Users are then invited to the chat by SMS.
To get friends using the app its just a simple process of sending SMS text message from the app inviting them to download it and connect with you. The Houseparty app seems to fill the spontaneous void and you can video chat with up to 8 of your friends at a time. Group chats have always been popular with Teens on Facebook and WhatsApp. Like spotting someone you want to talk to – no pressure, or bumping into someone you’d love a chat with. He envisions this to be the best part of live streaming, ‘minus the social anxieties that come from calling someone or initiating a FaceTime call’. According to the App’s creator Ben Rubin who coined ‘Spontaneous Togetherness’ it’s aim is to create a ‘live, always-on place that you can dip in and out of whenever you want’. The idea behind the app is that you can group chat with up to 7 friends at a time – all via video, using the front facing camera on your device. Houseparty is the new group video chat app and according to the App’s iTunes description greets you with ‘Welcome to the House, where the Party is always on!’ It’s fallen from there now but is still sitting comfortably in the 20 Top of free apps ahead of WhatsApp and Twitter as of So much so, that according to Business Insider on Friday, it topped Facebook in the Apple App Store. One minute you are soooo popular.Ī new video chat app has become a hit with Teens. The world of video chat apps can be fickle. With over 20 million users back in 2017, Houseparty app is one to keep an eye on.
Houseparty offers a great way to stay in touch with family and friends and is relatively secure, provided you take the time to ‘lock’ doors etc with the privacy features, it’s simple to use and most of the time buffer-free due to frequent updates, but there is no age verification and no age limit. The group video-chat app has been used locally by adult males to contact young girls and should be kept on the radar. We’ve been contacted recently by some parents regarding the app House Party (formerly Meerkat). Houseparty New ‘Go to Video’ chat app for Teens UPDATE: 4 December 2018