I tried BeReal, the ‘authentic Instagram’ app – would it show the real me?

The app requires you to share photos of what you’re doing at a specific moment, creating a drab portrait of realitySorry to be the bearer of bad news, but there is a new app to know about. BeReal, touted as the “anti-Instagram”, is currently the No 1 free app on the App Store in the US. It promises, slightly unnervingly, “a new and unique way to discover who your friends really are in their daily life”.It works by sending an amber-alert-style push notification to al