The brand new Facebook Poke app has taken the App Store by storm and in less than a day it took the number one spot at the top of the iTunes free app chart. The Facebook Poke app is essentially a chat app with a few twists was only just released for the iPhone and has already become the most popular free app on the App Store.
Facebook seem to have really been on form lately with their releases and they have been creating very solid clean apps of late. Facebook seem very keen to dissect their services into seperate entities. We already have the Facebook Messenger app and the Facebook Camera app so not the arrival of the Facebook Poke app seems to confirm this.
Of course it is the perfect time for Facebook and the likes of Google to be releasing apps so that they can take advantage of the holiday season and see an increase in downloads during this period. At this time of the year, more and more people are contacting family and friends so Facebook have really struck while the iron is hot with the release of the Facebook Poke app. As well as this, lots of people will be receiving brand new iOS devices and they will be looking for content to fill their home screen and this will involve them checking out the top apps section on the app store. The vast majority of people will probably download the Facebook Poke app just to see what it is and of course once they do this they will probably like us here be very impressed with its seamless nature.
Facebook has over a billion users so it is easy to see why there apps are important and very popular. It will be good to see whether the Facebook Poke app will stand the test of time and remain at the top spot for more than a couple of days. If you do want to try out the app then why not head over to the app store today and take a look.
