Once I saved, that was it—it was time to add a few more items. And once you add a handful of movies, books, and albums,  the social elements of the app come into play. When you go over to the “Ideas” tab on the bottom, and then the “Buddy up” tab on the top, you can see which of your “Not done” items are also on your friends’ lists.

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One of my friends apparently wants to see the movie Lincoln as well! That’s great, because previously, I had no idea any of my contacts were interested in seeing that film. If we lived closer, we could possibly see it together—in this case, this friend lives a state away. But there could be other shared interests, like wanting to read the same book. And if that was the case, we could read it at the same time and discuss it later—or even better, if there are multiple friends, we could organize an online (or real life) reading group.

Essentially, the app allows you to add all the random media you’ve been meaning to consume but haven’t yet, and accidentally find out which friends want to do the same things.

If you don’t have any good ideas and you need a few, Done Not Done can also offer you suggestions based on what your friends have been adding. The “Popular” section under the ideas tab lists out the movies, books, and albums that your friends have added to their “Done” lists, as well as their ratings for each of those items.

My friends have seen these movies and apparently like them, so maybe I’ll check them out.

Overall, I ended up enjoying my time with this app. It’s fun to browse around to see what your friends are reading and watching, and it’s even more fun when you end up finding overlapping interests with your friends that you didn’t know about. It can certainly be a cure for boredom, too—if you ever find yourself looking for something to do, you can pop into Done Not Done to see what you’ve already logged as not done so you can catch up on your media consumption.