[Self Promo] My Lemmy client, Bean is now available on TestFlight
Hey 👋 I've been working on a new Lemmy client called Bean for the last few weeks and I've put out an early beta.
It's missing some features at the moment but I'm working to get it feature complete by early next week and would appreciate some feedback as I develop!
You can find out more over at [email protected] but here are a few screenshots.
Let me know what you think if you do check it out.
![[Self Promo] My Lemmy client, Bean is now available on TestFlight](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/7eb5cedd-a0ef-4fee-b719-a2e311f0fb95.png)
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Hi, thanks for posting (and with the Self Promo tag!). I've added your app to the pinned post.
Just a quick reminder with the new rule clarification around self promo, this is the only post allowed for this app. Future posts should be in your own community. Speaking of, it looks like your post's community link has an additional !bean at the beginning (
[email protected]). The web UI is currently linking fine and ignoring the first part, but it might be broken with different parsers.Thanks for the heads up, I’ll get that fixed! 😊
And I really appreciate the rule on self promo, thank you so much for allowing it ❤️
My god that icon is beautiful haha
Thanks so much! There's a few variants in the settings 😄
Nice dab at the official app!
What did you use to make the icon?
It might seem old school, but it was made in Photoshop
Hey Steve. I’ve got a question. If I click on those screenshots the comment gets collapsed instead the screenshot going full screen. Are you aware of it and are you planing to implement full screen pictures in comments in the future?
This should be fixed in the next build. It was a regression bug due to the implementation of the collapsible comments.
You‘re faster then light buddy. Thanks a lot. I really love your app. As soon as everything is working properly I can uninstall every other Lemmy app.
Oh nice. I always make very 2D icons in Figma, but for macOS I try and make them more 3D. Not found an amazing way to do that. Is the bean shape a bunch of layer effects over a shape, or are you using an image from elsewhere and using blend modes?
It’s a flat shape with a gradient, then I went over it with the brush to add highlights and shadows with a mix of blend modes like overlay and hard mix
I tried it. The interface is fast and clean and looks like native iOS app.
I just can’t seem to upvote or downvote comments.
However despite that, your app is one to watch out for. Congrats and keep up the good work!
That'll be coming in the next day or two!
Now that is fast! I can’t wait to see what you will do to the app.
This looks great, so polished already!
There's one thing missing that I've noticed a lot of Lemmy clients are missing that I used extensively in reddit clients, and that's the button to skip to the next level comment. It makes long comment threads much nicer to read. Any chance we could get that added?
A couple of people have mentioned this today so I’ve added it to my list 😊
Please add one more vote from me for this feature. I miss how it was implemented in Apollo.
FYI, your willingness to add it to your list has me signed up for TestFlight now. I look forward to seeing updates on this, thus far, excellent work.
You rock, thanks!
Looks incredible! I'm on Android but just wanted to say how nice your app looks. Great work (and amazing app name, hahah)
Thanks so much, I really appreciate it 😄
Nice, time to flick the bean.
I'll give it a good flick.
Damn I'm late for my own joke
So I’m basically running all the current iOS apps and up until now Memmy has been the smoothest, until I tried Bean, I don’t know what you’ve done but there is absolutely zero scroll lag, which is the most important part of any app for me, looks great too
Just DL the TestFlight. Gorgeous app, feels very slick and native feeling. Will continue to test and give feedback as it matures.
Thank you! 😄
Downloaded and like every app I go looking for the option to increase the font size. Sadly like most Lemmy apps this seems to not be high on the list for early releases . Can’t test it if I can barley see the text in the post and comments without squinting.
Hopefully it is high on the list of things to add. Until them it is still Memmy for me.
Memmy. Memmy is basically what I feel the most put together 3rd party app out there. It’s what I use and it’s on the App Store.
Heads up, a build with the font size slider is rolling out to TestFlight now!
If you didn't know, you can actually increase font size for any iPhone app individually. If you go to Settings > Control Centre and add Text Size, you can change it per app.
I did know but actually forgot about that. I already had the text size in my control center. Regardless I will stick with apps that give me that option in the app itself. Memmy and voyager have it and are my gotos.
I should add that I forgot about it as well defined apps have it in their app settings and do t make me go looking for it elsewhere. And I get it. Maybe I’m not the demographic you are after. I wish you well with the app.
