Mackinaw vs AurariaGO

MACKINAW: A NEW KIND OF DATING EXPERIENCE Tired of endless swiping and copycat dating apps? Mackinaw throws out the old playbook and brings something totally fresh: authentic short videos that let your real personality shine. Every week, you’ll answer a new surprise question on video to join a round. No photos to pose for, no bios to overthink – just you, being yourself. NOW LAUNCHING IN DENVER, CO! Please note: For our initial launch, Mackinaw is exclusively available to users in the Denver, Colorado area. We are working hard to expand to new cities soon! Download Mackinaw today if you're in the Denver area and discover online dating the way it should be. WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT Mackinaw feels part dating app, part game, part social experience – but really, it’s something entirely new. If you’re tired of swiping, ghosting, and guessing who someone really is, Mackinaw makes dating authentic, safe, and fun again. THE MACKINAW DIFFERENCE – No Tinder clones here: Most dating apps are just the same swiping model in disguise. Mackinaw is built from scratch to feel new, fun, and real. – Icebreaker video prompts: Record your answer before you even see the question. Capture the real you, not a polished version. – Fresh weekly rounds: New prompts every Thursday night keep things exciting and reduce dating app burnout. – Meaningful connections: Deeper questions lead to deeper conversations; no more endless small talk. – Safer by design: No public names, jobs, or schools in profiles to reduce stalking or unwanted attention. HOW IT WORKS – Opt into a weekly round when you’re ready. – Record your video to unlock that week’s room. – See everyone else’s responses and start chatting. – Keep up to three matches at a time to focus on real connections. – When the round resets on Thursday night, decide if you’re ready for another. DOWNLOAD & JOIN A ROOM TODAY Ready to move past swipe fatigue and try a video dating app built for authentic connections? Mackinaw is the safer, smarter way to meet new people. Download Mackinaw today if you're in the Denver area and experience dating that finally feels real.

AurariaGO is the app for students on the Auraria campus in Denver: CU Denver, MSU Denver and the Community College of Denver. Rate your classes, share stories, chat with your study group and see what's happening on campus, all in one place. Join with your school email. The campus map, class reminders and campus assistant work for anyone, with no account. COURSES AND PROFESSORS Know the class before you register. See how students rated a course's difficulty and its professors from 1 to 5, read what they wrote, and see whether they'd take the professor again. Ratings come from verified students at that school, and they're color-coded, so an easy course and a great professor both show green. List the classes you're taking now and the ones you've taken, from your school's full catalog (graduate courses included), add who teaches them, and rate them yourself. Edit or delete your review any time. You rate classes at your own school and can browse all three. Your course list stays private unless you choose to show it. STORIES Share a photo or a 15-second video for 24 hours. Tap the heart to like a story, see who viewed and liked yours, and get replies as messages. Stories from public accounts you don't follow show up at the end of the row, so you can find new people. EVENTS See what's on today and this week: club meetings, games, study sessions, free food. Post your own event with a photo and a building, RSVP in one tap, and see who's going. POSTS A Discover feed for the whole campus, a Following feed for the people you pick, and a board for your school. Add a photo or a 15-second video, then like and reply. You post under a handle you choose, and your email is never shown. MESSAGES AND GROUP CHATS Message students across campus, or start a group chat with up to 32 people for a study group, a club or weekend plans, with reactions and push notifications. Name a group, mute it or leave any time. PEOPLE YOU MAY KNOW Suggestions on Home, in Discover people and in Quick Add on the DMs tab, each with the reason it's there, like "Follows you" or a class you both list. Tap anyone in your alerts, a story or a group chat to open their profile. Hide any suggestion you don't want to see. YOUR PROFILE A handle, a photo, your major and year, a short bio, links to your LinkedIn or Instagram, and your classes if you want to show them. Make your account private and choose who can message you. GET TO CLASS ON TIME Enter your weekday schedule once and AurariaGO tells you when it's time to leave, 15 minutes before each class, with a walking route on the campus map. Your schedule and reminders stay on your phone. ASK THE CAMPUS ASSISTANT Parking rates, safety escort numbers, dining locations and library hours. It works fully offline, so it answers in the Tivoli basement too. STUDENTS ONLY Joining takes a verified school email (ucdenver.edu, msudenver.edu, ccd.edu or student.cccs.edu), and it's never shown to anyone. Every board is moderated and reported content is reviewed within 24 hours. You can report or block from any post, profile, chat or story, and every video and story gets an automated safety check before anyone else sees it. AurariaGO is made by a CU Denver grad student and isn't affiliated with the Auraria Higher Education Center or any of the three schools.