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Tapbots teases a new Bluesky app, Phoenix, saying it can’t ‘survive on Mastodon alone’


There's a new Bluesky app in the works from a popular developer of iOS applications. Tapbots, the company behind the popular Mastodon client Ivory, born

Tapbots, the company behind the popular Mastodon client Ivory, born out of its earlier efforts with Tweetbot ( RIP), is readying a new app called Phoenix, designed for Bluesky’s growing social network of over 32 million users. On its site, Tapbots clarified that its work on a Bluesky client doesn’t mean it’s abandoning its efforts in the fediverse, also known as the open social web. Though the company has not announced Phoenix’s monetization strategy, it will likely be a subscription model similar to Ivory’s — a free app with in-app purchases for access to premium features.

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