Work through these flows on your phone, in order, and tap each one when it's done. Your checkmarks save on this device so you can stop and come back. A second account (or a friend testing with you) makes the crew, chat, and friend steps real — solo works for everything else.
Found a bug? Email support@moviespaces.org with which step, what you expected, what happened, and a screenshot. “Step C3, poster was for the wrong film, here's a shot” beats “posters are broken.”
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A · Getting in ~4 min
Fresh installs are what we most need proven. Allow location + notifications when asked.
Sign up with email + password → you land in genre onboarding
Pick genres → add Top 3 / Bottom 3 movies — while searching, the keyboard never covers the search box or results
Finish onboarding → the Clubs & Crews page → join a club
Sign out and back in with Apple or Google → your stuff is still there
B · Movie Crew ~6 min
The heart of the app — grouping with people going to the same showing.
Home → tap the hero (or the Find a crew button) → lands straight on Pick a showing (no theater-or-venue question) → theaters listed are actually near you
Pick a showing → Start the group → celebration card → say hi in chat
NEWYour crew shows on Home's feed for the second account (“___ started a crew for ___ · N of 6 seats”) → I'm in joins it
Toggle I've got my ticket → green check on your seat, count updates
NEWA crew’s showing is locked — no member (including the starter) can change it; and if the starter removes you, trying to rejoin that crew is refused
C · Clubs & Crews browse ~5 min
Explore tab → Browse Clubs & Crews.
NEWSearch filters clubs and crews as you type; the search box looks normal-sized
NEWTap every chip — All / Crews / Near me / Joined / Mine — each shows what it says (Near me asks for location once)
NEWCrews forming rows show film, theater, time, seats → tapping one opens the crew
NEWCreate a club with the Local club toggle ON → it shows under Near me with a distance
NEWOpen a club → it's chat + members + invite + Find a Movie Crew — no showtime, tickets, or calendar junk; rename it via the pencil and the save works
NEWMy Spaces → the club card says COMMUNITY CLUB with a member count, not a blank date
D · Host a Space ~5 min
Create a real screening — film search shows the right posters, showtime picker works
Create a Watch Party at a custom venue with a cost → cost splits per confirmed person
Second account joins from Explore → confirm, cancel, re-confirm RSVP
Host: Add to Calendar, Get Tickets, mark booked, then cancel one Space → members get notified
Open a shared Space link while logged out → after login it lands on that Space
E · Chat, friends & safety ~5 min
Group chat: messages arrive both ways; keyboard never covers Send; scrolling up to read doesn't yank you to the bottom
Friend request → accept on the other account → DM works; DMing a non-friend is blocked
NEWBlock the other account → their messages disappear, no more unread badges from them, and they can't re-request you
NEWWith the app closed, get a chat message → tapping the push opens that exact chat
Sign out → the phone stops receiving that account's pushes
F · CineMind & profile ~5 min
Play today's CineMind — all four challenges, get a score + streak, replay is locked
Spin Roulette a few times — options feel varied
NEWProfile shows your TOP 3 and BOTTOM 3 posters, lined up, plus real stat numbers
Set a profile photo → it appears in chats and crew seats quickly
G · The ugly stuff ~2 min
Airplane mode → screens say “couldn't load” with Retry, not fake-empty “nothing here”
Cold-open the app indoors → showtime picker still finds your location (or offers search-by-name, never a dead spinner)
iOS Settings → largest text size → nothing overflows or gets cut off
Delete a throwaway account → it's really gone, you're signed out
Notes for us
Anything you noticed — bugs, confusion, wording, ideas. Tapping send opens your mail app with this note and your progress filled in.
Sends straight to the MovieSpaces team (falls back to your mail app if that fails).