• Gamers_Mate@kbin.run
    3·
    5 months ago

    I still use kbin social when it is up though I have been using here on kbin.run and I have been testing fedia.io. I did make a matrix to try and keep in contact with other kbin users but I think a lot of us are already spread out to different instances.

  • kindenough@kbin.earth
    6·
    5 months ago

    kbin.earth is where I hang out lately, I like it here. I hope kbin.social comes back to it’s former self though.

  • Skua@kbin.earth
    19·
    5 months ago

    I’m more or less defaulting to kbin.earth now. It’s a shame to see the original fall apart, but the idea and foundation are being carried on. I hope Ernest is doing alright

  • Eggyhead@kbin.run
    3·
    5 months ago

    I still keep Social on my Home Screen, but I’ve been using Run for a while now. I’m also starting to use lemmy world a bit more because I’m tired of waiting for a dedicated iOS app. I’ve seen like 3 come and go now and I just don’t think it’s going to happen anymore.

      • Eggyhead@kbin.run
        4·
        5 months ago

        Without a doubt, but it hasn’t stopped a cornucopia of lemmy apps from cropping up on iOS.

        • BentiGorlich@gehirneimer.de
          6·
          5 months ago

          Interstellar could support iOS, but the dev was actually the one that told me about the costs and that he just don’t want to pay it. Maybe he could be convinced to support iOS if a developer or tester with an iPhone helped him and the community chipped in for the dev account. After all he does everything for free, like most of us do

          • Eggyhead@kbin.run
            3·
            5 months ago

            I would venture a guess there are at least 50 kbin users willing to pay $2 a year for a dedicated kbin/mbin app on iOS. I personally gave some money to the developer of Artemis back when she was active, but I have no idea what became of her.

            Does interstellar’s developer have a donation link where I might buy him some coffee and drop a request?

            • jwr1@kbin.earth
              6·
              5 months ago

              Thanks for the interest. So far, I’ve only had one (or maybe two) other person(s) ask about iOS support, so I haven’t really looked much into it so far.

              I could set up a donation page (like GitHub sponsors), but my guess is that it would receive nowhere near the amount of an Apple Developer account ($100 a year).

              I also don’t have an iPhone or Mac. I should be able to get around the Mac by using a VM (I’ve done it before), but it is a pain.

              • Eggyhead@kbin.run
                2·
                5 months ago

                Well one or two other people doesn’t sound too promising, so I get the concern. If you do get curious, I would consider making a post on one of the main kbin magazines probing if people are interested in helping crowd-fund an apple dev account for you. $100 isn’t all that steep when a group is involved. A lot of the fediverse apps have optional in-app purchases as well that are just for tips and donations, so if you get something on the App Store, particularly if it’s the ONLY kbin app there, it might be a little easier to get it to keep itself afloat.

                I don’t know anything about programming, economics, or app development though, so feel free to completely ignore me. Also, don’t do anything to make your life any more stressful than it needs to be. If you do decide to crowd-fund, however, I will be happy to toss a few bucks in for you.

  • sunzu@kbin.run
    61·
    5 months ago

    Kbin is better than Lemmy IMHO so it is good to see other instances sprouting up.

  • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
    9·
    5 months ago

    Switched a good while ago already because I felt the development wasn’t really going anywhere. Checked yesterday again and it is 95% spam there and weird federation issues even with its own instance, like kbin.meta only shows 7 month old posts, from within .social, even though there’s clearly new ones. Super weird.

  • StarChip@fedia.io
    1·
    4 months ago

    I really like KBin! I wish Ernest the best with his health, and hope development of the project will continue in the future. In the meantime I have created this new account on fedia.io and will be exploring mbin!

  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    5 months ago

    I only look into kbin.social occasionally to see if they finally got their spam problem under control. They were nice maybe a year ago, but now it is a dumpster fire with half the main page being ads for drugs and junk services.