Normally, the pecking order in the App Store is clear: Top dogs like WhatsApp or the CovPass app are at the top, only then do newcomers have a chance. But a new social media app breaks the rule. We explain what is behind “Lobby – Group Video & Hang out” and why the app is currently so popular.
With the expiry of almost all Corona rules, there is movement in the App Store. CovPass-App, Corona-Warn-App and other pandemic helpers, which together with WhatsApp were almost firmly in the front seats, are now making some space for newcomers. One of them has now even snagged the gold medal in the App Store.
“Lobby – Group Video & Hang out” new number 1 in the App Store
No other app is currently more popular with iPhone users than Lobby – Group Video & Hang out, the #1 in the App Store. The success is probably mainly due to the variety of functions, because the social media app combines several exciting approaches.
On the one hand, it offers the possibility watch YouTube videos with friends or listen to songs on Soundcloud. To do this, so-called “rooms” have to be started and you can watch videos or listen to songs with your best buddies.
But that’s not all, because “Lobby – Group Video & Hang out” also offers public spaces, reminiscent of the former hype app Clubhousewhich caused a sensation in early 2021.
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Top ratings from iPhone users
All of this pleases iPhone users, who have catapulted the social media app to the top spot in the App Store. With 4.6 out of 5 possible stars, the ratings are also impressive. “Download it, it’s going to be godless!” One user writes euphorically. If you want to follow the call, you need at least iOS 10.0 or later on your iPhone. The app itself takes up around 111 MB of storage space.