Houseparty App: Solution to Social Distancing

Sunday 22nd of March 2020

Houseparty App: Solution to Social Distancing

As the World Health organization declares COVID-19 a pandemic, and the disease infects more than 246,000 people worldwide with more than 10,000 deaths, social distancing and self-quarantine has become a must for safety. That’s where apps such as Houseparty comes in helpful.

Houseparty is a free video-chatting app that lets you have a virtual party with up to 8 people. In June 2019, Houseparty was acquired by Epic Games, the makers of Fortnite, for an undisclosed amount, but the app was originally launched in 2016.

Currently, the app is ranked 1 in social networking in the Appstore with 4.8 stars rating and 158.2K ratings. In the PlayStore, there has been over 10 million downloads. The app continues to reach popularity worldwide.

Houseparty makes connecting face to face effortless, alerting you when your friends are “in the house” and ready to chat so you can jump right into the conversation. You can ask questions, comment and even send just a friendly hello.

The app has introduced a game to unleash the ‘artiste’ inside each and every one of you called Quick Draw! Take comfort knowing that your friends will sound crazy screaming “pickle!” from wherever they are as they try to guess what you’re drawing.