Honk is an amalgamation of Google Docs real-time collaboration feature and Snapchat s disappearing messages feature. (Image: Honk)
Honk is a new messaging app that wants to do what WhatsApp did to text messaging, by introducing real-time messaging. The app promises an in-the-moment messaging experience, with messages being shown to the other person as you type. The app is currently only available for iOS users and will soon be made available for Android also. Also Read - WhatsApp might soon allow for easy chat transfer between iOS, Android
The app does not have a send button and limits the messages to 160 characters. To recall, SMSes also have a size of about 160 characters. Once a user hits the 160 character limit, they need to tap the refresh button to start from scratch. Due to its real-time approach, the Honk disappearing chats has no chat history. Also Read - WhatsApp might allow users to change colours in the app soon