Explode‎

I wouldn’t be surprised if Explode turns out to be the next viral iPhone app, or at the very least, a utility that will be acquired by Meta, Apple, or Snap. It’s an iPhone/iMessage app combo that lets you send self-destructing (thus the name) texts to your friends using Messages. You can set a timer for texts and photos that will only be viewed once and then explode into a pile of pixelated squares. Every interaction in the app is well-crafted and cleverly aimed at encouraging you to purchase the full experience by leveraging your social graph. I could see this sort of functionality being baked directly into iMessage at some point.