soso | &Dolphin

Overview

A dating platform open only to members who pass verification. You find people nearby in the app and open a conversation; offline rotation events are where you actually meet. The events bring people in, and revenue comes from unlocking conversations online.

Sign-up includes identity verification, and the verified badge is granted only once identity, employment and photo checks have all passed. Browsing works from location — people nearby, recently active, filtered by whatever conditions you set — and unlocking a message with in-app currency opens the chat immediately. Rotations take sign-ups by theme and are confirmed only once enough seats are taken; short of that they are cancelled automatically and refunded in full.

App and backend are in beta with the review admin running alongside. The offline rotation is in preparation and no round has been held yet.

Stack

Area	Technology	Why we chose it
App	React Native (Expo)	One codebase for iOS and Android — no reason to keep two native apps this early.
Backend	Spring Boot · Java	Verification decisions and seat confirmation must be exact, so transactions stay explicit.
Data	PostgreSQL	Seat limits and refund conditions are concurrency problems; relational is the premise.
Operations	Review admin (React) · push	People do the reviewing, and who decided what has to remain on record.

Roadmap

Sign-up and profile

Done2026.05.01 – 2026.06.20

Sign-up flow including identity verification

Location-based browsing

Done2026.06.21 – 2026.07.31

Nearby list and filters

Three-step verification

In progress2026.08.01 – Ongoing

Identity, employment and photo review with decision records

Rotation sign-up

Planned

Sign-up by theme; automatic cancellation and refund if seats fall short

Message unlock