Periscope Proclaimed Best Apple App of 2015

Periscope is Proclaimed Best Apple App of 2015
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Apple releases a list each year of what they consider the best app for iPhone and iPad. Mashable reports that in 2011, Instagram took top prize. The YouTube app was the most popular free app for iPhone in 2012 beating out Instagram, Draw Something, and even Facebook. Most recently, an app that not everyone has heard of, called Periscope, was selected as the most well received app on Apple devices for 2015.

Periscope allows a person to live stream anything they want to, using the iPhone’s camera. Apple said, “This game-changer made sharing and watching live videos an instant obsession.” A co-founder of the app, Kayvon Beykpour said he was “shocked” when he heard the news. He was quoted as saying, “This is one of the most prestigious honors you can be given.”

periscope-12-copyBeykpour used magical language to describe his motivation, “…to create something like a teleportation device, allowing people to see the natural wonders of the world right from home,” quoted from USA Today. Periscope’s streaming service is the next best thing. It’s impressive how popular the app has become in such a short time, being released last summer.

The app gives people the software to make videos about anything they want, broadcasting their lives for the world to see and not needing to upload their content to the internet. There were other video streaming apps that came before Periscope, but none were able to catch on.

Past winners have included a brain-training game called Elevate in 2014, Duolingo in 2013 that helps people learn languages, and Action Movie FX in 2012. A runner up in this year’s contest was Enlight, said to be the best all-in-one photo editor app.

Google Photos, Dubsmash, and Detour were other top apps and came close to being most popular. With Google Photos, it’s easy to use and there is unlimited storage for non-HD pictures. Dubsmash is a lip-sync app and Detour give audio tours for pedestrians.

It’s surprising that Periscope became the most popular Apple app in 2015, especially after it’s fairly recent release. Perhaps it shouldn’t be, though, since the tech world is constantly evolving. It’s only a matter of time before the next big thing comes out.

Last year it was Periscope, next year it will definitely be something else. As a new year begins, it will be fascinating to see what next big app takes the world by storm!

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