I'll add it to the list 😊
This has to be my favourite lemmy app at the moment. Incredible work! Feels very native to ios. Extremely polished for something that’s still in testflight.
Will most certainly be buying this app when it comes out.
Swiping media away is hit or miss right now but I’m sure things will improve in due time.
Impressive stuff man!
Thank you, I appreciate it! I think I just need to change the threshold on that and also make swipe up get rid of the media too.
Extremely well done! Can’t wait to see where this goes. Downloaded and will keep up with the progress.
One feature I’ve been dreadfully missing from Reddit apps is the “jump to next popular reply” button in a thread (if that’s the correct way to describe that)
Hopping to the next most upvoted?
There's a similar (maybe even better) feature that was popular in Apollo, which is that, in the comments view, you had a button in the bottom right (position configurable) that, when tapped, would scroll you to the next top-level comment, and if long-pressed, would scroll you to the previous top-level comment.
This is one of the features I miss most from Apollo. Including the long press to jump back. And the haptic feedback.
Well fuck I never knew that 😭
I also discovered it super late in my Apollo usage, I just randomly tried long press on a whim and it worked haha
Yeah this is really what I meant, haha. I also never knew you could long press to go back… that would have been nice to know 😂
Yeah, it wasn't obvious at all, I also discovered it by accident
Yes lol that would be it 😅
Already my Nr1 Client fir browsing Lemmy!
Thank you 😄 I know you've been following and supporting pretty much since day one and I really appreciate it!
ok no one cancel me but i think i like it better than memmy, and ive been stuck on memmy for weeks now
it reminds me of alien blue from years ago!! i'm really excited to dig in and start using it!!
edit: i did have to change the icon bc as a woman, a pink bean looks like a vaguely sexual app lol so i picked tutti frutti
I’m definitely not going to cancel you 😇
Memmy is amazing, but the latest update was a step back with respect to bugs so I switched to Mlem for the last few days. The Memmy developers were releasing updates once a day though so that couldn’t sustain forever. I’m sure the app will bounce back.
That being said, the little bit of time I have used bean it’s been very impressive, I already seeing this be my go to Lemmy app. The app is polished and has a lot of features so far! Great work!
Thanks so much for checking out Bean! Hopefully you’ll stick around once it’s feature complete 😄
I agree. I’m still on Memmy for now, but with a few more features Bean could take the lead for me. It just seems very clean.
that's fair lol
Wow I’m in, it’s really slick
Thank you! 😄
Another one! (DJ Khaled’s voice) Looking really nice! Beans, hehe. I get that reference. Looking forward to seeing it grow!
Lookin' like a baked bean...
A BAKED... A BAKED BEAN‽
holy shit this app has potential! Will keep an eye on it
This is beautiful, really amazing work. Shows a good number of articles on the screen at once (even on a 13 mini)! Clean, simple, great options. Everything I want in an app.
Also, thank you so much for the Pride app icon options. It’s a little thing, but it assures me that the developer is thoughtful and open-minded. 💖
Thanks so much, I'm glad you like it! 😄
I'm queer myself so it's nice to have another rainbow on my home screen 🏳️🌈
All of these are on the list! Thanks so much for the feedback 😄
So far, it’s pretty awesome! Love the Beans icon I can use haha. Good job!
When I saw the most upvoted post, how could I not 😂
So many apps for Lemmy are coming out, it’s getting difficult to pick one and stick with it.
I’ve signed up. Tested it really quick - and it looks great.
Can’t get search to work - no input? And I sure would love filtering/sorting options for top posts within x-hours like on wefwef 👍
Edit: I also can’t see my comments.
All of these are coming in the next couple of days 😊
Cool :)
I just downloaded it and used it for a bit, and I’m really impressed. It is going to be fantastic once the rest of the basic features are added. I currently can’t upvote comments in Bean (is it just me??), so I probably won’t be using it much yet, but I can already tell it will be my preferred Lemmy client.
Not just you! This is coming in the next couple of days.
This is looking VERY promising!!!! Really digging it so far.
Trying it right now, I must say it looks gorgeous
It is still missing some core features so it cannot be my main app for now. But I definitely keep this one installed. Really beautiful work.
