Name: Around.co
Rating: 4.63 (20 reviews)

Meetings don't have to crush your soul. Discover radically unique video calls designed to help hybrid-remote teams create, collaborate and celebrate together.

Around's radically unique video calls are designed to help hybrid-remote teams create, collaborate and celebrate together. Now comes with music and games for team bonding and connection. Try it for your next happy hour or co-working session at around.co.

Hi hunters! Dominik here, CEO of Around. Very excited to share this latest version of Around, which expands upon our signature anti-fatigue, collaborative meeting experience to include new ways for remote teams to come together and feel more connected. Our users are loving these new features for more casual get togethers like happy hours, recharge breaks, or co-working sessions. Some highlights: 🎉 Happy Hours: Take your next team hang to new heights with our Happy Hour feature, which launches you into an immersive experience complete with music and gorgeous backgrounds. Try out our limited edition Holiday Spirit theme for a dose of cheer at your next holiday get together! 🎵 Vibes: Want to add some atmosphere to co-working sessions or design jams? Add music to every type of meeting with one of our curated playlists, including themes like Synthwave, Night Drive, and Chillhop. 🧨 Games: There’s nothing like a little friendly competition to encourage team bonding. We now offer games like Boom Party (drop dynamite to eliminate other players until you’re the last one standing) and Curve Fever (survive the longest by avoiding curves left by other player’s ships), with more games on the way! It’s also a great way to blow off some steam before jumping back into that big project. 👏 Icebreakers: Did that presentation deserve a round of applause? Or cheering from the stands? In addition to reacting with GIFs and emojis, you can also respond with Icebreakers, which are short audio reactions that can be heard by everyone in the meeting. It’s been over 1.5 years since we first launched Around on Product Hunt and we’re so thankful for all the support and interest we’ve received from the community! Your feedback has helped us make significant improvements in performance and reliability, in addition to shipping countless new features (https://new.around.co). Next up, we’re planning on adding meeting recording, which is coming early next year. Around is free for anyone to try at https://around.co. You can also see what our users are saying here: https://bit.ly/around-love. We’d love to hear what you think of these new features (community@around.co). Also happy to answer questions and get feedback here—will these meet your team bonding needs? What are you interested in seeing when it comes to remote team culture building and connection?

@around @dominikbalogh greate job guys! Amazing progress! ❤️

@around @samuel_briskar Thank you so much, Samuel! We really appreciate that!

@around @dominikbalogh Focus, vibe, and play - now who wouldn't want those? Amazing! Congratulations!

@around @dominikbalogh We love around and we have been using this for all our calls internal and external. Brilliant piece of software. Congrats on the ver 3.0. We eagerly await the meeting recording (we still bank on Zoom for that). All the best!

@around @firas_abboud Thank you, Firas!

I'm using this fantastic piece of software for almost one year now - it's definitely my number one productivity tool of 2021! Highly recommended!

@jollife You're the best, Johannes! We ❤️ you and the team at Swat.io, and are always so thankful for your feedback and support!

@dominikbalogh thanks Dominik! Can't wait to have our first full-company-wide virtual Christmas party hosted on around in 2 days!

@jollife 🥳🥳🥳

Around is a fantastic tool that makes video calls fun and a lot less mentally taxing. The team consistently cranks out amazing updates with new features and improvements. We use it for all our calls at Detail. They've found a really good balance between being a powerful and professional app, and being fun with filters, reactions, and vibes. I'm honestly super stoked to find out what Around will be releasing in the coming years.

@larkef Wow, thank you for the kind words, Jord, and for using it with your team at Detail! We love hearing that and definitely more exciting things to come in 2022!

Around's spatial audio and collaboration tools enhance video calls brilliantly. A game-changer for remote collaboration.

The wacky camera options, optional breakout rooms with timers to increase productivity and of course the automated transcripts during recorded calls makes this one of the most well rounded team apps available; when your recordings don't get corrupted and you lose everything from a meeting.

Around has many unique features and has come a long way from an indie app to a now-recently acquired competitor to many household names such as Zoom and Google Meets. The wacky camera options, optional breakout rooms with timers to increase productivity and of course the automated transcripts during recorded calls makes this one of the most well rounded team apps available; when your recordings don't get corrupted and you lose everything from a meeting.

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