Hai kids zaman Now,.... it seems like new social networking
apps are popping up each day, creating new ways for friends to digitally
connect with each other.
WEYV is a really
cool way to interactively experience music, magazines, and videos with your
friends. We guarantee you’ll love this new “must-have” social app.
Concept and Functionality
Not unlike Spotify, Pandora,
Youtube, and other media services, WEYV, created by WEYV
Inc., aims to bring a seemingly unlimited amount of media to users
for a reasonable price.
Not only does this include songs,
but it also includes tons of current magazines that can be read from the comfort
of your device.
As far as interface and usability, I
found WEYV’s design to be pretty user friendly and easy to navigate. The music
player functions like you’d expect and the magazine interface has a few nice
features that make it fun to flip pages and read.
While WEYV is primarily a media app,
it does offer the option for friends to connect with each other and see what
they’re listening to or reading. This is a great opportunity to share music and
magazines with friends and potentially spark like-minded conversations.
WEYV is unique in that it features
an unconventional way for users to take in content. For example, you’ll start
with 15 “units” when you sign up for an account.
If you listen to a song, 10 units
are remove from your account. When you stop listening, the units are deposited
back into your account. Plus, you don’t get “double dinged” by listening to a
song while reading a magazine, only the most “expensive” activity is charged,
you get the lower cost one for free.
Features
WEYV Android App
As you can probably imagine, WEYV
has quite a few cool features that make it a very viable social media app. In
addition to a full music player, the app offers options such as offline
listening and custom playlists. This is usually something you see only on big
name music apps, and offline playback is always a great feature to have.
One drawback of WEYV is that it
apparently doesn’t feature videos just yet; it looks like that option is still
in development. In addition to music videos, that update will also offer
movies and TV shows all from the same app.
Even though it’s not available yet,
I still think you’ll get plenty of enjoyment out of the app with just magazines
and music.
Value
WEYV is available to download from
Google Play for free and includes a 14 day trial. Though some users may feel
that a subscription isn’t necessary, you have to expect to pay something
to receive current music and magazine issues.
Plus you get some “feel good” out of
it since they state that a donation to charity will be made whenever you listen
to a song. We look forward to seeing more detailed information about the amount
and recipients of those charitable donations.
Personally I believe a 14 day trial
is plenty of time to explore the app and decide if it’s right for you.
Overall, WEYV is a fantastic social
networking app with tons of potential.
As mentioned above, note that you
can listen to a song while you’re reading a magazine and they won’t charge you
double Units. For example, if a song is 10 Units and a magazine is 5 Units,
they’ll only pull the number of units associated with the higher value item,
which would be 10 Units. So, you can simultaneously listen and read for 10
Units instead of 15.
The vast music library and current
magazine issues put it on the same playing field as big name apps like Spotify
and Texture. It’s definitely worth giving a try if you’re a fan of streaming
music services and magazines.
