FT86club Mobile App

[carbonBLUE]

yeah WoW if you want help on development just let me know

[Capt Canuck]

Originally Posted by carbonBLUE

i really wanna rage on you, people like you make restaurant server's life hard. When i used to work at restaurants, your the 3 dollar tipper when you got a 100 dollar tab...

WTF? That makes no sense whatsoever
It's about attributing value to something, not leaving a rubbish tip.
It's choosing between the $120 dinner, $60 dinner, or a couple of frozen dinners for a fiver.

To the OP's post. I have the bimmerforums app on my Android phone, which is really just mobile formatting of their forum. For me that is all I would want from a forum app. The ability to easily search and view information, like I can when on a computer.

[WingsofWar]

Originally Posted by ahausheer

My 2 cents:

I would be interested in being able to follow news, blogs, forum threads and data from FT86club using a moble app and would download it but I would not be willing to pay for it. It would also be great if you could incorporate access to TSB's or at least a list of TSB's as I am sure the cars will have some kinks we will all want to know about. Perhaps you could develop a service schedule in the app, for quick reference. For example I am at my 85K service and was thinking it would be cool if there was an app that told me what I need to do at 85K as opposed to having to dig into my glove box to get out the actual book. The maintenance schedule could also have a notes section so you could document for example; chnged oil with 5W-20 full snth + filter, replaced serp belt, rotated tires etc etc. That would be really fun and useful to yourself and future owners of your car to see the entire maintenance history.

I also would not be interested in sharing my location or seeing where others are. Overall though the idea of an app is

Thanks for the tips! Like i said, if it just does news and blogs ..anything that a just a browser would do. Id offer it for free. No reason why it needs to be a paid app.

Originally Posted by iff2mastamatt

I understand your rage, $3-$5 is definitely a small price to pay for a great app. However, I just don't see the map function being useful unless every FR-S/BRZ owner used it. ANY price of an app will deter consumers- even if it was $.99. I say make the app $6-10, but give forum members a promo code for a cheaper price ($3-5). I'm not sure if the (itunes) app store allows for promo codes, but it would definitely spark some interest!

.99- 1.99-3.00-5.00 regardless of the small price. People are still hesitant to buy anything no matter how small. My app and its features really needs to make to seem like its a no brainer to buy it if i put a price tag on it.

I mean lets take this extreme example for consideration..if my app comes with a bluetooth OBDII connectivity Flash tool to run dataloging and Preset Maps like Cobb Access Port..and you can post and share your data on the ft86club forum hub in real time..wouldnt you pay $3.00 for it?

Originally Posted by carbonBLUE

yeah WoW if you want help on development just let me know

Ill be PMing you soon :happy0180:

[carbonBLUE]

bump :B

[Guff]

Originally Posted by WingsofWar

Thanks for the tips! Like i said, if it just does news and blogs ..anything that a just a browser would do. Id offer it for free. No reason why it needs to be a paid app.



.99- 1.99-3.00-5.00 regardless of the small price. People are still hesitant to buy anything no matter how small. My app and its features really needs to make to seem like its a no brainer to buy it if i put a price tag on it.

I mean lets take this extreme example for consideration..if my app comes with a bluetooth OBDII connectivity Flash tool to run dataloging and Preset Maps like Cobb Access Port..and you can post and share your data on the ft86club forum hub in real time..wouldnt you pay $3.00 for it?



Ill be PMing you soon :happy0180:

OH SHIT YES.

[Spaceywilly]

I can possibly help with development too. I'm starting my masters in software engineering end of this month so this might make a good example project. Freemium is definitely the way to go for apps now.

How about
-free: blog, forum browsing, other social networking stuff (map of other people using tha app? "Spotted" photos with gps tagging?)
-$1 level: basic owner stuff, mpg log, maintainence schedule, recall alert
-$5ish?: obd data logging and gauges, accelerometer based speed/tracking, video with data overlay, special vendor deals

[carbonBLUE]

Originally Posted by Spaceywilly

I can possibly help with development too. I'm starting my masters in software engineering end of this month so this might make a good example project. Freemium is definitely the way to go for apps now.

How about
-free: blog, forum browsing, other social networking stuff (map of other people using tha app? "Spotted" photos with gps tagging?)
-$1 level: basic owner stuff, mpg log, maintainence schedule, recall alert
-$5ish?: obd data logging and gauges, accelerometer based speed/tracking, video with data overlay, special vendor deals

yeah i would pay $5 for that... data logging is important to me, i like numbers

[chate]

is this forum even on tapatalk yet? its the best selling forum app, I'd say start there and see if people use it...
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3390

[Julio86]

I was wondering why this forum doesn't have mobile app. It'd be nice to have a mobile app even though I have a very capable iPhone 4s filled with DIYs, local event tabs, forums. All the goodies lol. I'd pay for the app but free is always better lol

[ESBjiujitsu]

I would pay a one time app charge why not. seems like it could be use full.

[Laika]

If it has any usable features beyond forum browsing, I'd pay for it. Long as iOS is compatible....

[azian_advanced]

i'd gladly pay for the app, even though i don't plan on having the car until next year

on another note, wouldn't it be more feasible to just get a plug-in made for the Torque app (for android) since it already incorporates a ton of features like digital gauge display, gpd/dashcam, bluetooth connectivity (those ELM327 adapters are only $15 on ebay & work great!), scantool diagnostics, etc etc. maybe ask the person who made the app (Ian Hawkins) to help make the app since he seems to be quite skilled in this aspect.

the plug-in could just be sub-app for USB-connection for faster real-time updates & charging (if data-logging via USB is supported), forum browsing, DIY how-to's, part number database (OEM & aftermarket), vehicle specs, maintenance schedule, and everything else that was already mentioned...

it would just suck for apple owners since there's no iOS version of this app.

[AX_FRS]

I like the idea of having a more mobile friendly version of the forum. I've had an android phone for over 2 years now and I've only purchased one app in that time. I'm probably a fairly typical smartphone user. I think the most useful thing that you could do with it would be a quick access to FAQs, how-to's, and maintenance. The social aspect is interesting as well, but I honestly wouldn't really use it. If the information in the app is accessible on the website, I won't pay for that, I'll just use the browser.

[Prava]

I'm in. Make sure its EASILY accessible. If I can jump around and find threads and with ease, comment with ease and have it be fast, I will be completely satisfied.