The hottest new social media app is Peach.
Why? Because it's fun! Now, we know you're probably thinking, "OK, but do I really need to be on another app?" Well, if you want one app that takes the best of all of your current favorite social media apps and rolls it into one, then get on Peach.
The sweet little app created a massive Twitter storm almost as soon as it rolled out last Friday.
Vine founder Dom Hofmann and the team at Byte created the app, per Laughing Squid. Its tagline is simple: "A space for friends."
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Peach's unique interface sets it apart from social media apps like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Mashable described it best by saying it's a mix of Slack and Facebook.
@ohheyjenna/Peach This is what the main Peach screen looks like.
Each user has their own stream or feed, where they can put pretty much whatever they want. But in order to put content other than basic text and emojis, the user has to say a "magic word."
"Magic words" are special keywords that allow the user to draw a doodle, produce a GIF, enter their location and much more. This sort of "command line interface" isn't new, but on Peach, it's a lot of fun.
Peach The full list of Peach's "magic words."
The quirkiness of the words and their results lets users branch outside the realm of photo editing or simply regurgitating thoughts. "Song" works like Shazam, "move" displays data from your fitness tracker, and "rating" lets you rate whatever arbitrary thing you want (for example: "dinner tonight: 2 stars").
Individual streams end up resembling Tumblr pages, with endless scrolls and amalgamations of GIFs, text, quotes and images.
There's also a cool camera feature. It does quadruple duty in letting you create photos, videos, GIFs and collages.
ohheyjenna/Peach An example of a few different entries on a stream.
Individual streams have definitely taken on a stream-of-consciousness sort of tone, and can be pretty well described like this:
Right now, the app is user-friendly, and it takes less than a minute to sign up for an account after downloading. There appear to be no restrictions on usernames or passwords, so think twice before believing the celebrity you're following is the real deal.
It's unclear if Peach is going to fizzle out and die like Meerkat (though BGR is already calling it), but excitement about it has definitely waned a bit since its launch a few days ago. Perhaps once Peach leaves the media-obsessed bubble it's been living in, the world will appreciate it the way it deserves to be appreciated.
But it's important to remember that, as Dita Von Teese says, “You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.”
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Clear
Called "The iPhone's most beautiful to-do list app" by The Verge, Clear ($9.99 for Mac) is a productivity app for those who care about aesthetics just as much -- if not more -- than functionality. But it's also incredibly user-friendly: Just swipe to check an item off the list, and simply shake your phone for the option to email your list. The user can also create separate lists for work, shopping, personal goals and more. Gizmodo deems it "perfect for busy people."
Clear
Called "The iPhone's most beautiful to-do list app" by The Verge, Clear ($9.99 for Mac) is a productivity app for those who care about aesthetics just as much -- if not more -- than functionality. But it's also incredibly user-friendly: Just swipe to check an item off the list, and simply shake your phone for the option to email your list. The user can also create separate lists for work, shopping, personal goals and more. Gizmodo deems it "perfect for busy people."
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Pocket
Formerly known as Read It Later, the free app Pocket can be used to save articles, videos and web pages that you don't have time to read but want to return to later. Like Evernote, the app syncs across platforms for easy access and streamlined link-saving. CNET gave the app a five-star review, writing: "If you're looking for a bookmarking tool that syncs across devices, then look no further. Better than Instapaper and other competitors, Pocket is the app to beat in the category."
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Evernote
Sync all your notes, clippings, to-do lists and reminders across devices with Evernote, the highly-rated productivity app that makes it to the top of many reviewers' lists. The free app conserves time and energy by saving all your files, photos, reminders, to-do lists, tweets and more in one app accessible from all your platforms. Email notes to yourself or others, and search within notes for easy access to any information. "Evernote is the last notebook you'll ever need," Social Media Today wrote.
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MindNode
Before you dismiss the idea of mind-mapping as something out of The Matrix, try the brainstorming tool MindNode ($9.99). The iPhone and iPad app could lead you to some of your best ideas in less time by allowing you to organize projects and concepts in a vibrant graphic. "The theory is that these large, pictorial networks mirror the way our brains work, making it easier to spot connections and insert new ideas," a Forbes article explains.
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Mailbox
If just looking at your overflowing Gmail inbox makes your pulse quicken, the free iPhone app Mailbox is your new best friend. The app helps you tackle that mounting inbox -- with the goal of getting down to the elusive "inbox zero" -- with convenient labels for all your unread emails and a feature that allows you to instantly swipe messages to archive or trash. "Mailbox largely fixes a problem most of us have with email: quickly getting rid of the junk we don't want, and saving the stuff we do for later," writes Business Insider. "You'll want to give it a try."
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CloudOn
Recommended by Mashable for boosting work productivity, CloudOn (free in the App Store) allows you to use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint to create documents on the go using your iPhone, iPad or Droid. Users can sync with Box, Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive accounts, and also email files to contacts directly from mobile devices, so you don't have to wait until you get to a computer to add that attachment. "If you find yourself in a pinch needing to work with Microsoft Office files, the free CloudOn app might be just what you’re looking for," writes TIME TechLand.
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Checkmark
You've written on at least five to-do lists that you need to pick up your dry cleaning, but can never seem to remember at the moment you're actually walking past the dry cleaner. Of course, there's an app for that. Try Checkmark, which can set up reminders based on time and location. For $4.99, users can create repeat notifications, or snooze reminders to save for next time. "While Apple's built-in Reminders app does location-based tasks pretty well, Checkmark makes it dead simple," LifeHacker raves.
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