Skeets for Bluesky 17+

Name: Skeets for Bluesky
Rating: 4.2 (51 reviews)
Author: Sebastian Vogelsang

A native Bluesky client

Sebastian Vogelsang

Designed for iPad

- 4.2 • 51 Ratings

- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases

Description

Skeets is a native Bluesky app that supports both iOS and iPad OS.

Amongst other features the app offers:

• Hold reading position when refreshing
• Edit posts
• Post notifications ($)
• Thread Unroll ($)
• Bookmarks ($)
• Drafts ($)
• Push Notifications filter ($)
• Trends in Search
• In-App Translations
• VoiceOver-friendly
• iOS Shortcuts support
• Actionable Push Notifications
• Alt-Text Generator (for images with text)
• Hide like/repost/comments numbers
• Async video upload
• Search within user profiles
• Shorten user handles
• Low data mode
• Customize main app color ($)

EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Dec 4, 2024

Version 1.20.0

New:

• Support for 2-Factor-Authentication logins

4.2 out of 5

51 Ratings

Pretty functional, but please add word wrap to the compose post dialogue

Overall, this is a really good app for browsing Bluesky, especially because it actually takes advantage of the iPad’s screen. However, I have noticed that when using Skeets on iPad, the dialogue for composing a new post doesn’t have word wrap, which makes writing new posts kind of a pain, if not impossible because I can’t see the words I’m typing on longer posts.

I’ll update this review when this is fixed! I also run into some “token expired” dialogues; not sure if those are bugs or not.

Good but replying wasn’t intuitive

So far so good. The only feature missing that Graysky had is the option to share a post as an image. I’d like that but with options to hide the handle.

One problem I had is figuring out how to reply. I’m used to a text box as the bottom so having to click the conversation icon wasn’t intuitive. The first thing I tried when no text box was there was to click the … on the post expecting a reply button.

With the X banning in Brazil this app using the built in iOS translation feature is a huge plus.

Good But Confusing

I’ve not been able to figure out how or if my timeline refreshes. I’m usually having to manually pull down on the screen to get it to refresh but then the posts shown at the top show a posting time of many hours ago, while some below show 15s, which I guess means 15 seconds, but when I check the app later and still see the same post with 15s next to it. However the app is very appealing visually.

The developer, Sebastian Vogelsang, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

User Content
Identifiers

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Information

Seller

Sebastian Vogelsang

Size

50.5 MB

Category

Social Networking

Compatibility

iPhone: Requires iOS 17.5 or later.

iPad: Requires iPadOS 17.5 or later.

Mac: Requires macOS 14.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision: Requires visionOS 1.2 or later.

Languages

German

Age Rating: 17+ Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes Frequent/Intense Profanity or Crude Humor Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence