MADE - A Talent World Made
MADE is a creative networking platform for artists and talent seekers on iOS, structured around detailed profiles and video showcases.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The platform removes the friction of manual talent discovery for businesses by gating advanced search filters behind a premium subscription.
For Artists, musicians, and entertainers seeking work, and businesses or individuals looking to hire creative talent.
What does it look like?
Key features
Detailed profile pages for artists to display skills, rates, and safety requirements. Retention lever: profile completeness drives user engagement.
Search for talent by engagement type, price, location, and skills. Premium-tier gate: restricted to paid accounts to drive conversion.
Allows talent to update availability and location. Premium-tier gate: exclusive to subscribers to incentivize upgrades.
How much does it cost?
Freemium model gates connection volume and advanced discovery features behind a premium subscription to monetize professional talent seekers.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentperformanceShow more...
The app is currently in a maintenance phase, having shipped only one release in the last 87 days. Development is limited to minor performance and stability improvements, with no evidence of new features or live operations. The cadence remains low, with the latest release occurring nearly three months ago.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for MADE - A Talent World Made
How's the Entertainment market?
MADE occupies a niche position in the Entertainment category, relying on a freemium model to monetize professional discovery. The current 88-day update gap limits its ability to compete with high-velocity creative platforms.
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Key takeaways for MADE - A Talent World Made
Where is it heading?
The creative-hiring market is consolidating around platforms that offer high-frequency feature updates and active community management. MADE remains in maintenance mode, which leaves it exposed to rivals that can iterate on discovery tools faster than the current 12-week cycle allows.
- The 12-week maintenance cadence limits feature expansion, which prevents the platform from differentiating against more active creative-hiring rivals.
The SWOT
- Advanced search filters drive premium conversion
- Video feed provides primary discovery mechanism
- Localized pricing in high-ARPU markets
- Creator-referral loops to increase user acquisition
Next best moves
Audit search filter performance because advanced search is the primary premium gate → increase conversion rate
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The current 12-week maintenance cadence is a strategic…
Read the full takeBottom line
Refining the conversion funnel for advanced search filters would unlock revenue from professional talent seekers, addressing the stagnation caused by the current maintenance-only development cycle.
Unlock 2 critical frictions, 2 market threats, 1 more prioritized move and the analyst’s take.
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Is MADE free to use?
How does MADE compare to other creative hiring platforms?
What are the main benefits of the premium subscription?
Sources
- [1] App Store
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