Orb focuses on the fun aspects of web3 while providing opportunities to earn through participation. For instance, if you're a creator, you can post any content including art, music, videos, and podcasts as a collectible and get paid. If you enjoy reposting your favorite content, you can also earn through referral rewards. Want to collaborate with other creators? You can set up revenue splits in advance. The blockchain enables all these possibilities, highlighting its beauty. However, earning potential is just one reason people use Orb; the platform is also known for its fun and vibes.
For example, a user can share an original piece of music as a digital collectible and set a token price as well as the number of copies per collectible. Other users can then collect the digital collectible and even earn a referral fee that is set by the creator. Granular permissions allow these creators to define their monetization approach from day one and experiment along the way. It also helps creators that Orb supports all EVM chains, including Polygon, Ethereum, and Optimism.
“We believe that it’s important to own your content from day one,” says Nilesh. “The content you put out should not belong to the platform. Thanks to web3, we can make it so that users can easily choose if and how they want to monetize their content, and then be directly compensated for it.”
Scaling new heights with AppKit in Flutter
For Nilesh, ensuring Orb’s success meant making it accessible to the broadest number of users possible and ensuring superior UX.
“When we set out to build Orb, we knew that we wanted to make it a mobile app,” says Nilesh. “Mobile is the means through which the majority of the world goes online, and it’s also the platform through which we tend to interact with social media today. A mobile-first approach was therefore a no-brainer.”
This approach runs contrary to the trends in Ethereum’s first decade, where most web3 apps have leaned heavily on desktop. However, as developing tooling expands and improves, more and more experiences are being created for mobile.
“Orb was built in Flutter, and we were delighted to find out that WalletConnect offers their AppKit in Flutter,” says Bart Selwesiuk, Founding Lead Mobile Engineer at Orb.
“AppKit ensures compatibility with hundreds of wallet providers out-of-the-box, which is extremely important given that we want to make our mobile app as accessible as possible.”
He continues, “Integrating with AppKit was straightforward thanks to their clear installation, usage, and migration docs. Their SDK is well-maintained and the WalletConnect team is very responsive to answer questions and provide any help on GitHub.”
“All of this,” Selwesiuk concludes, "alongside the fact that AppKit UX is sleek and blends perfectly with the Orb app’s aesthetics made it the right choice for us."
Thanks to this partnership, Orb now boasts a rapidly growing user base with over 15,000 Monthly Active Users (MAU) and counting. WalletConnect and Orb are committed to continuing their collaboration to enhance the web3 social experience and empower users everywhere.
