1 : Instagram
Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, is a social photo and video sharing program. You can shoot videos in the app or upload videos from your media library.
Instagram comes with several filters and the option to mute the video. Captioning must be done manually; the app does not accept SRT files. On Instagram Stories, you have a wider range of options such as linking multiple videos together, splicing photos into your video, and adding captions or stickers. Stories, however, have a length limit of 15 seconds.
IGTV is another portion of the app, separate from the feed, in which video creators can share videos of up to 60 seconds. Subtitles must be hardcoded for IGTV because of the vertical format of the videos.
Video length
Feed: up to 60 seconds
Instagram stories: up to 15 seconds
IGTV: up to 60 minutes
Live streaming: Yes
2 : TikTok
Likee, winner of the Google Play Awards 2017, is best known for having great special effects for a mobile video editing app (think: changing your hair colour and eyeliner). It is a short video app geared at lip syncing and music videos, having the innate ability to sync video frames with music tempo.
- Video length: Unspecified
- Live streaming: Yes
4 : Vigo Video
Vigo Video is a much like other short video social platforms, with the exception that it has a monetary platform. Videos that perform well have the opportunity to earn “flames,” which are convertible into money.
Video length: up to 60 seconds
Live streaming: Yes
5 : Twitch
Twitch makes it easier for players to live stream their games and chat with their followers, using the integrated instant messaging feature.
Twitch was created out of a need for gamers live-streaming their games; something that started on YouTube, but Twitch streamlined. Everything you need to live stream and broadcast is there in the app.
The live closed captioning feature, which automatically generates subtitles, allows viewers the option to enable or disable them as needed.
Video length: Unspecified
Live streaming: Yes