[Jennifer2010]

Originally Posted by fly

There are two versions of the app. The FREE one that allows one to read your forum (and thousands of others). There is also a PAID version of the app, that allows you to post to your forum (and thousands of others).

Sorry, there is no free version. There's no free version in the app store, and there's no free version listed on their site. Show me the free version if it exists, because as of now there isn't one available on their site, the app store, or when my users visit the site. Back up your argument with proof, please.

Originally Posted by fly

If you don't like that prompt, remove it. It doesn't HAVE to be there. That's why you're an admin.

Oh really? How do I do that? Where exactly would I go about removing the prompt? No where in the Tapatalk panel can I remove it. There's not even a settings section in vBulletin? Do you expect me to go digging into the code? What about their license agreement? "Modifications to the Software are prohibited.". Please, enlighten me with your knowledge of how to do this. I'd love to know.

Originally Posted by fly

What does this mean to you?

"Tapatalk is a vBulletin mod that allows your users to browse your forum using a native mobile application."

That doesn't mean it will magically change the web browsing experience for your mobile users. It will change their experience when you use the free or paid version of their native mobile application.

Thanks for keeping this up. This is fun.

There is no free version of the app. And my point exactly - their experience is changed after a user pays for an app. You can provide your users with the exact same functionality that Tapatalk does for free without them having to download an app, let alone pay for anything. So, what does that mean to me? Well, what does this mean to you?

"Step 6

Download the free Tapatalk iPhone app from the app store
(http://itunes.com/app/tapatalkro) to confirm it is indeed working."

"Your request could not be completed.
The item you've requested is not currently available in the US store". HM... What does that mean to you? Maybe you installed this mod when it was free for your users.

Straight from the Tapatalk website:

Q: What's the point of this app if my members can access my site with mobile skin or Safari at no cost?

A: We received a lot of feedback from users that they want a dedicated app on their smartphone. Most users are contented (content?) with the mobile skin or a standard web browser but some of them would appreciate a full-on native app on their phone. For example Tapatalk app allows user to upload photo directly from their phone to your forum as an image attachment."

That's the ONLY example they give. "upload from their phone". Ugh, are they blind to the fact that anyone can still upload a photo? They don't need to download an app to do that. They have no feature list. Why wouldn't they have a feature list?

In a nutshell, all this app does is provide a mobile style on the back end that's consistent through out each forum they visit. It doesn't offer any functionality unless your website doesn't have a mobile style. Any smart site owner would have a mobile style for their mobile users. And if you have a mobile style, you don't need this app. You can do everything this app does without having your users pay for it. It's greedy. Shady at best. That's like FireFox or Chrome charging to use their browser, and only websites that have the FireFox or Chrome mod can be accessed. People are caught up on the idea that an "app" is some how magically superior when it's doing the exact same thing that a mobile style would.

This is fun Try not to use any common sense or logical reasoning when responding - it might hurt your brain!