Alien Blue
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Screenshot  Frontpage of reddit on Alien Blue running on iOS | |
| Original author(s) | Jason Morrissey |
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| Developer(s) | |
| Stable release | v2.9.9
/ December 20, 2015 |
| Written in | Objective-C[1] |
| Operating system | iOS 7 and later |
| Platform | iPhone and iPad |
| Size | 34.2 MB |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Reddit Client |
| License | iPhone: Freemium iPad: Proprietary |
| Website | /r/AlienBlue |
Alien Blue, stylized as AlienBlue, was an iOS application for browsing Reddit. It was the official and the most popular Reddit client on the App Store.[2] The app features a wealth of options that tailor the browsing experience to the user. In April 2016, it has been confirmed that Alien Blue will be leaving the App Store to be replaced with Reddit's own application called Reddit: The Official App which is free to download from the Google Play Store and the App Store.[3]
History
Alien Blue's development was started by Jason Morrissey ("Jase") shortly after the debut of the App Store. After going through numerous major versions and interface overhauls, the app quickly became the most popular Reddit client on iOS, even beating Reddit's own application, iReddit.
Reddit acquisition
Alien Blue was officially purchased by Reddit on October 15, 2014 to replace their aging application as the new official Reddit client.[4][5][6] The app was launched as a separate entry in the App Store with minor UI tweaks and bug fixes, this time listed under the developer "reddit" rather than "Morrissey Exchange Pty." To encourage downloads of the new version, the Pro features (additional functionality unlocked though an in-app purchase), as well as the separate iPad version of the app, were made free for a limited time.[5][7]
References
- ^ Chowdhry, Amit (2014-10-16). "Reddit Launches iOS App Following Alien Blue Acquisition". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
- ^ Kumparak, Greg (2014-10-15). "Reddit Acquires Alien Blue, The Most Popular Unofficial Reddit App". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
- ^ Reddit scraps Alien Blue in favor of in-house built iOS and Android apps April 2016
- ^ "The Alien Has Landed". redditblog. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
- ^ a b Clover, Juli (2014-10-15). "Reddit Acquires Popular Reddit-Browsing App 'Alien Blue', Makes it Temporarily Free". MacRumors. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ^ "Alien Blue Reddit official client". theappzine.com, Retrieved 05 May 2015.
- ^ "Reddit buys unofficial iOS client Alien Blue, offers 'Pro' features free for limited time". Apple Insider. Quiller Media. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2014-11-16.