5 Social Media App Ideas For Your Startup Business
We all know one thing for certain - social media has changed the way we live our life everyday, like how we connect with our friends and family, how we do our business, and also how find things to do in our free time.
Building a startup is not easy. There are many challenges that you can’t anticipate, especially if you are looking to develop a social media product. Designing a social media app can be overwhelming because the social media landscape is constantly changing and there are so many features and functions to choose from.
If you're looking for a startup idea, here are 5 types of social media apps, which will help you finding your niche and identifying your competitors for your social media startup business.
Social video sharing app screens design from Havana Video App UI Kit
Social Networking Apps
It’s a well-known fact that social networking app is one of the most popular app products in today startup world. In September of 2011, the social networking app Instagram was purchased by Facebook for $1 billion, and is now used by more than 100 million people worldwide. Social networking apps usually include features like messaging, photo-sharing and interactive content.
Most popular social networking apps:
Social networking app screens design from Miami Social App UI Kit
Video Sharing Apps
With faster and more dependable internet connections, video sharing apps like Tiktok has become one of the most popular social platforms among young generations. Video sharing apps usually include features like live streaming, video sharing, messaging and interactive content.
Most popular social video sharing apps:
App screen mockup from Havana Video Sharing App UI Kit
Messaging Apps
Messaging apps have appeared to provide rich experience offering all kinds of interactions with friends and family, from text messaging, to voice and video calling, to photo and file sharing that you can do it all in just one application.
Most popular social messaging apps:
Screens design from Monaco Messaging App UI Kit
Dating Apps
Today, people are more likely to meet their next partner through a dating app than through friends or colleagues. Recently, Bumble app founder Whitney Wolfe Herd has became the world's youngest self-made female billionaire, and the app has over 100 million users. Dating apps aim to help people meet other easier with features like profiles, find events & meetups and discover nearby matches based on your location.
Most popular online dating apps:
Bumble app screens
Audio-chat/voice chatting Apps
You might've heard of Clubhouse by now. It's a new social media audio app that uses audio to connect its users to others in various spaces from the arts, startups, sports and more. The voice chatting app features include audio sharing, profiles, group-chatting and other interactive content.
Most popular audio-chat apps:
Clubhouse app
Conclusion
We hope these 5 social media app ideas can be helpful for your startup business.
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