Add the channels you actually watch
Pick the creators, shows, and rabbit holes you genuinely come back to. That becomes the taste signal KinoLemon matches on.
Local social, powered by shared taste
People in your city watch the same things. Meet them.
KinoLemon helps you find nearby people who watch the same YouTube channels. You bring your taste, we show the local overlap, and you start from something real instead of a cold hello.
Free · No ads · Non-profit
How it works
First you show what you actually watch. Then KinoLemon looks for shared channels nearby, so the match already has context before anyone sends a message.
See the local overlap
KinoLemon looks for people in your city or country who watch the same channels, so you can see where the match comes from.
Start from a real point of contact
Instead of opening with a blank hello, you can start from the creator, series, or topic you already share.
Loneliness is not a personal failing. It is this common.
Being lonely is not about being broken or antisocial. It is one of the most common human experiences right now, and it is getting worse.
1 in 6 people worldwide live with loneliness.
WHO, 2025
Around 100 deaths an hour are linked to it.
WHO, 2025
Young adults are the loneliest group, not just seniors.
WHO, 2025
KinoLemon is a small, non-profit answer: it connects people in the same city who share interests, so they get to know each other and meet offline.
Not a feed. A bridge from taste to conversation.
KinoLemon is built to shorten the distance between "we watch the same things" and "we should talk." Less scrolling, more real context.
The mission
I believe technology should bring humans closer together in the real world, not pull them deeper into screens.
KinoLemon exists because the loneliness epidemic won't be solved by another feed or another algorithm. It'll be solved by helping real people discover they already have something in common, and giving them the simplest possible reason to meet.
Max Kuśmierek · Founder
Questions people ask before joining
What is KinoLemon?
KinoLemon is a local social product built around shared YouTube taste. You show what you really watch so you can find nearby people with real overlap, not just polished profiles.
Who is KinoLemon for?
For people who want to meet others through shared interests instead of swiping photos or performing for a feed. If your taste says more about you than your bio, this is for you.
How does matching work?
You add the YouTube channels you actually watch. KinoLemon compares that set with other people nearby and shows where your taste overlaps, including the shared channels that can start the conversation.
How is this different from a feed or swipe app?
There is no endless feed, attention trap, or hot-or-not mechanic. Shared context comes first, then conversation. The goal is not keeping you scrolling; it's helping you meet your people.
Is KinoLemon free?
Yes. KinoLemon is free to use, with no ads and no paywall on meeting people. The project is supported by the community, not by selling your attention.
Is KinoLemon a dating app?
No. It is a non-profit for making friends locally around shared interests. If two people click romantically, great, but the goal is a coffee, a walk, or a real conversation with someone who watches what you watch.
How is it free? How do you make money?
We don't, on purpose. KinoLemon is a non-profit funded by voluntary donations. No ads, no data selling, no investors. If we optimized for money, we would optimize for screen time, the exact thing that deepens loneliness.
Is it safe to meet people from KinoLemon?
Your location stays at city level, so you never share your address. Meetups are meant for public places, and we would rather grow slowly with trust than fast and careless.
How is this different from Meetup or a friend-finding app?
Event apps give you one-off meetups, and a single event rarely becomes a friendship. Swipe apps stay in the phone. KinoLemon matches you on what you actually watch, in your city, and the whole product is built to get you offline.