Problem
The marketplace was stuck: buy flow wasn't production-ready, and artists needed discovery and payouts without App Store payment friction.
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Uphony Music Marketplace
A clearer path from discovery to purchase and payout for independent artists.
Solution
We mapped a cleaner system: in-app preview, web checkout, Stripe artist payouts, and discovery that doesn't bury smaller artists on day one.
Before
Launch blockers around checkout and payouts kept the marketplace from shipping with confidence.
After
A clearer purchase and payout path — validated by an on-camera client video review.
Architecture
React Native client → web checkout path → Stripe payouts for artists → discovery logic that surfaces creators fairly.
Technology stack
React NativeNode.jsStripeWeb Checkout
Workflow
- 01User discovers and previews music
- 02Purchase completes via web checkout
- 03Artist receives payout through Stripe
- 04Discovery continues to surface creators
Business results
A shippable marketplace path — validated by an on-camera client video review.
- Cleared launch blockers
- Reliable payouts path
- Improved discovery flow
Lessons learned
- Marketplace trust depends on clear purchase and payout paths.
- Discovery design determines whether smaller creators get a fair chance.
- Unblocking launch often matters more than adding features.
“The founder shared a full video review — the kind that only happens when the work unblocks a real business problem.”
Next step
Tell us what's slowing the business down.
Bring the messy part — missed leads, manual ops, a site that doesn't convert. We'll help you see what's worth fixing first.