Thank you! A new build with comment upvoting and replies is rolling out now. Inbox and settings will be completed in the coming days 😊
Wow, this looks beautiful! Love the selection of icons, too. It already feels great and I can tell this is gonna be stellar. Just being able to pin communities is something I really missed from Apollo/reddit so it's rad that you've already got it in there! 🙌
Edit: Any chance we can get rotation when viewing images so we can view them in landscape? As an older lady my close vision is going and I often need to go landscape to see/read things better. :)
Thank you! Added the rotation request to the list 😊
You're the best! :)
Writing this from Bean, and from my short time with it I do like it. Bright future ahead for all the fediverse and Lemmy apps!
Thank you! I too am writing this from Bean ❤️
Wow! This looks great! I love how the interface feels very native.
Thank you! I'm glad you like it 😄
This app really looks nice! Any ideas on bringing Bean to android?
Yep! It's built in React Native so once the iOS version is feature complete, I plan to move onto Android.
Holy shit dude, I was not expecting to be blown away by your super smooth app! This will give Memmy a run for its money..
I have a few remarks, tapping on the "comments" section in my profile does not render them properly!
The themes and app icons are awesome!
While I can use the stock CC slider for font size, it would be nice to have in Bean settings, especially since fonts are in one of the logos inside settings 😄
Thanks so much, I really appreciate it! Aware about the issue with comments and a new build with a font slider is rolling out on TestFlight right now 😊
Yeah, there will be a bunch more filters in there in the future such as keyword filtering. I'll see if I can pull down account settings but that's mainly there to mitigate any potential issues with App Store review.
I will add an option to remove haptics in the next build 😄
Thanks. I’m amazed that we got Lemmy applications equivalent to Apollo in such a short amount of time. Congrats.
I’m not on top of all the apps, but this looks like the sort of cleanliness I’d be into. Very nice interface.
Also, as I’m sure you know, great icon.
Thank you 😄
Installed minutes ago, already fell in love. Would be my daily driver for Lemmy now. One question: are you planning to let users edit the swipe gestures? Instead on „save“ I would like to have „hide“
It's on the list! Are there any other actions you would want to do?
Swipe for comments (reply, hide, up- downvote). But I guess you have that on the list already. [edit] pull to refresh
Damn, not another Lemmy app that I have to add to my TestFlight!
Update: Very clean and smooth app. The icons are awesome. The upvoting works when scrolling through topics but not in the comment section.
Good first impression, looking forward to future updates!
Haha, hopefully Bean makes it to your home screen 😇
@steve228uk New to the fediverse, but how do I connect my mastodon account to this?
I really like the design. Can’t wait to see it with more features working!
Thank you! More stuff rolling out now like comment upvoting and replies 😊
I love it! My favorite one so far. Looks very polished. My only concerns are 1) how do I get the images big like in your second screenshot and 2) please let me customize the swipes.
If you tap the icon in the top left corner on home to change the view. Customising swipes is on the list but I’d love to know what exactly you’d like them to be.
I’ve been using it for a couple of days now. Very nice so far
Keep up the great work.
Can my wife flick it while listening to ENYA?
Downloaded it through TestFlight however when trying to login, the app crashes.
Is you instance open for registrations? I’ll see what might be different if so.
Managed to login now, it’s a bit different than with other apps. I usually copy the instant/site link altogether with ‘https’.
In this case that was not needed, just needed the start with ‘Lemmy’.
It looks promising!
Oh, in which case, that's absolutely a bug! It's meant to check for an https
Thank you, that means a lot! 🥰
@steve228uk installing :-)
It looks really nice! Do you have a community? Where can submit bugs?
I do! It's over at [email protected]
Bean is so smooth and clean! Well done!
My first 2 pieces of feedback are things I’m sure you already know - I couldn’t reply to this comment in bean, and when I click your community link it opens an in-app browser rather than taking me to your community.
Oh thanks for the heads up! I'll see what's happening there. And yes, commenting is being worked on right now 😄
Beautiful app! I will definitely be keeping an eye out for future iterations. Looking forward to you implementing the ability to collapse comments, vote on comments, etc.
Comment voting is rolling out on TestFlight now. I’ll be working on gestures for collapsing etc tomorrow
I’ll be praying for tap to collapse as well 😉
I love the placement of the upvote/downvote buttons on the posts in All / Subscribed / Local. Any possibility of having a similar design for individual comments as well?
It would be very convenient for my single hand usage of the app versus having to reach all the way to the left to upvote 😊.
Do you mean on the side rather than below?
Yep, exactly!
hey this is really nice!!
Thank you! 😄