Social · iOS
EQUALS - Music Social Network
by Equa.ls
EQUALS pitches itself as a social layer built specifically around music taste, letting users post opinions, join live chat rooms, and curate a visual vinyl wall of favorite tracks and albums. Released in late 2024 and still carrying a version number below 1.0, it feels genuinely ambitious but also unfinished. The 4.46 store rating from 8,000 users suggests a real audience is forming, though the sub-1.0 versioning is an honest signal that the team considers this a work in progress.
The Vinyl Wall is the hook
The standout feature is the personalized Vinyl Wall, a visual grid where you collect and display favorite tracks and albums. It functions as a music identity card more than a playlist, and browsing other users' walls is a surprisingly effective discovery tool. Seeing what a tastemaker has curated feels more personal than an algorithmic recommendation, and that peer-to-peer discovery loop is the strongest argument for using EQUALS over just posting about music on a general social platform.
Live rooms and real-time feed show promise, with gaps
The live music chat rooms and real-time listening feed are genuinely interesting concepts, but at this stage the experience depends heavily on how many active users are online at any given moment. A small or quiet room undercuts the whole premise. The app is 185 MB, which is a moderate install cost, and with versioning still at 0.1.x, expect occasional rough edges in navigation or stability that a more mature release would have ironed out.
Who actually belongs here
EQUALS is a reasonable fit for people who already talk about music constantly and want a dedicated space for it rather than hijacking a general-purpose feed. Casual listeners who just want background music will find nothing useful here. If you write album reviews, chase music news, or enjoy debating artist rankings, the structured format of hot takes and reviews gives those conversations more context than a plain text post elsewhere.
Pros
- Vinyl Wall gives users a distinct, visual music identity that doubles as a discovery tool
- Dedicated music context means conversations stay on topic without general social noise
- Live chat rooms offer real-time discussion that static posts cannot replicate
- Free to download with a solid 4.46 rating suggesting genuine user satisfaction
- Regular updates, with the most recent in June 2026, indicate active development
Cons
- Version 0.1.x signals the app is still pre-mature and may have stability or feature gaps
- Live rooms rely on concurrent user activity, which is uneven on a newer platform
- 185 MB install size is on the heavier side for a social app with no offline media
- Potential in-app purchases are unspecified, making the full cost unclear upfront
- Network value is limited until a critical mass of music fans you care about joins