{"id":80045,"date":"2015-04-01T23:09:52","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T21:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=80045"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:15:23","slug":"app-of-the-week-periscope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/app-of-the-week-periscope\/","title":{"rendered":"App of the Week: Periscope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Softonic&#8217;s App of the Week highlights some of the coolest, most unique, and popular apps that have been released for Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac. This week, we have <strong>Periscope, Twitter\u2019s live streaming app for the iPhone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\nBy use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C \nfound at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/. \n--><\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!-- \nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon\nas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only after\nthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.\n--><br \/>\nbrightcove.createExperiences();<\/p>\n<p><!-- End of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<p>Periscope\u2019s launch comes after the launch of <a title=\"Meerkat\" href=\"http:\/\/meerkat.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meerkat<\/a>, an app that took tech journalism by storm. Sadly, it looks like Meerkat is <a title=\"BGR\" href=\"http:\/\/bgr.com\/2015\/03\/30\/meerkat-vs-periscope-analysis-journalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on its way out<\/a> as Twitter users are downloading Periscope in droves.<\/p>\n<p>The app lets you <strong>live-stream what you&#8217;re doing publicly or only to specific friends<\/strong>. Viewers can engage by chatting with you and tapping the heart icon, which lets them show you love by filling your screen with disappearing hearts. Once you\u2019re done with your life stream, you can view all the comments and analytics about the stream to see how well you did.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re an iPhone user, Periscope is definitely an app worth checking out. If you don\u2019t want to stream, there are tons of <strong>other people\u2019s streams<\/strong> for you to watch.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Periscope for iPhone\" href=\"http:\/\/periscope.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Periscope for iPhone<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"App of the Week: Battlefield Hardline\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/app-of-the-week-battlefield-hardline\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">App of the Week: Battlefield Hardline<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"App of the Week: Avast GrimeFighter\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/app-of-the-week-avast-grimefighter\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">App of the Week: Avast GrimeFighter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"App of the Week: Office 2016 for Mac\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/app-of-the-week-office-2016-for-mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">App of the Week: Office 2016 for Mac<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"App of the Week: YouTube Kids\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/app-of-the-week-youtube-kids\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">App of the Week: YouTube Kids<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"App of the Week: Pushbullet\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/app-of-the-week-pushbullet\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">App of the Week: Pushbullet<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Follow me on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lewisleong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lewisleong<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Softonic&#8217;s App of the Week highlights some of the coolest, most unique, and popular apps that have been released for Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac. 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