Instagram has launched a new app that, like Snapchat, allows users to send photos to one another that are erased instantly after they have been seen.
The app, called Bolt, has so far only been released in New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa, which often act as proving grounds for new apps and games before they are released worldwide. So will it go on to be a hit like Instagram before it?
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