iOS Reddit app Narwhal not going anywhere
Reddit Migration@kbin.social – 22 points – Narwhal developer believes they can keep the third party iOS Reddit app running with a subscription.
Copy and pasted from Reddit:
Hey all, I want to give you an update on what is happening with Narwhal. I've been talking with Reddit a lot about the API changes and what it will mean for Narwhal.
Narwhal is not going anywhere on July 1st. It will continue to operate as it has for many years (except it will not have ads anymore). Over the next few months, I am going to be adding subscriptions into Narwhal 2. The subscriptions will be there to cover the cost of using the Reddit API. I am still figuring out what to do for heavy power users, but there may be a base plan which includes X number of API requests/month and you can top up your balance with another purchase. The subscription will likely be in the $4-$7 range to start. It may change based on total usage of the app (either up or down) to cover the costs of using the reddit API.
Yes, this means Narwhal 2 is finally going to see the light of day. Is it perfect? No. Is it as finished as I wanted it to be before I released it? No. But it makes the most sense to put subscriptions in Narwhal 2 instead of the current app.
TLDR; Narwhal is not going anywhere on July 1st. Subscriptions will be coming over the next few months.
Ask me anything in the comments and I'll do my best to answer! Also, let me know if this is something that you actually want me to do. Are you willing to subscribe to continue using Narwhal?
Thank you everyone!
I wish the narwhal developer luck, but I just imagine his math is off, and when the time comes for a big world event, where power users will be F5-ing and interacting through the app, Reddit will fuck him hard on the pricing. Additionally, power users are going to be his primary audience; after all, most people know the official app sucks, but only the most dedicated will pay for something different. It just doesn't seem feasible.
“Purchase 5 more comments for $3.99”.
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Yikes
That’s a bargain. Individual replies are $1.49 each. That’s like getting two free replies. Or getting two edits on your three comments, since I world expect an edit to be billed the same as a comment in the new api costs. ;-)
For every $5, receive 10 image download api calls.
So many micro transaction possibilities!