Rec League

My thanks to Rec League for sponsoring last week at DF. Rec League is a new app/social network for sharing what you’re into. (Get it? The “rec” in “Rec League” is for recommendations. It’s a damn clever name, and sometimes a clever name is half the battle.) It’s really well done, with a great simple brand aesthetic and obvious navigation and mechanics. You can easily use Rec League just to catalog your own collections: restaurants, books, movies, gadgets, whatever. The social aspects are totally low key. You find people whose taste you dig and you follow them. When you see something you like you can favorite or just save it. That’s it. It’s an old-school social network where the point is just fun and surprise and sharing.

Rec League was featured as the “Best New App” in the App Store, and one of their users called it “the only social media I feel better after using”, which feels like a perfect description. It’s just cool people recommending things they think are cool. I’ve already bought some stuff and added some movies to my watch list from using it, and I’ve started a little list of restaurants I recommend in Philadelphia. Download Rec League and check it out. I, uh, recommend it.

★ Monday, 27 April 2026