Twitter has launched its answer to Meerkat, the live streaming video app which became a hit at the SXSW festival in March.
The startup company behind Periscope was acquired by Twitter in January.
Periscope can broadcast live video from your smartphone to your followers on the social network. The broadcasts can be private or public, and when the broadcast is over, it can be made available for replays for up to 24 hours, as well as being saved on the smartphone storage itself.
Periscope can also automatically tweet a link to the broadcast to your twitter followers.
The streams also have a “hearts” system to show appreciation for the video being streamed. When a viewer taps on the screen hearts appear. The more you tap, the more hearts the broadcaster receives.
Periscope definitely offers a more polished user experience, which puts it ahead of Meerkat.
Download for iOS here. (Android coming soon)
