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Hanging out where my potential users are I guess. I announced the upcoming app release on Twitter, mentioned @Pinboard; it got retweeted and people started reaching out.

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/quanganhdo/status/1346130521034788864

I built a new Pinboard.in client for iOS and macOS called Pins (Show HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25881622)

If it were back in the old days, I would've charged for it upfront for $5 or so. Instead I decided to make it free to try with an in-app purchase to remove all limitations. Targetting a niche customer base that have already paid at least $22/year for a Pinboard.in subscription and are likely to be disappointed by the current offerings meant I was able to go for a more sensible price. Right now the full unlock costs $15 and includes 3 platforms (iOS, iPadOS, and macOS) with family sharing enabled.

I was able to recruit 100+ beta testers and added some much needed features before launch. Since then it has been a steady pace of one update every month or two which adds either new features, UX improvements, or bug fixes.

The app is highly rated (4.8/5 overall rating) and has a good number of loyal customers who follow me on Twitter (@GetPinsApp).

37000 should be fine. Try changing the device’s auto-lock setting to 5 mins and leave it undisturbed for that amount of time for the initial download to go through. I’ve got a few users with 100000 bookmarks.

This support article for Pins would give a bit more detail: https://get-pins.app/posts/pinboard-sync-v1/

Shameless plug: The other day I launched a new iOS/macOS Pinboard client named Pins (Show HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25881622)

If you're looking for a modern client for Pinboard, give it a try.

Thanks for your kind words!

I'm a Pushpin user as well. Love how feature packed the app is.

That sounds weird. I know this is not ideal but you can also use the password option - it isn’t stored on device and only used once to retrieve the API token. All subsequent requests use that token as well.

I added that so less savvy users can still log in easily without having to hunt for the token.

Browsing your old bookmarks and looking for something you saved in the past is valuable as well. Pins comes with full-text search support and a On This Day page for all your nostalgic need.

Actually the share extension is available before unlocking with one limitation: You can use it once every 5 minutes. Something weird may be going on with iOS so sometimes you have to restart the device for new share extensions to show up. This is outside my control.

Glad to know! The apps are free-to-try and you have access to pretty much every feature with some limitations. It's built for modern devices running iOS 14 and Big Sur so system integration is prioritized well: Spotlight support, Shortcuts integration, Widgets, etc.

Yeah your Pinboard account has to be connected in order to create a new bookmark. You can either use your Pinboard username/password combo or just the API token. Your password isn't stored on the device anyway — it's just used to retrieve the API token and save you a few clicks.

Tag autocompletion is available in the free-to-try version as well. When you start typing in the Tags fields, 3 most used tags matching that query will show up above the keyboard.

The Mac app is based on Catalyst and 99% feature equivalent to the iOS version. More options to view how tags are used in your account is coming in later versions.

Glad to know it works out for you! Pins should be able to handle even 100,000K+ bookmarks so you're good to go.

Share extension comes with tag suggestion and tag autocompletion, so give it a try.

There's tag completion in the free-to-try version! Just start typing in the Tags field and Pins will offer you the 3 most used tags that matches it above the keyboard.

Just released my new Pinboard app for iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur called Pins. I've been looking for a good Pinboard app but most have been discontinued or rarely have any updates in the last few years. So I took the matter in my own hands and built one. Pins is free to try — give it a look if you're a happy Pinboard user like me!

I made this over the weekend to answer a simple question: When did I create my Yahoo account? For many, it was one of the first services they registered for. I was able to look for that piece of information easily in the past, but now it's been increasingly difficult to do so. Hence, this web app was born.

Member Since asks for your Profile information, but don't worry, I store none of them. The permission was used to make one single request to retrieve your account creation date — that's it.

Let me know if you've got any questions.

Top Objective-C link points to ASIHTTPRequest, an obsolete networking library that is no longer supported (and even its developer recommends against using it).

Clickable link to screencast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5KgaL8LV2g&feature=youtu...

