Amazing Apps: ZapVM

Jigsaw Informatics, Inc. recently announced that ZapVM™ is now available in the iTunes App Store. ZapVM provides a novel communications platform that allows users to quickly and easily send a uniquely coherent visual message, give a short presentation or tell an illustrated story while highlighting important details.

ZapVM allows iOS users to create and share visual messages for social and business use, simply and immediately. Using ZapVM is intuitive and familiar since it is similar to swiping through one’s photos while telling a story. To use ZapVM, consumers simply select up to 10 photos from the device’s photo library or from the in-app camera function and arrange them. ZapVM also includes extensive graphics tools, stickers, captions and other features that enable users to modify or customize their images without leaving the app. PowerPoint slides may also be imported into ZapVM as JPEGs or PNGs and used accordingly.  

           

Uses of ZapVM include messages where precision, clarity and/or emotion is important, including:

·   Parents reminding their kids about chores or homework or providing a step-by-step guide to a baby or pet sitter regarding how to use items around the house ·   Family and friends sharing memorable occasions or greetings ranging from birthday and well wishes to thank-you notes and congratulations  ·   Consumers reviewing restaurants, hotels, spas, new products, etc. ·   Amateur and professional chefs showing each step of a recipe and explaining how to get the best results

·   Realtors providing personalized presentations on new listings for a website or describing key features of properties for a given client ·   Teachers and coaches providing step-by-step instructions or analysis on virtually any topic  ·   Event planners and marketers showing venues and services for events ·   Business people creating short, narrated PowerPoint presentations, analyses and sales pitches ·   Pet owners and pet-adoption agencies looking to show off their animals and promote animal rescue

Additional ZapVM examples may be viewed on the ZapVM website.

The free version of ZapVM allows users to create and share an unlimited number of 30-second Zap Videos with ad-based Zap Links if published on ZapVM.com and up to 25 active Zap Projects on their device. Free users may also use Zap Credits to export enhanced quality Zap Videos that are up to 90 seconds long and that include an ad-free Zap Link, if published, for three months. All users receive five free credits upon downloading the app. Zap Credit Packs with 20 credits are available via in-app purchase for 99 cents. Users may also upgrade to Zap Plus for $4.99, which allows users to store an unrestricted number of active Zap Projects on their device(s) and to create, export and share an unlimited number of enhanced-quality, 90-second Zap Videos, each of which includes an ad-free Zap Link, if published, for three months.

To download ZapVM, visit getzap.com or visit the iTunes App Store at http://appstore.com/zapvmrealtimevisualmessaging.