On Thursday, the makers of the Houseparty app, a video calling app that had become popular during the first months of the pandemic, announced that they will stop updating it starting next October. Houseparty has existed since 2016 and is a simpler version of other popular video calling services, such as Skype or Zoom: it is aimed above all at young or very young people, also offering the possibility to play with friends with whom you are connected.
Millions of people around the world have used Houseparty to connect with their friends and family since the app launched. Today, we're sharing that we've made the decision to discontinue the app in October. ❤️ ????
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– Houseparty (@houseparty) September 9, 2021
Things to know about the coronavirus The Coronavirus Post newsletter updates you on the latest news: it's free and arrives every Thursday at 6pm. To receive it, write your email address here and press the button below. Having read the information, I agree to send the Newsletter According to the Apptopia website, in March 2020, Houseparty's downloads had gone from an average of 130,000 per week to 2 million per week. Overall, tens of millions of people had downloaded the app.
Houseparty has communicated its decision with an announcement on its official website. As of June 2019, the app was owned by Epic Games, the company behind the hugely popular video game Fortnite. According to what was announced, the decision to stop updating the app is due to the fact that the staff of Houseparty are working on new projects within Epic Games.
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