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What advantage does the Patreon app offer to iOS users that the Patreon website is unable to offer? Why does Patreon even need an app?
by ensignavenger 2y ago
What advantage does the Patreon app offer to iOS users that the Patreon website is unable to offer? Why does Patreon even need an app?
- diebeforei485 2y agoBeing able to consume Patron-exclusive content on the go, probably.
- diebeforei485 2y agoiOS is the most-used platform for Patreon, according to the CEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-LoTH3PzgM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-LoTH3PzgM (0:57)
- TheDong 2y agoThere's a few things: 1. Some iOS users don't realize there even is a web browser, and only look for apps. If there's not an app, they give up. 2. The patreon app has features like playing music and video (patreon rewards), notifications (new posts and messages and such), etc.... and while those features would work for a webpage on android, they either don't work on iOS, or are more difficult to implement, buggy, and feel "non-native" for the user. Notice how the other two replies assumed "web page" didn't mean "using safari on iOS". If hacker news commenters have trouble with the concept of "using a webpage, not an app, on iOS", what hope does the general populace have?