Building an app that will not save lives (or will it?)
By: Rafał Wyderka
Tags: Friendship, Relationships, Startup, People, Mission

Photo by Omar Lopez

It’s not easy to live in this world. It’s complex, confusing, and always changing. But who said that it was supposed to make sense? The only thing that makes sense is the relationships within it — they’re predictable and constant. And guess what else? They’re the most important things on earth.

At Alikeme, we believe that relationships are sacred and should be developed with care instead of instant gratification. Long-lasting and deep relationships make us happy. It’s a scientific fact. We need them to flourish and be happy.

Alikeme is a new social app that will change the way people meet people, build relationships and make lasting connections. It’s a place to connect with likeminded people and make friends based on personality not looks.

Who needs more than just instant gratification? Maybe the people who grew up in the 60s — free love, drugs, peace, that kind of stuff. But now is not the time to look for a hippie commune nearby (or is it?). Now it’s time to get your own Alikeme account and meet people with similar values. Alikeme app is the first step to create a new way of relationship building that will change the world for the better. Let’s reverse the priorities — character over appearance? We want to lead you in the direction of building deep relationships full of commitment, based on inner image — personality.

Photo by Frankie Cordoba

The idea behind Alikeme

When we were in our 20s, we had a different perspective on things. We were young, starting and experimenting with different ways of living. Being able to talk to new people — meet new people — was a crucial part of it. That’s why we created the app Alikeme for connecting with friends, meeting new ones and making lasting relationships that are based on personality not looks. Building friendships, relationships, partnerships etc. — no matter what you call them — based on similarity of thoughts and ideas instead of physical appearance and attractiveness should be the norm by now. Unfortunately, it’s not. People are still living superficial lives and being superficial themselves.

Technology changes lives

When we think about the times we live in, we realise that we’re at a very important turning point in human history. Technology is changing our lives at an incredible rate. We have never lived this kind of an existence before.

If you go back in time, for example to the 80s, it all seems a bit slow in comparison with today. Over the last years, we’ve seen a lot of technological shifts that have an effect on the people’s lives — they affect our communication, behaviour, habits, and even how we’re perceived by others. We’ve been seeing a progression of changes for years now, and society is now starting to become more self-aware. People are starting to understand how technology has changed life around us.

Nowadays, we have social media which is one of the biggest technological advancements in history. It has a huge impact on our lives. The pace of life is drastically changing, and the world is becoming more superficial. The app Alikeme is an attempt to disrupt this current trend and make a change for the good.

We want to use technology for the better

At Alikeme we believe that technology should be used to promote self-awareness, growth and passion. We think that technology should be used to help people become better versions of themselves. We believe that it should help people to achieve their dreams i.e. find lifelong partners or friends.

Tech should make you better, not worse. We can do better together. Alikeme will be a place where the “normal” becomes exceptional. Where people will look for real and genuine connection instead of just beautiful pictures of themselves on Instagram. We’ll make it easy to find others with similar interests and beliefs.

Struggles with building next social app

We’ve been developing the Alikeme app for a while now. We made quite a long way in the development — it’s been tricky to describe what we’re trying to build as some people might think that it’s just another one of those dating apps, but that is not really accurate. And it’s not just another one…

Our goal with Alikeme is to change the way people form relationships and become passionate about their lives. We want to make it happen sooner than later.

The App is a very important step in this direction. It’s a place where people will share the same values as us, have the same hopes and dreams. But we needed something more than just an attractive U-Girl with a great body or shirtless guys on their profile pictures…

We wanted to build something that will have a serious impact on people’s lives. We want to make the upcoming generation more open minded, more accepting, and less superficial. We want to teach them to look for people with similar character and interests instead of appearances.

That’s the reason we created Alikeme.