Type of site Subsidiary Parent Snap Inc. Alexa rank 238,960 (April 2014) | Available in French
English Website www.bitstrips.tv | |
Created by Jacob Blackstock
Thomas Bullwinkel | ||
Bitstrips was a web and mobile application that allows users to create a cartoon of themselves and their friends. It was originally created in 2007 by Toronto-based Jacob "Ba" Blackstock.
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Users create animated avatars of themselves by adjusting multiple physical characteristics and accessories of a virtual figurine. They then proceed to position their avatar in one of over 10,000 different scenarios. Bitstrips launched its Facebook application in December 2012, and its iPhone and Android applications in September 2013. Horizon Ventures and Li Ka-shing then invested in the company in November 2013.
The application has been downloaded more than 11 million times. Bitstrips is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and has 10 employees.
In 2016, Bitstrips was acquired by Snap Inc. for $100 million.
Site
Bitstrips.com once was the link to the comic making website. It now links users to a page about Bitmoji and the Facebook app. On the original site, users were able to create characters, make comics without restrictions and chat on the chat bar with added friends.The comic making feature has been removed and replaced by the BitMoji feature.
Spin-off
Bitstrips For Schools was an educational software used by teachers and students. It has the same concept as Bitstrips, except teachers give these "comic" assignments to their students and more than one panel can be used. This site is also now disabled.