I've been working on this app since June 2010, and just released a 3.1 update to the app yesterday. It's come a long way, and now very much stable for daily use.

Check out my homemade unedited screencast here for a taste of Writing Kit's text editing power: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5KgaL8LV2g&feature=youtu.be#t=01m00

Writing Kit is meant to give writers tools they need to finish their task: Dropbox sync, TextExpander, built-in browser, answers from DuckDuckGo, Instapaper & Readability access for materials, you name it.

iTunes link: http://bit.ly/getwritingkit

This is my take on writing the next great writing app for iOS devices. Writing Kit is built for unitasking in mind, and it works great with the workflow of 'write something, open up browser to find reference materials, add them to documents, export, send to different services'.

Here's the pitch, in case you guys read comments before checking out the link:

Advanced Markdown Text Editor...

Write Markdown-formatted text. Use your favorite TextExpander snippets. Do quick research to find reference materials. Insert quotes and links into your documents. Upload images to CloudApp. Export your writings as Markdown or HTML files. Send them to Evernote, Facebook, Posterous, Tumblr and Twitter. Or use the generated HTML for your blog post. Your choice.

... Meets Awesome Web Browser

Use the power of 750+ site-specific search engines to find the materials you need. Enable Ad blocking and Text-only mode to enjoy a reading experience without visual clutters. Access your bookmarks on Delicious, Pinboard and Zootool. Browse your Instapaper unread items. Queue interesting links to view them later. Writing Kit is built for researching and looking up stuff.

I've been working on the app non-stop for months and now finally be able to ship it. Love to hear your feedback on the website, and the app itself.

What I did was sending them a tweet, and got into the beta within hours ;)

TestFlight rocks, especially when you have a lot of apps on the App Store.

EDIT: AppSendr looks gorgeous.

1) 2) 6) 7) Thanks. You're right on most points — the website, the copy, and the screenshots definitely need works. I'll have a screencast replace the current image asap.

3) The icon. Some people really like it, some hate it with a passion. I'll come up with a new (hopefully) better one.

4) That's Apple's requirements. All apps that pull data from the internet have to specify a 17-year-old age restriction. There's nothing I can do about that

5) I'm not sure about that. Both the iPad/iPhone version use default OS' skins (gray on iPad & blue on iPhone)

Great idea. iCab Mobile is an amazing web browser, and I've learnt a lot from Alexander's blog (http://icab.de/blog)

I'll be sure to tweak the Reading queue feature to speed up the process. Stay tuned.

Thanks, email's on the way.

Would you mind sharing me your screenshot? You can either post it here/shoot me an email at support@cyberspaceapp.com

Thanks!

While I can't promise when to add offline support to Cyberspace, I can definitely say that it's on the roadmap I envisioned.

Edit: Have you tried Wikipanion? It's only for Wikipedia browsing, but its feature set is amazing. The offline support is very robust, too.

Point taken.

Edit: How is this a joke? You mean, the cartoonish style?

Of course I don't mind. Let me know if he gets back to you ;-)

You're correct - I intended to create a niche app and tried to integrate useful components into the users' workflow. Those who wish to use Cyberspace to replace his main browser might be disappointed by the lack of features compared to other alternate browsers.

1) It's interesting that you find the App Store description better, since the text are the same - on my product page, I just reorder them and put into different sections.

Cyberspace is a collection of tiny little features that add to the users' browsing experience, and indeed, I find it difficult to put them into words, trying to sell to the users.

2) I would love to hear about other social bookmarking services. I am only aware of Pinboard/Delicious and wish to add more to Cyberspace. Currently they're in the simple form of each site's mobile version, which I find suitable for a small screen/popover. In future version, I will add the ability to add your own service to Cyberspace.

3) That's a great idea.

I wonder if you want to give Cyberspace a spin. I'll send you a promo code right away.

Note that Read It Later can be used as your default 'read-later' service, too - just open Settings.app and change your preferences.