iReddit: The official Reddit iPhone app arrives

http://blog.reddit.com/2009/01/i-read-it-on-ireddit-official-reddit.html

by tlrobinson • 17 years ago

68 35 17 years ago

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emullet2• 17 years ago

$1.99? No thanks.

icey• 17 years ago

They've got an ad supported free version coming as well. The current version will not display ads.

baddle• 17 years ago

Is this sarcastic ?

mcav• 17 years ago

I don't read Reddit myself, but for those who do, $1.99 shouldn't be a deal-breaker. People will plunk down two bucks in an instant on the app store if they find something cool that would enhance their experience. (And good on them; if everyone thought free was the only price point, we'd all be out of our jobs.)

wim• 17 years ago

Actually, what I find interesting is that I see an increasing number of websites make a non-free iPhone application of their site, while the site itself remains free. In the discussion whether or not many '2.0' (yeah, i know..) sites out there will ever be able to make a profit, it seems strange that a fair amount of said websites do not offer a non-free version of their sites as well. People obviously don't mind paying for something they see value in; and the iPhone app might prove that the site's readers actually see value in reading the site. Of course it might just be the "iPhone effect" that makes people get used to the fact that software can also have a price tag. Just had to think of this as I remembered a nice anecdote about a forum that started charging money to get rid of spammers and made quite some money as a 'side-effect' ;) (I actually don't know reddit that well myself, so I don't know if they offer a paid option to see the websites without ads; so it's more a note about free websites in general)

likpok• 17 years ago

Free is weird for people. It causes them to make bad decisions as to the value of things that they looking at. So people do mind paying for things that they see a value in if there is a free alternative. Even if the free alternative is not as good (relative to the price difference) to the expensive one.

patio11• 17 years ago

All startups trying to play the "Charge nothing, grow ginormous, then monetize with ads" game should read the above comment and then ponder "Now, what company would really, really like to pay me to show their advertisements to this chap?"

emullet2• 17 years ago

Ok, I caved and bought it. Its a well done app.

bvttf2• 17 years ago

$1.99? I've spent more on worse on the iPhone. Sold.

kn0thing2• 17 years ago

LOL. Can I quote you as a testimonial on our iPhone page? http://reddit.com/iphone

bvttf2• 17 years ago

Of course!

anewaccountname• 17 years ago

'LOLs' (and related cats) are fine on reddit, but not on here =).

sant0sk1• 17 years ago

I'd gladly pay 2x that for a well-made HN iPhone app. Any takers?

marbletiles2• 17 years ago

Does HN have an API, or would it have to be scraped?

pg• 17 years ago

The 280 Norths (the same people who made iReddit) are making one. I suggested they charge $5 because they won't sell as many. Arguably it's worth it, because having fewer users is part of what makes HN good.

dmix2• 17 years ago

Fortunately I only have an iPod Touch, I visit Reddit frequently enough while at home.

javascriptdev• 17 years ago

The app works on the touch as well.

dmix2• 17 years ago

Yes but without 3G I won't be able to use it while traveling, unless WiFi is available.

divia• 17 years ago

I think it's a little strange that though this announcement has been submitted to reddit, it currently has only four upvotes there.

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/7xgql/i_read_it_...

boucher2• 17 years ago

28 now, but it's saturday night, and valentines day. people are doing other things at the moment :)

PieSquared• 17 years ago

...other things? But these are nerds you're talkin' bout, remember? ;P

ctingom• 17 years ago

I got a virus once by clicking a link from the home page of Reddit. It's the last time I've visited despite the addicting links.

jacquesm• 17 years ago

So, you blame reddit for a shoddy anti virus strategy on your part ?

e1ven2• 17 years ago

It's amazing how effective a bit of community marketing was-

http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/7rfiv/official_r...

The very first thing I thought of when seeing the app was out was that I had to buy it, and go through the silliness to win the mighty bobblehead.

It's certainly something that I'll note for Chron X. People want toys, and silly contests are a fun way to involve everyone.

kn0thing2• 17 years ago

There is nothing silly about spoons.

e1ven2• 17 years ago

I wonder if you'll get any reflections in the spoon sightings.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/risque/kettle.asp

In any event, nice job- I was pleased to see the 280 North guys were involved.

Does this use Cappuccino in a mini-browser, or is it all custom? Maybe they'll do a HN app next ;)

ntoshev2• 17 years ago

What's the usability benefit over simply having an iPhone friendly web UI?

pclark2• 17 years ago

you can sell it

ntoshev2• 17 years ago

You are probably joking, but I will repeat anyway: I asked about usability benefits.

Alex3917• 17 years ago

Greatest. Demo. Ever.

I'm going to have to buy it now just for that. :-)

marbletiles2• 17 years ago

Will this only work on ye actual reddit.com, or can you point it at a private install?

boucher2• 17 years ago

it only works on the real reddit. the private install idea is interesting though...

gduffy• 17 years ago

You should qt-faststart that .mov so it starts playing immediately!

Available in ffmpeg: http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk/tools/qt-faststart.c?vi...

There are native versions for OS X and Adobe AIR out there.

iReddit: The official Reddit iPhone app arrives

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