MomentCam
| Developer(s) | Hightalk Software[1] |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2013[2] |
| Engine | |
| Operating system | iOS 7.0, Android 4.0.3, Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | Arabic English French Japanese Korean Portuguese Spanish Japanese Chinese (simplified) Chinese (traditional) [3] |
| Type | Photos |
| Website | http://www.mymomentcam.com/en/Home.aspx |
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MomentCam (Chinese: 魔漫相机; pinyin: mó màn xiàngjī) is a mobile app developed by China-based Hightalk Software Corp.[4] that was launched in 2013 for Android and iOS.[5] It allows users to create and share customized caricatures and emoticons that can be shared across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, QQ, Weibo, WeChat, WhatsApp and others.[5]
The photo-taking and editing app comes with a range of customizable options to transform a photo of a user into a comic character. It uses advanced facial recognition to plant a user's face into a caricature or emoticon and with various abilities like choosing a hairstyle and adjusting the face shape.[6]
As of November 2015, the app had been downloaded over 300 million times and had over 20 million monthly active users. Its highest new user activation in a single day was 3.25 million.[7]
History[edit]
Launch[edit]
The Chinese language version first launched on Android in August 2013 and MomentCam and accumulated 20 million Android users within 70 days. Launching on iOS on October 22 of the same year, new users averaged 2–3 million per day.[5] According to rankings from AppsFire and App Annie, on October 31 it ranked #1 in the Chinese App Store, #2 in Australia and # 6 in the US. It also ranked #1 in Photo & Video apps in those same countries.[8]
The following month, the English language version was launched for both the iOS and Android platforms.[9] In February 2014, MomentCam released a major update adding GIF creation functionality to the app. Users were able to make GIFs or 'Emoticons' as the app calls them of their own face. Users could choose from 144 animated GIF options and could be shared on social networks.[10]
Milestones[edit]
Funding from Alibaba[edit]
On September 18, 2014, MomentCam secured series A Funding from Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba for an undisclosed moment.[11]
Facebook's FbStart Winner[edit]
MomentCam was the winner of Facebook's first FbStart competition in March 2015. This competition aimed to identify the best apps around the world that participated in their program. The purpose of the program is to foster mobile app developers. MomentCam received $50,000 in cash and $25,000 in Facebook Ad Credit.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ "MomentCam Cartoons & Stickers". Google Play. Google Play. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "MomentCam – Customized Cartoons, Art, Stickers, Emoticons, and GIFs". App Store. App Store. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "MomentCam – Customized Cartoons, Art, Stickers, Emoticons, and GIFs?". App Store. App Store. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "MomentCam Cartoons & Stickers - Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "MomentCam, A Photo-editing App That Makes Your Cartoon Lookalikes". TechNode. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ↑ Hong, Kaylene (2014-02-10). "Chinese Photo App MomentCam Now Lets You Create GIFs". Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ↑ Morgan, Giles (2015-11-17). "How Facebook's FbStart program helped MomentCam pass 300M downloads". Rocketfuel. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ↑ Hong, Jon Russell and Kaylene (2013-10-31). "Is this Chinese App a Sign of the Future or How to Rig the App Store?". Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ↑ Hong, Kaylene (2013-11-14). "MomentCam Is A Viral Chinese Photo App Now In English". Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ↑ "MomentCam, with 200M downloads, wins Facebook's first Fb Start mobile app contest". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- http://venturebeat.com/2015/11/17/how-facebooks-fbstart-program-helped-momentcam-pass-300m-downloads/
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manboker.headportrait&hl=en
- http://technode.com/2013/11/17/momentcam-a-photo-editing-app-that-makes-your-cartoon-lookalikes/
- http://technode.com/2014/09/23/chinese-cartoon-avatar-apps-momentcam-and-myotee/
- https://www.techinasia.com/momentcam-funding-from-alibaba
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/momentcam-customized-cartoons/id687624831?mt=8
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