📱 Nosedive - A Black Mirror- Inspired Social Rating App

React Native clone of Instagram with a twist – inspired by the Black Mirror episode “Nosedive”, where your social status is everything.

🌌 About the Project

Nosedive is a mobile social network concept app built with React Native, designed in the style of Instagram – but with a darker, satirical edge. Inspired by Black Mirror’s "Nosedive" episode, users can view each other's posts and rate them directly, affecting each user's public score.

🧠 The goal: reflect on the consequences of social validation and rating culture – while also demonstrating modern mobile app development practices.

🚀 Features

• 🔐 Firebase Authentication – secure login/signup with email validation
• 🖼️ Image & Video Feed – like Instagram
• ⭐ User Ratings System – rate users from 0 to 5 stars
• 💬 Real-Time Chat – powered by Socket.IO
• 📈 Profile & groups - explore & preview
• 📈 Post uploading - Both image and video with location and group related
• 📱 Responsive Design – optimized for both Android & iOS
• 🌑 Dark Mode / Nosedive Theme – violet + turquoise aesthetics

🛠️ Tech Stack

• React Native + Expo
• Firebase Authentication - email & password
• MongoDB + Express.js Backend
• Socket.IO for real-time messaging
• Tailwind CSS (via NativeWind)
• Glustack - React Native components
• Cloudinary for media hosting
• Redux for global state management

📦 Installation

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/nosedive-app.git
cd Client
npm install
npm run

⚙️ Backend Setup

You’ll also need to run the backend server:

cd Server
npm install
npm run dev

You should configure .env for Firebase, MongoDB URI, Cloudinary and etc (according to .env.example files).

📸 Screenshots

Feed Screen – The main timeline where users scroll through image and video posts from people they follow, with real-time updates and rating buttons.	My Profile Screen – Displays the logged-in user's profile, including their posts, rating average, follower count, and the ability to edit details.	Explore Screen – A discovery page where users can find new people, trending content, and highly-rated profiles beyond their following list.

Camera / Post Creation – Users can capture photos or select media to post, write a caption, and publish content to their feed.	Chat Screen – Real-time direct messaging interface, where users can communicate with each other privately. Powered by Socket.IO.	Comments Section – Users can view and leave comments on individual posts, fostering interaction and social engagement.

Group Profile – A collective user page (e.g., for communities or interest groups), showing shared posts and group rating stats.	Other User Profile – View another user’s profile with their posts, rating history, and a button to rate or follow them.	Top Rated Users – A leaderboard screen that ranks users by their average rating score, highlighting the most popular profiles.

🧠 Inspiration

This project is heavily inspired by the Black Mirror episode "Nosedive", which critiques how social credit systems and constant peer validation can control people’s lives. This app imagines what that might look like in an Instagram-like world.

Made with 💚 by Yaniv Ridel