Beta tester guide

Thank you for being here early.

You're one of a small group helping shape Ravens of Odin before it opens to the public. This page walks you through the product and shows you where your feedback matters most.

There's no wrong way to test. Use it however feels natural — the parts where you get stuck or confused are exactly what we want to hear about. Even a single sentence like "I couldn't figure out how to add a cover image" is enormously valuable.

Below is a suggested journey through the product. Each section has a few things to try and specific questions. You don't have to do all of them — go as far as feels fun, and skip anything that doesn't apply. When you're ready, email your feedback using the link at the bottom.

01

First impressions

Before you sign up, spend a minute on the public website at ravensofodin.com.

Try this

Read the home page. Browse the "Who it's for" section. Look at the pricing page.

02

Signing up

Create an account at rvns.app. You can use GitHub, Google, or email + password.

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Sign up, check your confirmation email, set your display name in Account settings.

03

Upgrading to a paid plan

Your account starts on the free Wanderer plan (follow & discover only). To create a site and publish stories, you'll need to upgrade.

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Go to Account → see the plan cards → click Subscribe on one of the paid plans. Complete the Stripe checkout. (You can cancel immediately after if you'd like — we won't be offended.)

Note: If you received a beta invite with a promo code, apply it during checkout. If not, just pick any plan — we'll sort out billing later. The goal here is to test the flow, not charge you.
04

Creating your first site

Once subscribed, create a site from the Dashboard.

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Click "New site", pick a name and subdomain. Visit your live site at yourname.rvns.app.

05

Creating stories

This is the heart of the product. Try creating at least one visual story (our main format) and optionally an article or gallery.

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Create a new page → pick "Visual Story". Upload some photos (drag and drop works). Try the three tabs: Media & Info, Organize, and Design. Add a title, a cover image, some text blocks. Preview it. Publish it. Visit the published URL.

Bonus: If you're a photographer, check whether your camera info appeared automatically (look for the "Show camera info" toggle in the Design tab when you select an image block).
06

Discovery & social features

Ravens of Odin has a Discover feed, a map view, follow/save, comments, per-image reactions, and story responses. Try them out on other testers' published stories.

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Go to Discover (in the sidebar). Browse stories. Try the Map tab. Open a story and try the social pill at the bottom (comment, save, follow). React to individual images with ♥ or ✨. If another tester has published a story, try replying with one of your own stories.

07

Mobile app (optional)

If you've been invited to the mobile app beta (iOS / Android via TestFlight or Expo), try browsing and creating from your phone.

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Browse the Discover feed, open a story, try commenting. If you're feeling adventurous, try creating a story from the app.

08

DaVinci Resolve plugin (optional)

If you use DaVinci Resolve Studio (paid version), try our workflow integration plugin.

Try this

Install the plugin using the one-line command at the install page. Open a project in Resolve, then go to Workspace → Workflow Integrations → Publish to Ravens of Odin. Sign in and try publishing a timeline or photo album.

09

Overall impressions

Ready to send your feedback?

Copy the question numbers that you have answers for, write as much or as little as you like, and send it over. Even a few lines help enormously.

Email your feedback →


Sends to hello@ravensofodin.com · No forms, no tracking, just an email.