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Rave
About
Rave is a multimedia messenger mobile app that combines the most popular mobile activities: watching videos, text messaging, and talking over VoIP. It allows users to watch their favourite videos in prefect sync while simultaneously socializing with friends in real time. Friends can watch content together from YouTube, Netflix, Vimeo, Reddit, Google Drive, and more.
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You can watch videos or listen to music in sync with friends. Rave lets you text or chat by voice while enjoying content from YouTube, Netflix, Vimeo, Reddit, Google Drive, and more. Rave can transform a collection of phones into a speaker system, or power international karaoke parties. Watch content with your friends or join public raves and meet people from around the world. |
Rave requires signing-in through Facebook, Twitter or Google, without an option to Sign-up in the app. No option to add pronouns, change display name, or basic account information, users would need to make changes to third-party account service used to sign-up All raves created are made public by default (can be changed in the app settings) |
The Rave app is free to download on both iOS and Android App stores.
The Rave app is free to download on both iOS and Android App stores. If Rave is unavailable in your country, consider changing your app store region. Please note that Rave is classified as a VOIP service so it may not work if you are trying to access it from country that restricts VOIP platforms