<s>
Loóna	B-Application
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
designed	O
for	O
relaxation	O
and	O
sleep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
is	O
available	O
globally	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loóna	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
App	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
’s	I-Application
Best	I-Application
of	I-Application
2020	I-Application
Awards	I-Application
and	O
won	O
the	O
2021	O
Apple	O
Design	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
Visuals	O
and	O
Graphics	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loóna	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
AR	B-General_Concept
face-swap	O
app	O
MSQRD	O
that	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Facebook	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
after	O
spending	O
one	O
year	O
working	O
for	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Andrew	O
Yanchurevich	O
and	O
Dmitry	O
Doryn	O
launched	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
—	O
Loóna	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
Sergey	O
Gonchar	O
and	O
Eugene	O
Nevgen	O
also	O
left	O
Facebook	B-Application
to	O
join	O
the	O
venture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loóna	B-Application
was	O
imagined	O
as	O
an	O
app	O
to	O
induce	O
relaxation	O
and	O
aid	O
in	O
the	O
preparation	O
for	O
sleep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
3D	B-Algorithm
coloring	O
activity	O
incorporating	O
soothing	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loóna	B-Application
’s	O
soft	O
launch	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
happened	O
in	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loóna	B-Application
investors	O
include	O
Elefund	O
,	O
Hoxton	O
Ventures	O
,	O
and	O
Natalia	O
Vodianova	O
,	O
a	O
supermodel	O
and	O
philanthropist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loóna	B-Application
is	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
3D	B-Algorithm
coloring	O
,	O
meditative	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
calming	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
sleep	O
and	O
meditation	O
apps	O
that	O
suggest	O
users	O
close	O
their	O
eyes	O
and	O
simply	O
listen	O
to	O
the	O
narration	O
,	O
Loóna	B-Application
aims	O
to	O
engage	O
and	O
immerse	O
the	O
audience	O
in	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
3D	B-Algorithm
dioramas	O
to	O
enhance	O
graphic	O
details	O
but	O
were	O
disliked	O
by	O
users	O
,	O
causing	O
unpleasant	O
associations	O
to	O
their	O
everyday	O
lives	O
and	O
preventing	O
them	O
from	O
relaxing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loóna	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
“	O
Best	O
App	O
”	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
’s	I-Application
Best	I-Application
of	I-Application
2020	I-Application
Awards	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
‘	O
The	O
Best	O
App	O
of	O
2020	O
 [ Loóna ] 	O
provides	O
images	O
and	O
sounds	O
that	O
help	O
you	O
relax	O
and	O
fall	O
asleep	O
,	O
’	O
according	O
to	O
CNN	B-Architecture
Business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
and	O
Forbes	O
noted	O
that	O
Loóna	B-Application
is	O
‘	O
at	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
the	O
sleep	O
aid	O
revolution’	O
in	O
a	O
fast-growing	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loóna	B-Application
has	O
been	O
ranked	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
apps	O
for	O
relaxation	O
and	O
sleep	O
by	O
Quartz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Yanchurevich	O
,	O
Dmitry	O
Doryn	O
,	O
Sergey	O
Gonchar	O
,	O
and	O
Eugene	O
Nevgen	O
won	O
‘	O
The	O
Businessmen	O
Of	O
The	O
Year’	O
nomination	O
by	O
GQ	O
with	O
the	O
Loóna	B-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Yanchurevich	O
and	O
Dmitry	O
Doryn	O
were	O
nominated	O
into	O
Forbes	O
Russia	O
’	O
30	O
under	O
30’	O
rating	O
in	O
the	O
‘	O
Entrepreneurs’	O
category	O
as	O
the	O
founders	O
of	O
Loóna	B-Application
.	O
</s>
