Hurricane Irma Has Sent People Running to Download This Vital Communication App
Walkie-talkie app Zello has shot to the top of Apple's (AAPL) - Get Report app store chart in America during Hurricane Irma, as Americans look for a way to communicate when phone networks are down.
The app has risen above Alphabet's (GOOGL) - Get Report YouTube, Facebook (FB) - Get Report and Snap's Snapchat (SNAP) - Get Report , in the chart.
Zello started its life in 2007 in Russia as Loudtalks and surpassed 100 million users in February. In the past 24 hours, over 1 million people, mostly from Puerto Rico and Florida, have downloaded it.
Zello allows users to communicate live with people via the app by touching and holding a button. It doesn't require a mobile network but does need an internet connection.
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