music apps know what you listen to. none of them know how you feel.

You open your music app after a hard day. You scroll past "Chill Hits" and "Sad Songs" and "Feel Good Friday" and none of it is right. Because you are not one mood from a dropdown menu. You are a specific person with a specific feeling at a specific moment, and the gap between that and a playlist called "Mood Booster" is enormous.

You end up playing the same three albums again. Not because there is nothing new to find. Because nothing out there is trying to understand what you actually need right now.

three steps. no setup. no sliders.

say whatever you feel.

Open Aria and talk to her like you would a friend. "I had a terrible day and I want to feel understood." "Restless but not anxious." "Something for cooking alone on a Sunday." There is no wrong way to say it, and you never have to pick from a list.

she finds the music.

Aria listens to what you said — and what you meant. She knows the difference between wanting music that matches your sadness and wanting music that lifts you out of it. Five songs, chosen for this moment, from real artists you can fall in love with.

she remembers.

Every song you love, skip, or come back to teaches Aria something about you. Over time, she learns that your version of "energetic" is different from most people's. That you reach for shoegaze on rainy mornings. That "calm" means something new to you after midnight. She gets better because you are here.

not a playlist. a conversation.

your words, not their categories.

Other music apps give you a grid of moods to tap. Happy. Sad. Focus. But feelings do not come in five flavors. Aria understands natural language — the messy, contradictory, specific way you actually describe how you feel. "Melancholic but I want to dance" is not a contradiction. It is a real feeling, and Aria gets it.

she knows what you want the music to do.

There is a difference between "play me something sad" and "I am sad and I want to feel less alone." One wants music that matches. The other wants music that holds you. Aria understands the intent behind your words — whether you want to sit in your feeling, shift it, or be surprised.

personal, not popular.

Aria does not recommend what is trending. She does not average your taste with millions of strangers. She learns you — your patterns, your edges, the songs that work for you at 2pm versus 2am. Your taste is yours. Aria respects that.

real songs by real artists.

When you are heartbroken, you need Jeff Buckley or Phoebe Bridgers or that one song only you remember. Not a generated soundscape. Not white noise. Aria finds music from the full Apple Music catalog — songs with weight, history, and someone's voice.

tell her anything.

You say: "I had a fight with my best friend and I need to process it"

Aria understands: you are hurt, not angry. you want music that sits with you, not music that distracts.

You say: "Nostalgic but kind of defiant"

Aria understands: two feelings at once. she finds songs that hold both — bittersweet with backbone.

You say: "Something for a long drive alone at night"

Aria understands: this is about atmosphere and solitude. she considers tempo, space, and the feeling of headlights on empty roads.

You say: "Surprise me"

Aria understands: you trust her. she reaches beyond your usual patterns and finds something you did not know you needed.

what we left out on purpose.

no social features. your feelings are not content.
no algorithmic feed. nothing to scroll.
no streaks or daily goals. no guilt when you are away.
no data selling. not now, not ever.
no push notifications begging you to come back.

Aria is here when you need her. She never needs you to prove you are still here.

built by one person. named after his daughter.

Aria is not a product from a company trying to capture your attention. She was built by a single developer who believes music is too personal to be treated like content.

Her name comes from someone real. That is the whole philosophy in a word: build something with the care you would put into something you are naming after your kid.

No investors to satisfy. No engagement metrics to hit. No growth team deciding how often to interrupt you. One person making sure every song recommendation is worth your time.

Aria, a round coral character with closed eyes and a gentle smile, waiting peacefully

she is almost ready.

Aria is coming to the App Store soon. Leave your email and you will be the first to know. Nothing else. No newsletters, no "content," no countdown timers.

for Apple Music subscribers on iOS. more to come.

you know that feeling when a song finds you at exactly the right moment?