Facebook has launched its Slingshot app worldwide for iOS and Android

Slingshot, Facebook’s new Snapchat competitor, has today been made available internationally on Android and iOS. The free service, which first made its debut in the U.S. last week, allows users to send “shots” containing pictures or videos to each other — but only after they’ve sent a shot back. Slingshot is Facebook’s bid to cash in on the popularity of sharing services like Snapchat, but it isn’t exactly a Snapchat clone. User can share shots that contain pictures and videos and they are automatically deleted after being viewed, but you cannot see those shots unless you’re willing to share one of your own.

Slingshot has shot to the rest of the world. Facebook’s photo sharing app is now available around the world after launching in the US last week. Slingshot is a new app from Facebook, although it doesn’t have any Facebook branding on it. It’s an app to send and receive “ephemeral messages” — messages that disappear after a set period of time. It’s similar to the hugely popular Snapchat, sending photos that are then deleted, but with a twist: you can’t see messages until you send something yourself. Slingshot works on iOS 7 or higher, or Android handsets running Jelly Bean or KitKat. When you first open the app, you’re presented with a simple camera app with a few basic settings. You can capture a video or a photo and add text, icons or your own scribbles, like the shot above shared by Slingshot on Instagram. Then you can send the image to a group, or a single person. Photos and videos self-destruct after they’ve been viewed, but you can look at a photo or watch a video on a loop for as long as you want before flicking it away with your finger.