App of the Week: Vidburn

14 January 2013

App of the Week: Vidburn


iPad, iPhone, Mobile App of the Week

Vidburn iconVidburn is the ideal way to capture and share your most creative, silly and provocative moments without leaving a digital trace. Recently featured in Gizmodo and Business Insider, Vidburn is a free app that allows you to flex your creative muscle, through an ephemeral recording on your iPhone.

When first released, Vidburn was pegged the ‘Snapchat for video’ (though Snapchat itself released a video function right around the time Vidburn launched). It’s simple to use and loads of fun; you can record up to a 5 second video and share with friends via SMS, or by selecting a recipient off your contact list that already has the app. As soon as your friend watches your creation, the video clip will self-destruct.

Whether you’re imitating a sloth, capturing an awkward conversation, or just want to send something a little racy, Vidburn is a fun way to record and share life’s most colorful moments.

Honorable Mention

Word Pop Free

Word Pop Free

Word Pop Free is a newly launched cross-platform game that helps children spell, learn the alphabet, and count by popping letters or objects that make up a word. The app features over 150 images that helps kids with word and letter association, and includes three to six letter words with extra modes and levels. Word Pop Free’s bright color scheme and simple mechanics make learning fun for youngsters. Best of all, you can enjoy Word Pop Free on a wide variety of devices – check out the game on the App Store, Google Play, or Amazon Appstore.

inna
9 Comments
  • Chris
    Posted at 06:43h, 15 January

    I’m quiet surprised to see that somebody actually made a camera overlay with custom graphics/controls!
    For a very long time there was no way to do this with Corona.

    Very neat!

  • Maarten
    Posted at 00:14h, 16 January

    Awesome! I have been wanting to capture small videos in one of my games – how did they do that with Corona? Or do we need Enterprise for that?

  • IcySpark
    Posted at 03:19h, 16 January

    VidBurn is a fantastic app and deserved the app of the week title. Would also love to know how the dev got the overlay to show over the video.

    Also many thanks for giving Word Pop Free an honourable mention. This was our first game, so it’s nice to see that it is liked by Corona!

  • Noe
    Posted at 07:05h, 16 January

    Exactly, how could they make the overlay and record a video?

  • David Rangel
    Posted at 12:28h, 16 January

    Hey guys – yes, this was done with Corona Enterprise.

    David

  • Chris Leyton
    Posted at 03:46h, 17 January

    David/Inna – it seems that there’s a reasonable scope for these ‘promo’ articles to actually reveal some information of merit.

    This is the second such app in recent weeks that other devs would like to know further info on (Fun Run multiplayer). Rather then just shameless plugs and backslapping, let’s make these articles serve a greater purpose.

  • Chris Leyton
    Posted at 03:47h, 17 January

    David/Inna – it seems that there’s a reasonable scope for these ‘promo’ articles to actually reveal some information of merit.

    This is the second such app in recent weeks that other devs would like to know further info on (Fun Run multiplayer). Rather then just shameless plugs and backslapping, let’s make these articles serve a greater purpose.

    The guys breakdown of ShaqDown in the forums is an excellent piece if you’re looking for inspiration.

  • Inna
    Posted at 15:18h, 17 January

    Hey Chris – Thanks for checking out Vidburn’s review. Our App of the Week reviews are meant to be general posts on gameplay, mechanics, creative elements of the app/game, rankings and more. We don’t delve into the technical aspects of the app, because more often than not, we don’t have that information available.

    That being said, we invite App of the Week winners, and other notable app developers, to join us on Corona Geek. This gives developers the opportunity to discuss their work in detail, and offers community members a chance to ask some hard-hitting questions.

    We also encourage everyone to post any questions about the App of the Week in the comments section of the review. We always alert the developer to comments/questions so that they can provide more insight on their work, if they choose to do so.

    Thanks,
    Inna

  • Juliejy
    Posted at 19:33h, 15 February

    We have to admit that VidBurn is a fantastic app! I guess for a very long time there was no way to do this with Corona.