The Battle of the Live Streaming Apps: Meerkat VS Periscope

THE BATTLE OF THE Live Streaming Apps Both are interactive video apps that let you broadcast in real-time to your followers. Let's see how they stack up... A comparison of the apps that are redefining live streaming as we know it. Vs Meerkat Periscope LAUNCH Meerkat launches v1.0 available for iOS 8.0+ users FEB 21 MAR Meerkat responds to Periscope's launch by releasing vl.1 with 4 updates Periscope launches vl.0 26 for iOS 7.1+ users MAR 27 MAR Minor update fixed small bugs and issues 30 VALUATION $40M $100M FUNDING NOTES $300,000 Angel Round Twitter quietly purchased Periscope for a rumored $100 million + stock but did not announce the deal until early March. $200,000 Seed. Round $18.2M $3,700,000 Series A $14,000,000 Series B "You may have hear some news: It involves a blue bird. #YouCanGuessTheRest #WeJoinedTheFlockln- January #AreWeUsingThisRight #IsThisThingOn" @periscopeco LANGUAGES Meerkat is currently only available in English. Periscope is currently available in 24 languages. REVIEWS ,287, 587 "New favorite app" "Will Change Everything" "Meerkat has become my new favorite app. The ability to stream while integrated with Twitter is exactly what I've wanted. Must download for anyone in tech, marketin, etc." - Gavin Donovan "Revolutionary product that you get immediately. This is the most intimate broadcast experience I have ever seen. Much better execution and more features than Meerkat." - Jazsf 4 3 USERS P Product Hunt JUSTIN BIEBER TIME steve-o Spotify CNN ADWEEK AFROJACK FOLLOWERS TTTTI 304,700 47,300 351 days since Periscope's first Tweet FEATURES Location Enabled Streams Discovery Analytics Provided Profile Customization Live Stream Replay Quality Notifications see fit Created by www.seefit.com Sources: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/meerkat http://recode.net/2015/03/27/periscope-v-meerkat-our-initial-reaction/ http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/26/technology/periscope-livestream-twitter/ http://offonatangent.blogspot.com/2015/02/meerkat-tweet-live-video-from-iphone.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/27/technology/tech-titans-bet-that-the-world-is-ready-for-the-streaming-selfie.html?_r=0