I have 3 items left before our first and maybe even last beta build. Unfortunately all 3 are things that need to run on a real device and/or testflight builds, which makes things significantly more complex to work on.
@paul I’ll test it for you mate
@paul you got a buymeacoffee.com, Venmo, or Cashtag? Wanna send you a tip.
@paul we’ll do our best on TestFlight to give feedback on how they are working
@paul isn’t that one of the reasons we’re all on TestFlight? Send it to us and let us know what you need.
@paul
I've got a plain ole iPhone 14 with Ivory's name on it
@paul I want to test that out please
@paul I don't have an iOS device but I'm rooting for you :D
@paul i just submitted a small bug report. But nothing too serious.

@paul I like to throw money at you, because I really liked your apps in the past. I also bought all Twitterrific version. But used your apps after that.

I would like that after the iOS you would consider to make an macOS version.

@paul I’m happy to help you test. Please let me know how I can help.
@paul Ready to help testing.
@paul I've been meaning to ask, is a UI for accepting follow requests on the roadmap?
@paul I have to say, what I’ve been using the last week, feels amazingly near ready for release. I feel like I’m in the latest Tweetbot update and I haven’t ran into any issues.. It’s incredible what you’ve done so far!
@paul  I can help out with that! iPhone 14 Pro Max here with TestFlight already installed!

@paul

Ello guv, I’m willing to test on a Nipad pro fingy

[makes grabby hands at buggy beta software] 😂

@paul iPhone 8! I'm on the testflight beta already
@paul I volunteer as a tribute 😂👍🏼😊
@paul i will test in app subscriptions
@paul I’m more than willing to test the beta if you guys are able to open up more slots. I can’t wait for this app.
@paul Three iPads (different sizes) and an iPhone all on the TestFlight alpha, fire away, can’t wait to test.

@paul Just here to note that it’s been fascinating watching you both design & build in public on an app that I continue to become more and more enamored with each day.

You had such a nice head start with the Tweetbot base. But you’ve made great strides with this one too.

@stop it'll be interesting once its live because I'm pretty sure we're going to be a lot more public about what we're building and when. I kind of like the pick the next feature by poll game.
@paul first of all, you should make some small update in tweetbot (remove one app icon for example) and submit update to app store. Just for fun :) And write something nice in what's new section
@paul excited to try this out! Unfortunately I couldn’t get into the test flight
@paul Anything I can do to help?
@paul I've really enjoyed TweetBot over the years and this is an ignominious ending for it. Sorry. I will definitely give Ivory a try when it is released.
@paul To be fair, your alpha version has been closer to a "close to final beta" version the whole time. Let us have it!!
@paul didn‘t get into the testflight beta. I’m super stoked for the first release 😘
@paul I don’t think mastodon will ever replace what I use(d) twitter and Tweetbot for, but with my subscription coming up in February I’m very glad to be able to support tapbots in another way (as I use calcbot everyday)
@paul challenging, but there is a path
@paul ahh, always fun to test in-app purchases. Such a pain.
@paul SO eager for a good iOS app for Masto, can’t wait!
@paul 👋 Hello. Just add me to the very long list of folks out there that wanna help…
@paul cuando podremos verla aquellos que no tenemos acceso a la beta?
@paul Always been a big fan of Tweetbot. Looking forward to trying Ivory
@paul testing that I can reply successfully 😅
@paul was limiting the number of structured data fields on profiles to 4 on purpose or just for now? instances can configure any number
@paul Beta’s looking great so far.
@paul all my encouragements in the difficult situation. Why don’t you try (in opposite to the silly guys asking for money back) for donations by happy customers toward ivory (I’d be happy to donate some €). And by the way : any chance to be part of the beta testing ?

@paul the price in the beta is the price you have decided to use on release?

Can I ask why the price is almost triple of that of tweetbot? I will subscribe anyway, fantastic product, but as a fellow developer i’m curious for the choice

I suppose the reason is the reduced market share, and the increase schould compensate the fewer total subscriber to mangiane your reveneue almost stable

Additional, plan to migrate tweetbot subscription? With price increase obviously

@GiorgioRomano Good question. The price will be higher for a lot of reasons. Above anything else we want sustainable pricing, good for us since we don't have to get a real jobs, good for everyone else because their favorite app can stick around for another 10+ years.

The market is, for now, smaller but also Tweetbot was way too cheap for the value it provided. We're trying to compensate for that, while also keeping in mind that we want new users on the app and networks.

@paul @GiorgioRomano I’ve gotta admit that I didn’t remember how much tweetbot cost, so went to check the pricing to see it was still an incredibly reasonable $15/yr. You could tell me that’s what tweetbot was and I’d believe you. I was worried I was looking at like $30 or something!
@paul @GiorgioRomano @wavebeam My annual subscription in the UK is even less: £5.99
@wavebeam @paul @GiorgioRomano Tweetbot was $10 a year or .99c a month this will probably be $35 a year or $3 a month
@wavebeam @paul @GiorgioRomano $15? I was paying £6 a year for Tweetbot 😦 although I did unlock other features with a tip.
@wavebeam @paul @GiorgioRomano exact same. I saw mentions of 3x and was expecting like $60. Tweetbot was way underpriced.
@wavebeam @paul @GiorgioRomano I’ll gladly pay that before letting Space Karen get a single impression. Can’t wait for Ivory!
@wavebeam @paul @GiorgioRomano wait $15/year is the Ivory price? TweetBot was less than that?? I honestly don't think I even looked at the price.
@rick @wavebeam @paul @GiorgioRomano TweetBot was $7, I think. Ridiculously low, IMO.
@katebranden yeah that's like the price of a smoothie now
@paul @GiorgioRomano Will the subscription cover macOS also?