ZapBuddy Finally Launches on Android & that is great news for Privacy Conscious Users

It has been almost a year since we covered the upcoming chat startup. We liked it for a number of reasons mainly because there hasn’t been something new and good in the highly competitive world of chat apps. The world of Chat Apps has been a very limited one with many new entrants failing to make an impact and rise up to the big players. This startup felt one of the best challenger to the mainstream apps, and that is a feat that very few apps have achieved so far.

We really liked it and were impressed by the hard work done by the team, given the fact they were working with jobs with the team divided between Melbourne and Islamabad. It was an extraordinary story and it was exciting to see the next garage success story happening before us. How a small team manages to work between different countries and jobs yet still strives to work on new features is truly amazing. The most exciting part was that unlike many apps with no adds, data capitalization was not a part of their business plan and that is good to know considering the impact of such strategies around the globe. The team also had patents focused around privacy and that shows the strategic direction of the company.

The app was amazing, but with one big caveat, there was no Android version. Now finally the team has launched their Android version and we can get to try the app on both platforms.

The flow in android takes very little getting used to and is neatly laid out. As the team pointed out, one of the most difficult tasks was to make it look simple and easy. As we mentioned earlier as well, the team has patented many new features with the focus on privacy. However, one of the best surprises has been the lock screen. Something we did not expect to catch on, but with WhatsApp offering a similar feature, it feels like this is here to stay.