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Tired of generic streaming algorithms and boring star-rating systems? Meet Athens — a sleek, open-source music rating app. Through pairwise "which do you prefer?" duels, Athens uses the ELO algorithm to convert your head-to-head choices into precise 0–10 scores and beautifully ranked lists of your tracks, albums, and artists. Key Features: • Pairwise Matchups: Mathematically curates your true taste. • Last.fm Sync: Import scrobbles instantly. • Deep Tags: Get rich genre and mood tags
Hi Product Hunt! 👋
I'm Junwoo, a nerdy CS undergraduate and the creator of Athens. I am incredibly thrilled (and a bit nervous!) to share my passion project with this amazing community today.
🖤 The Origin Story & Homage to Podiums
It all started because I fell in love with an iOS app called "Podiums", which lets you rank and share your favorite things through 1:1 matchups. It’s an amazing app, but as an Android and Web user, I was sad I couldn't use it everywhere.
So, I decided to build a music-focused version for myself as a fun side experiment. But as I kept coding, adding my own ideas and polishing the details, I ended up creating something much bigger and more refined than I ever expected. I knew I had to share it with the world.
🎧 Rating Should Be Effortless, Not a Chore
Most rating apps make you feel like a strict critic, forcing you to think hard about whether an album is a 3.5 or a 4.0. With Athens, I wanted rating to be a frictionless, lighthearted experience:
• Frictionless 1:1 Duels: Just tap between two tracks/albums (powered by ELO algorithm) while you walk down the street.
• Deep Taste Stats: Rather than just sorting reviews, Athens focuses on your music data. We analyze your library with deep genre & mood tags from Last.fm and MusicBrainz.
• Compare with Friends: You can compare your music taste with friends, see your compatibility percentage (e.g., “35% Match”), and read fun auto-generated relationship dynamic reports (like "The Anchor & The Eclectic Listener").
💸 Why We Aren't on the iOS App Store (Yet!)
Currently, Athens is available on the Web, Google Play Store, and as a direct macOS download. To be completely honest, as a broke college student, the annual $99 Apple Developer fee is a bit too steep for a fully free, open-source project with no ads. But if the community loves this app and we grow together, I hope to bring it to iOS soon!
Athens is built with a lot of love, sweat, and late-night coding sessions. I’d be honored to get your feedback, hear about your music matches, and answer any questions.
Thank you so much for your support, and happy dueling! 🎧🖤
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About Athens - Open Source Music Rating App on Product Hunt
“Battle your music, stack your taste”
Athens - Open Source Music Rating App was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #112 on the daily leaderboard. Tired of generic streaming algorithms and boring star-rating systems? Meet Athens — a sleek, open-source music rating app. Through pairwise "which do you prefer?" duels, Athens uses the ELO algorithm to convert your head-to-head choices into precise 0–10 scores and beautifully ranked lists of your tracks, albums, and artists. Key Features: • Pairwise Matchups: Mathematically curates your true taste. • Last.fm Sync: Import scrobbles instantly. • Deep Tags: Get rich genre and mood tags
Athens - Open Source Music Rating App was featured in Music (53.5k followers), Spotify (24.2k followers), Open Source (68.6k followers) and GitHub (41.3k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 48.6k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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