L24 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 How cool does everyone think it would be if KIC had a mobile app?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Meh. The website is mobile friendly, and we have Tapatalk for the forums. Just doesn’t sound worth it to me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 It would have to have different functionality than just having the forums. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 For those that want a mobile app, what would you want on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 If the mobile app came with a Season FL+ I might use it, but other than that I don’t know what a dedicated app can do better than the site can do now or something like tapatalk. I personally don’t like any forum software on a phone and only use a phone when I don’t have a tablet. Maybe those that want an app or a different forum platform could link to some examples of something they think is better? Not everything needs an app, I have way, way to many apps as it is. An app needs to bring something major to the table a browser can’t. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I know I have many apps- 443 at last check 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Probably a way to find other KIC people in the park would be a good feature. Also push notifications for breaking news. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 It’s like the boxes in your basement. If you haven’t used it in the past year or two it really needs to go. I have tons of apps I can’t even recall what they do. Must have sounded like a good idea at the time. (I think I still have the Siri app from before Apple bought it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Any mobile app we publish would need to respect privacy, not hog battery life, and be completely optional. For those who love using mobile websites, we certainly wouldn't want to pressure anyone into installing an app. Push notifications and a in-park friend finder are great ideas. Certainly, an app could make it a lot easier to share photos and video to the forums with fewer steps. The audience for an app would extend beyond those participating on the forums, so we'd want to make it easy to get to (for example) current news and park info. Keep the ideas coming! Invision Community has served us well as forum software, but their progress on the mobile side has been slower than I had hoped. Moving to a community platform like Hivebrite would give us a mobile app out-of-the-box that we could customize, or we could look at creating something ourselves (within time and budget constraints). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 If you really want something custom, freelancer.com (used to be rent a coder) has all kinds of people willing to develop mobile apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoan Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 5 hours ago, King Ding Dong said: It’s like the boxes in your basement. If you haven’t used it in the past year or two it really needs to go. I have tons of apps I can’t even recall what they do. Must have sounded like a good idea at the time. (I think I still have the Siri app from before Apple bought it). I call it The Wreckoning. I will redownload to delete apps I only use every so often. Auntie Anne's doesn't last more than a few minutes on my phone, I've probably downloaded it a dozen times, while standing in line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubJester Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 I just want to know why this guy just signed up to ask this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 19 minutes ago, JubJester said: I just want to know why this guy just signed up to ask this. Maybe they are a long time reader, but a first time poster. Nothing wrong with the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubJester Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 3 hours ago, IndyGuy4KI said: Maybe they are a long time reader, but a first time poster. Nothing wrong with the question. That's what I'm figuring. It's just out of the blue. Edit: I'm not trying to be rude or anything. Was just confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L24 Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 On 11/27/2018 at 8:07 PM, IndyGuy4KI said: Maybe they are a long time reader, but a first time poster. Nothing wrong with the question. Your right! I’ve been going to Kings Island since before I could walk and I’ve been a coaster enthusiast for maybe 10 years or so. I visit just about every Sunday during the summer. At winter fest last year I met a bunch of other enthusiasts that told me about KIC which somehow I never knew about. I just now started looking around and discovered that this is where I can finally get my fix on everything Kings Island. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 31 minutes ago, L24 said: Your right! I’ve been going to Kings Island since before I could walk and I’ve been a coaster enthusiast for maybe 10 years or so. I visit just about every Sunday during the summer. At winter fest last year I met a bunch of other enthusiasts that told me about KIC which somehow I never knew about. I just now started looking around and discovered that this is where I can finally get my fix on everything Kings Island. Welcome to KIC! Let us know how we can help you get your fix of KI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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