1y ago

Bean is Now Available on the App Store

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Hey everyone 👋

Bean for Lemmy is now available on the App Store for everyone to download!

The app is free to use with a "Pro" plan that gives you access to some premium features like push notifications and multiple accounts, as well as a bunch of customisation options with more themes and app icons available.

Thank you to everyone who tested the app over the last month. I'm really happy with what I've made in a short period of time but… This is just the beginning and I have so much more planned including mod tools, kbin supported more!

I hope you'll check it out and I look forward to hearing your feedback ❤️

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steve228uk @lemmy.world

1y ago

Bean is Now Available on the App Store

apps.apple.com /us/app/bean-for-lemmy/id6451421455

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Congrats on the launch!
- Thank you! 😄

Congratulations @steve228uk@lemmy.world !!! This is hands down my favorite Lemmy app!
- Thanks so much! 😁

Just bought the pro license. Great job!
- Thank you! I really appreciate the support <3

To everyone that enjoys the app, and especially those pleased enough to subscribe or purchase Lifetime Pro, don’t forget to rate and review the app in the App Store. Let’s help Steve build a user base!
- Thank you!! Yes, App Store reviews are a massive help ❤️

Is it open source?
- No
  
  Okay, thanks for answer.
  
  Thanks man.

Swift or ReactNative?
- React Native

When will android get a release?
- iPad first then Android
  Source: https://lemmy.world/comment/1605007
  
  This link is not loading for me.

Any plans to add a safari extension like Apollo used to have and Ivory currently has? I’m all for buying in on good software, but that’s one of the requirements for me to buy in.
It looks great!
- A share extension? That should already be there, you might just need to turn it on.
  
  If you used Apollo or Ivory you might remember they both have a Safari extension where they take links to instances and open them in the relevant app. Apollo would just open reddit links but Ivory takes a link to any Mastodon instance and opens it in the app. It would be awesome to have the same happen with lemmy instances. I think Memmy is planning on something like that

How long will the lifetime discounted option be available for? I will go for that once I hit payday at the end of the week.
- It’ll be for at least a week! I really appreciate the support 😊
  
  Don’t take it off until I can afford to pay for it! 😀
  
  Pro lifetime purchase. This is the only Lemmy app I use making this well worth it for me.

Before I buy Pro, is there a timeline as to when image posts will mark as read correctly when the image is opened from the thumbnail? (Links seem to mark as read correctly when clicking the thumbnail)
Thanks!
- I'll get that fixed for 1.0.2 so within a couple of days.
  
  Wonderful, thank you for the quick response! Love the block icons by the way!

This actually looks really polished
- Thank you 😊

EDIT: Fixed it. After deleting the app from the phone, and choosing the option to remove all data, a fresh install allowed me to go through the real Pro subscription process.
Original message below: I'm having trouble subscribing to Pro. I did the fake lifetime subscription in TestFlight a few days ago, and it still says i'm subscribed in the app store version. In TestFlight, it now shows the option to install bean, so I'm pretty sure the version on my phone is the official release. I want to give you real money!
- Thank you so much!
  The fake payment seems to get cached for a while (I think 24 hours) but it seems like deleting it fixes things.

Congrats

can Bean work with kbin accounts? I know the two are federated, just wondering since that’s my home instance 😛
- At the moment Kbin doesn’t have an API in the stable release. When it does I plan to add support to Bean.
  In the meantime you’ll need a Lemmy account and sub to Kbin Magazines from there.
  Hopefully not much longer!
- There is also the Artemis app for Kbin. I use Artemis for Kbin and Bean for Lemmy. They’re both incredible apps.
  
