Amikumu Explained

Amikumu
Amikumu
Screenshot Size:240px
Developer:Chuck Smith, Richard Delamore
Ver Layout:stacked
Platform:Android, iOS
License:Proprietary

Amikumu (; pronounced as /eo/) is a cross-platform app for smartphones (Android and iOS) which can be used to find people nearby who speak or learn the same languages as the user.[1] [2] [3] [4] The app was launched for Esperanto speakers on 22 April 2017[5] [6] [7] and for speakers of all languages during LangFest in Montreal on 25 August 2017. On 9 August 2018 Amikumu had members in more than 130 countries speaking 588 languages.[8]

Architecture

The Android app is written in Java and Kotlin, the iOS app in Swift, and the server in Ruby on Rails.

Kickstarter campaign

Amikumu was funded in part using Kickstarter. The Kickstarter campaign, organized by Esperanto speakers Chuck Smith and Richard "Evildea" Delamore, launched on 18 October 2016. More than 3000 euros were collected in the first 10 hours after the campaign started. The original goal of the campaign was 8500 euros,[9] which was reached in 27 hours.[10] The campaign went on until 16 November 2016, collecting a total of 26,671 euros, which is over three times more than the original goal.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Saluton!': the surprise return of Esperanto | Science | The Guardian. Salisbury. Josh. theguardian.com. 2017-12-06. 2018-01-15. en.
  2. Web site: 'Paroli esperanton' no es cosa del pasado | cataluna. Ana María Dávila. elmundo.es. 2018-01-08. 2018-01-15. es.
  3. Web site: MvP010 Amikumu. Movada vidpunkto. 2016-10-18. 2016-10-10. eo.
  4. Web site: Amikumu helpos trovi proksimajn esperantistojn. Libera Folio. 2016-10-18. 2016-10-18. eo.
  5. Web site: Amikumu – find nearby speakers - Android Apps on Google Play. Google Play. 2017-04-22.
  6. Web site: Amikumu ekhavis pli ol mil novajn uzantojn. 2017-04-23. 2017-04-23. Libera Folio. La poŝtelefona aplikaĵo Amikumu, kiu helpas trovi proksimajn esperantistojn, estis lanĉita sabate la 22-an de aprilo.. eo.
  7. Chuck Smith en la teknologia generacio. Pavinski. Rogener. Rogener Pavinski. Kontakto. 54. 279. 5. Ĝi estis lanĉita sabate la 22-an de aprilo.. eo.
  8. Web site: Amikumu statistics. en. 25 October 2022 .
  9. Web site: Amikumu: the app to use languages with people near you. Kickstarter. 2016-10-18. 2016-10-18.
  10. Web site: @laevildea ne povas kaŝi sian ekscitiĝon pri la 100%-financiĝo de nia monkolekta kampanjo post nur 27 horoj!. Twitter. 2016-10-19. 2016-10-19. eo.

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