This is a brief excerpt from PetaPixel
When you think “Instagram competitor,” the first app that comes to mind is Flickr’s new offering. Having released just in time for Instagram to royally annoy its users with the proposed ToS changes, disgruntled Instagrammers flocked to Flickr in droves.
But there’s a new kid gaining popularity on the lo-fi block that does exactly what Instagram does, only more… German. It’s the EyeEm app, and it’s been climbing the charts so fiercely that it has established itself as a legitimate Instagram competitor in little more than a week.Over the last week, EyeEm has moved from the mid 200′s on the photo and video app charts, as high as number 2 behind YouTube (today at #6). A couple of days ago you could find EyeEm sitting pretty at number 20 on the free app charts overall (today at #59), a couple of spots ahead of Instagram.
Of course, it’ll take a lot of users and what would amount to a mass exodus from Instagram to really challenge the Facebook-owned company — something Instagram is doing its best to convince everyone is NOT happening. But EyeEm co-founder Florian Meissner is optimistic, claiming that the app is seeing daily sign-up numbers in …
By: DL Cade
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