I’m building an app to end the “what should we watch?” argument 🍿

Jesper Lindqvist — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:25:33 +0000

You sit down for movie night. Someone opens Netflix. Twenty minutes later, everyone is still saying “nah, not that one”. 😂

I’m building Synema, a mobile app that turns choosing a movie together into a quick swipe session.

The idea is simple:

Create a room and invite your partner or friends.
Everyone swipes through movies on their own phone.
When everyone likes the same movie, you get a match. 🍿

The UX decision I keep coming back to

One person holding the remote makes the whole process serial: suggest a movie, ask everyone, reject it, repeat. Synema lets everyone make those decisions independently.

Likes stay private until there’s a match. That matters because I want people to choose what they actually want to watch, without following whoever speaks first.

I also want the match to feel rewarding without becoming a dead end. Finding one movie everyone likes shouldn’t stop you from exploring a few more options together.

The design goal is to make this feel like a small, casual game: movie artwork, simple choices, and as little interface clutter as possible.

Where it’s at

Synema hasn’t launched yet. The landing page has app screenshots and a waitlist for a launch notification.

👉 See Synema and join the waitlist

Would you use this with a partner or a group of friends? And what usually derails movie night for you: too many choices, different tastes, or finding something on a service everyone has?

I’m the developer, and I’d love some honest feedback before launch 🙂

DEV Community: Jesper Lindqvist

I’m building an app to end the “what should we watch?” argument 🍿

The UX decision I keep coming back to

Where it’s at