists you like. After that, the app plays music by those artists and others from the same era and style. The screen shows large text and one main play button, with a second button to reject a song so it is not played again. There are no adverts and no automatically generated playlists. It is intended to be set up once and then used by pressing play.
Echora is an app with a roster of virtual music artists. Each artist has its own personality, musical style and backstory, and fans can message it directly. You can tell an artist about your life and ask for a song, and it produces a finished track based on what you said. Artists remember previous conversations, give personal shout-outs, release new music to their followers and host live listening sessions. The artists are not real people; the music and conversations are generated. It is aimed at people who want a closer connection to the music they listen to.