Tiktok Rival Byte Becomes Most Downloaded iPhone Apps in the US
A recently released video sharing app named Byte has gained more
number the app has achieved the top position in list of most downloaded apps.
Dom Hofmann, co-founder of similar app Vine, launched Byte in
January 2020. Previously, the parent company released Vine in 2012 and sold it
to Twitter. However, the app was unsuccessful in proving itself useful and
failed to attract people.Thus it was discontinued in 2016. Many users
claimed that modifying the six second time limit of Vine needs a very
creative approach.
But the notion was changed as Randy Nelson of research firm
Sensor Tower said that the app “ended Friday as the No. 1 free iPhone app on
the US App Store and is still in the top spot,”. The creators of the app wrote
to apple that the users will find it “both familiar and new”.
The letter read “dear friends,
today we’re bringing back 6-second looping videos and a new
community for people who love them.
it’s called byte and it’s both familiar and new. we hope it’ll resonate with people who feel something’s been missing.
it’s called byte and it’s both familiar and new. we hope it’ll resonate with people who feel something’s been missing.
Apart from US, Byte is top free app in Canada. It also ranks
among the top 10 ranks in UK, Australia, Norway and New Zealand. In USA, Byte
ranks sixth among the free apps.
The launch of this video sharing app has posed a threat to
tiktok. While ByteDance is looking for a new CEO for Tiktok, which is under
critical observation from US, the tiktok popularity has caused several
problems. A letter by Tom Cotton and Senators Chuck Schumer suggest
that the popularity of the video sharing app has prosed “national security
risks”.
Unlike the highest-valued startupByteDance, Byte
started with a small platform and it is
clear from the quick response towards byte that the community remained loyal to
Vine’s six second format
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