Sprout 1.0

Sprout looks attractive and really well targeted. Unfortunately it just does not work (it refuses to create spaces, requiring to login again and again). Hopefully a temporary issue (no error in the browser console).

Using Sprout has been so fun! I love how the team is imagining new ways of being in a digital space, breaking away from the rigidity and fatiguing formats that currently dominate digital work spaces. It's a refreshing and playful way to hang out, do work together, or catch up with friends. With online video tools in general, I struggle because I have excessive energy and struggle to stay still within a box on the screen. Sprout makes it so easy, and even permissible through how the product functions for me to turn up and move with all of this energy. Suddenly, I'm not just sitting in a box twiddling my thumbs off screen - I'm actually deeply engaged with what's actually happening and moving around on my screen. I love that!

Sprout brings a life and joy to virtual spaces that's lacking from literally every other video call competitor. I've used it as a platform for business meetings, hangouts, and game nights, and it always, always manages to add to the experience. The persistent and exportable nature of the canvases makes it easy to come back to a whiteboard session, or save out memento of a particularly fun discussion. Congrats to the Sprout team on their launch!

Videochat as we know it is so restricted and dull. I didn't realize that until I tried Sprout with my friends and WOW. The best kinds of products are the ones that allow for flexible interactions and FUN, and Sprout is definitely that kind of product. I'll never go back to FT or Zoom or Houseparty.

Love the creativity behind this elegant user interface. And the logotype is dope!