Quibi, pronounced "kwib-ee," is launching today, offering short-form videos from big names to watch on your phone during your commute.

The launch came with 175 new shows, ranging from scripted drama to real-life celebrity stories. Qubi has raised $1.75 billion to fund the shows.

The videos are less than ten minutes in length and are available in a format specifically designed to be viewed on a smartphone. Should you watch Quibi series on a smartphone, you'll see entirely different edits depending on how you hold your phone. Some moments have entirely different footage based on screen orientation.

However, Quibi is yet to introduce some of the promised features that will come to that portrait mode, such as the ability to flip up the screen and see an app on a character's phone. The company has also said that shows in the future will use the clock, GPS and sensors of the smartphone itself to customise what is happening in the show.

The app also includes a host of limitations. Users are unable to take screenshots of shows and cannot send what they are watching to a television.

Here’s the how the company describes Quibi:

Quibi is the first entertainment platform designed specifically for your phone and features original content from Hollywood’s biggest stars and creators. New episodes will be released daily and all episodes are ten minutes or less […]

Every day, Quibi will release over 25 new episodes – that’s more than ​3 hours of fresh, original premium content every single day​

Quibi shows are now available to watch including ​Survive​ starring Sophie Turner, ​Most Dangerous Game ​starring Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz, ​Punk’d ​hosted by Chance the Rapper, ​Thanks A Million​ from Jennifer Lopez​,​ ​Chrissy’s Court​ starring Chrissy Teigen, ​Murder House Flip,​ Around the World by BBC News, The Replay by ESPN a​nd more

In the first year, Quibi will release ​175 new original shows​ and ​8,500 quick bites of content​. All made by the biggest names in entertainment – from Academy Award winners like Peter Farrelly, Steven Spielberg, Guillermo del Toro to superstar directors like Antoine Fuqua, Sam Raimi and Catherine Hardwicke and stars like Demi Lovato, Will Smith, Laura Dern, Kevin Hart, Tyra Banks, Zac Efron, Bill Murray, Idris Elba, Anna Kendrick, Joe Jonas, Kendall Jenner, Don Cheadle and more

Quibi​ offers three categories of content:

• Movies in Chapters​: Big stories ​told in chapters that are 7 to 10 minutes in length. ​Quibi is creating more than 30+ shows this year featuring many of Hollywood’s biggest names both in front of and behind the camera.
• Unscripted and Docs​: This category is food, fashion, travel, animals, cars, builds, music, sports, comedy, talk, variety, documentary and more. With so much star-power, this is “must see Quibi.”
• Daily Essentials​: Quibi’s ​Daily Essentials​ shows will deliver the day’s news and information ​in 5 to 6 minute quick bites​, s​o you can stay up-to-speed on the weather, news, sports and even get tips for your dating life.​ ​Quibi is partnering with some of the most trusted names in news, information, and entertainment to give you everything you need to know – and why it matters.

Quibi, available for Android and iOS, costs either $4.99 a month with ads, or $7.99 a month without. Outside of the US, Quibi didn’t sell any ad inventory so you can only sign up for the ad-free plan.

That makes it more expensive than Apple TV+ and Disney+. The good news is you can test it yourself thanks to a full 90-day free trial.