34 Alternatives to Houseparty
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Seems like an unlikely answer, but Duo's video calling is so simple, needs fewer clicks and really great video & audio quality even on slower networks made this my top choiceRating and price
New Snapchat now separates the social from the media. This means that the Chats and Stories from your friends are on the left side of Snapchat, and the Stories from publishers, creators, and the community are on the right. It also includes algorithm changes to surface your best friends.
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Paramesh- Inbound marketer and growth hacker
It introduced disappearing messages stories to social media
Hari Mahesh- partner operations, emergence capital
The Media part of New Snapchat is increasingly becoming my go-to destination for curated news that is specific and focused. The channel that I have been watching the most is SportsCenter. They post everyday at 5 AM and 5 PM, and give me the best updates on everything sports. I am still exploring other channels, but I think the quality of these channels will … See moreAround the web
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Snap has finally released its new, rebuilt Snapchat Android app, which the company has been rewriting from the ground up since the beginning of 2018 to bring performance for the Android version up to par with the iOS app.TechCrunch
Snap is under NDA with the UK's Home Office as part of a working group tasked with coming up with more robust age verification technology that's able to robustly identify children online. The detail emerged during a parliamentary committee hearing as MPs in the Department for Digital, C...The Verge
Snap may be launching a new gaming platform for Snapchat as early as next month at the company's Snap Partner Summit in Los Angeles on April 4th, according to a report from Cheddar .TechCrunch
Snapchat isn't growing again, but at least it didn't hemorrhage any more users in its Q4 earnings report. The company stayed flat at 186 million daily users after falling from 191 million in Q1 to 188 million in Q2 to 186 million in Q3, exceeding an expected quarterly loss though Snapch...Business Insider
Snapchat's biggest redesign ever simplifies the app into three main windows and separates all communication with friends from being shown next to professionally produced content. A new Discover feed shows algorithmically sorted content from media partners and verified celebrities. Unlike Facebook, Snap employees will approve everything that appears in its co… See moreTechCrunch
Shopify's new Arrive app is your package tracking pal By putting best friends first and dividing them from professional publishers, Snapchat hopes to conquer Instagram and revive its own growth with a big redesign that begins rolling out Friday. And it looks great. Snapchat is finally personalizing, highlighting the most relevant content so it's easier to co… See moreRating and price
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Néo Mxn- Digital student passionate by fintech
Amazing UI and UX, when you open the app you are in another world. 🤘🏼
The new game feature is really cool and now you can roll a dice and having a call with a random user, so fun !! 🎲
A must have, also work on desktop ! ⬇️Rating and price
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Amrith Shanbhag- Community + Social at Product Hunt
Best browser based :)Islands connects you with people, places and communities you care about at your college. Finding your people is a core, primal need and unlocks human potential.
Fam is the first live video application built in and for the iMessage interface. After you download Fam, it will appear in your iMessage keyboard. With just a few taps, you can have a group video chat with unlimited friends at once inside your current iMessage group chats and one-on-one conversations.
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Ayrton De Craene- Code @ Clearbit
Fam offers a way to seamlessly hangout with friends in group video chats right within their already existing iMessage group chats.Around the web
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In my opinion, one of FaceTime's major flaws is the lack of group video chat. Sure, apps like Skype, ooVoo and now Messenger let you do group video chats, but it's just not as seamless as FaceTime.Business Insider
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Apple's native over-the-top (OTT) messaging app, iMessage, could be the most-used messaging platform for US teens, according to a comparative analysis by Fam messaging app CEO Giuseppe Stuto.VentureBeat
Group video chat Fam is thinking about adding several interactive experiences to its iOS and iMessage apps, including TV shows, news video, and other content to play and watch with friends. Fam users can chat with more than a dozen people at once.Hacker Noon
Okay, enough waiting - time for the good stuff! Here's the exact growth timeline from launch night through our 1,000,000th install 10 days later: December 5th, 2016 (MVP LAUNCH NIGHT, BABY!) Step 1: Prepare App Store Page6:30pm EST Fam app gets approved by Apple and is available for download on the iMessage App Store (we launched as iOS-only, and still are i… See moreFortune
You might have seen people excitedly tweeting in the last two weeks that "group FaceTime" is finally here. But make no mistake - it's not tech giant Apple behind this new iMessage -based app. It's three guys in Boston you've never heard of.Medium
Fam took 8 days to build, but it took over 2 years and 4 other product launches to create. The story starts when I teamed up with my cofounders Frank and Giuseppe. They had already created a powerful high school brand called SmackHigh - a collection of regionalized Twitter accounts that enabled over half a million high school students to share and read high… See moreTechCrunch
The iMessage App Store may have its struggles, but one app aimed at bringing group video chat into the iMessage experience is reportedly taking off. Boston-based Smack, the company behind the video chat app called Fam, has raised $1.8 million in funding from a range of investors for its Top 25 Social Networking app on the App Store that allows groups to chat… See moreiPhone Hacks | #1 iPhone, iPad, iOS Blog
A new data report, posted by the CEO of Fam, Giuseppe Stuto, discusses how Apple's default messaging platform is one of the most commonly used social apps in the U.S., especially among teens. Fam is a group video chat appaaaHacker Noon
No one really seems to talk about it or acknowledge it, but iMessage is where a lot of mobile usage is trending towards, particularly for Gen-Z, and there are many good reasons why.AINNO
Their disappointment was loud and clear. Apple had just finished its big WWDC presentation last week on Monday, June 5, and it became apparent that the West Coast tech giant wasn't going to release a feature for iPhone that many fans were clamoring for: group FaceTime.Recommendations
Vinit Agrawal- Co-Founder at Tars (HelloTars.com)
Airtime is much more versatile than just listening to Podcast. You can watch Youtube videos together, not just as two user but as a group. They have both an iOS and Android App, which is important as your group can consist of a diverse set of devices. Check them out.Rating and price