Bean is toast

Now that http://wearecocoon.co.uk is officially out of business (subpages are still working) did anybody try to get a refund in the App Store?

Edit

I just opened a fraud case with Apple support: http://reportaproblem.apple.com/

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17 Comments

dameoutlaw@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It would be nice if Steve could Open Source the app and let someone take over or fork it

orangeNgreen@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

I’d say that would be the most fair outcome at this point.

orangeNgreen@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (5 replies)

It’s unfortunate. Bean had great promise. I’m still trying to decide on my permanent replacement.

a887dcd7a@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Took a look at Avelon, and even bought lifetime. Had to refund it, because dev isn’t reacting since 4 month 😂

Currently I am using voyager, which is okay-ish. There is also arctic which is a native App for a change.

orangeNgreen@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Yeah, I bounce between Thunder, Arctic, and Voyager. At some point I just need to pick one.

Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 2y

At one point, I ended up picking two: mlem and bean. This duo would complement each other, because there’s no such thing as a perfect app. Nowadays, I’m still testing Thunder and Voyager to see which one ends up being better for me.

As I was testing many other apps, I started writing a list of features I care about and which apps have them. As far as mlem is concerned, it has only one blind spot: editing tools. If you remember markdown, it’s not really a problem.

a887dcd7a@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Thunder is made with flutter. When I realized it, it went straight to the bin.

I prefer native over react native over flutter. But to be honest: they all do look alike in many cases. Not much setting them apart (design-wise) 😅.

orangeNgreen@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Yeah, Flutter aside I like that Thunder has a different look and feel to it than the others. I don’t know. I’m having a weirdly hard time deciding, and will probably keep bouncing between the three. Bean was the easy choice for me for awhile.

willya@lemmyf.uk · 3 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Luckily only grabbed a lifetime in the TestFlight.

a887dcd7a@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I am quite relaxed: 35 bucks for a lifetime update of an App is still quite cheap and I spent more for worse 😅

That they allegedly sold 1.000+ licenses without communicating their downfall is what lead me to involve Apple Support for a complaint.

alchemy88@lemmy.team · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Will be interesting to see how it goes. Keep us posted!

a887dcd7a@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

I suppose such complaints are more hefty If more people raise them: http://reportaproblem.apple.com/

willya@lemmyf.uk · 2 pts · 2y

Wow I had no idea there was that many.

net00@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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a887dcd7a@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I would chill and not call it a scam per se. I believe the two devs tried to built a honest business and something went sideways.

It is not as if about 1500 subscriptions buy you a yacht and a sunset in a southern country.

atest123@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Thanks. I reported it too. I have written off the money, but the principle remains. Scammers will keep scamming and should be squashed.

a887dcd7a@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I would not call them scammers.. heck, their whole business went down the drain.

atest123@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Generally I would agree, and give them the benefit of the doubt, but it smells too fishy. A lot of goodwill was pumped up during testflight, but went dead very soon after money got involved, almost a full 180 and with barely a word afterwards. For all intents and purposes they still took the money and ran