ArtPop app by Lady Gaga

With the release of Lady Gaga’s third studio album “ARTPOP,” Gaga and her TechHaus team have built an intriguing companion app.

The "ARTPOP" app is centralized around the idea of “the auras,” which is the community of users within the app. Named after “Aura,” the first track on the album, each user has a personal profile that they develop while using the app. Think of it as an overall presence of your activity, accessed by tapping on the glowing orb at the bottom of the main menu, which will reveal your activity scattered across the screen.

Unfortunately, only the “ARTPOP” and “ArtHaus” sections of the app are available right now, with two unknown features set to unlock in April 2014. It is possible that Gaga will release additional songs through the app at that time, which would definitely give it more of a purpose.

The "ARTPOP" section is, of course, the album itself. Simply, it is a music player automatically imports the songs from the album that you have purchased from iTunes. Your play history will then become part of your aura.

The next area of the app that is unlocked as of its release is the ArtHaus studio. This is where you will be able to make unique GIF images, which are based on a moving objects with a background of your choice. There is also an area where users can view which images have been seen by Gaga, which is pretty cool.

From anywhere within the app, an edge gesture from the left side of the display will reveal a panel. In here, you can quickly control the playback of music, as well as participate in chat rooms through LittleMonsters.com.

The app is free in the Apple App Store, and the album is available for $14.99.

Culled from Mashable!