There is a new Bluesky app in the works of a popular developer of iOS applications. TapbotsThe company behind the people Mastodon Client Ivory, born His earlier efforts with tweetbot (Quiet in peace), prepares a new app called Phoenix, which was developed for the growing social network of bluesky by over 32 million users.
In a post via Bluesky, the company informed its website and teased the new app, which is expected to start later this summer.
On his website, Tapbots made it clear that his work on a bluesky customer does not mean that it is in the efforts in the efforts Fedivealso known as an open social web. However, the development of Ivory is temporarily slowed down because the new efforts are underway.
Ivory, which was introduced in 2023brought tweetbots appearance and some of its functions back to offer an alternative to mastodon’s official social app, an open source, decentralized alternative to larger platforms such as X. As a Föderat app, ivory is integrated in activity pub, the protocol that a host of Federated Social Apps, including mastodone, but also PEERTUBE, PEERTUBE, PEERTUBE, PEERTUGE, PEERTUBE, PEERTUBE, PEERTUBE, PEERTOELF, META -Threads, Flup drilling, flip and peer tube, Peap. -Threads, mastotret, flood and peertube, Petuph, Pectoelf.
Bluesky is now based on a different protocol, the AT protocol (or short).
Since Twitter’s acquisition by Elon Musk and his conversion into X, many former Twitter users have passed to other networks, including Mastodon and Bluesky. For an indie operation like tapbots, this meant that the customer base was divided between two services, which made it more difficult to achieve income with just one app.
“… so that we as a company can continue to thrive, we both have to support both,” said Tapbots on his website. “Unfortunately we cannot survive mastodon alone.”
The company also explains that it has chosen a dedicated app for Bluesky users instead of combining the two networks in an app, as this offers users a better experience. Those who want to maintain a presence on both social networks can use a planned cross-posting function, added.
Unfortunately, the work on ivory for Mastodon users has to slow down because the team works to start Phoenix.
“It would be a lie if we said that ivory would be in full development while trying to get Phoenix up and running,” explains the website. “However, we only wanted to start developing Phoenix after the ivory V2.3 was published. As soon as Phoenix is
The news of Phoenix’s start was first reported by Macstories.
Although the company has not announced Phoenix’s monetization strategy, it will probably be a subscription model that, like Ivory, resembles a free app with in-app purchases for access to premium functions. Ivory is currently $ 1.99 per month or $ 14.99 per year.
Phoenix will enter a limited public alpha phase before the start of the summer of 2025.