  Are you on Artemis.camp? Because I’m trying to log in with my Kbin.social account and it doesn’t let me

I got a lifetime sub! https://postimg.cc/SndY1G6M/f8b6b53f
It definitely wasn't cheap (considering the several open source free lemmy apps), but seeing how fast this app has evolved + your commitment shows that this is gonna be a serious app (and not a side experiment that is suddenly canned).
This is also exactly why I chose lemm.ee as my instance, I'm looking for serious and stable platforms. Commitment quickly runs out for free apps, as I've seen many times before. Anyways congrats on the appstore release!
- Thanks so much, I really appreciate the support! ❤️

Downloaded, and finally got to pay you some money! Thanks for all of your hard work on this app.

Will Test Flight be ending?
- The link for new TestFlight testers is already closed and I'll be clearing the list at the end of this week. Testing for v1.1 will be opened up again as a new list soon.
  
  Remember us testers who have been here for a while… :)
  No, seriously well done. The app is truly excellent and my go-to option for Lemmy. Just mark as read on scroll to be added and it will pretty much perfect!

Finally my go to Lemmy app is in the AppStore. Your app made the transition from reddit over to Lemmy much much easier for me. Thank you very much! Can’t wait what the future is brining… Will Pro carry over to testflight?
- Thank you! I'm glad I could help with the switch 😄
  All purchases in TestFlight are fake and aren't connected to those made on the App Store.
  
  Yeah, I know. I’ll get Pro in the official release and wonder if I’ll keep the Pro status if I support the betas in the TestFlight.

Congratulations. Great work on this app.
- Thank you! 😁

Awesome! Purchased the lifetime pro license!
- Thank you so much for your support 🥰
  
  Where is your preferred location for raising bugs?
  I have one where push notifications aren't enabling correctly.

Can we have https://www.deepl.com/translator-mobile Added to the translator options?

Thanks for making a great looking Lemmy App! I also got the lifetime Pro subscription.
- Thanks so much for your support ❤️

Hi, it does not appear on „bean“ or „lemmy“ search terms. Can someone provide a direct link?
- It was hidden at the bottom of the list. Anyway.
  https://apps.apple.com/de/app/bean-for-lemmy/id6451421455

Awesome!

Please reconsider the lifetime price 🙏. I want to support your efforts but I don’t do subscriptions and $30/$50 is too high a price for an unproven system (lemmy) and developer, and an app that still has some large bugs/issues and lacks some (what I would consider “essential”) functionality. This sentiment has been said by others in other communities when discussing Bean as well, so I don’t think I’m off base.
I said this elsewhere, but at $10 I have a feeling you’d get a lot more sales due to the price being in the impulse buy range, and low enough you’ll get FOMOers that are willing to throw down $10 to see what happens.
$30 for the early bird price means you can never go lower than $30 for future sales (Black Friday or what have you). I think that is a mistake, personally, and you may disagree.
- I appreciate the feedback but I’m happy with the pricing.
  As always, please feel free to write a post with a bug report or feature request and I’ll do my best to fix it or implement it 😊
  
  Bummer but I understand. Appreciate the reply. When does the early bird pricing expire? I might go for it anyway, you seem like a good dude and are very respectful and responsive so I want to support.
- What are the lacking “essential “ functions?
  
  Here’s a few off the top of my head. I’ll start keeping a list as I use the app more.
  No in-line gif or video support
  Cannot tap to collapse a post
  Can’t edit comments from your profile screen
  Can’t tap a comment in your profile to go to that comment in the thread
  No gesture to swipe from right to left to return to the previous post (ie you’re viewing the All lost, open a post/thread, read comments, swipe left to right to go back to All list, scroll down a bit, then decide to return to the previous thread - in Apollo, you could wipe right to left to return to the last thread)
  No hide read posts button (you have to do it through a menu)
  Not enough compact comment option(s) - ie it would be nice to have the upvote/downvote count shown at the top of the comment to the right of the username
  No default sorting order by list type (ie all, local, subscribed lists)
  Collapsing a comment thread from the middle of thread does not automatically bring you to the next top level comment
  Not essential, but doesn’t support animated community logos

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