Video apps are hot right now –Vine, Instagram and SnapChat are already firmly on the bandwagon so we can take short clips of ourselves, our cats, our Grandma eating cake or whatever else we might fancy. Yet, with the new Wordeo app, you needn’t even bother shoot your own footage. Just type in a message and Wordeo will make a video for you, using a compilation of stock video clips.

The app, which was developed by ex-Apple and BBC employees, was rolled out on iOS devices this week. It