Filed under: Deals, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
BeeJive IM offers up sale, tells of Facebook chat feature
BeeJive IM [iTunes link], the ultimate instant messenger application for your iPhone/iPod touch, will be on sale this week, beginning on Monday, March 2, 2009. The application will be available for $9.99US (down from $15.99US). While this application is a bit pricey, we agree that it's one of the best instant messenger applications on the iPhone. This sale is expected to last from March 2 through Sunday, March 8, 2009. With news of sale also comes the news that a new feature will soon be added to BeeJive IM. The guys at BeeJive have let us know that in just a few more weeks, we'll see Facebook chat integration from right in the app. BeeJive IM is available from the iTunes App Store.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
faustuscm said 9:24AM on 3-02-2009
Oh man this app has already been temping me.
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samgross144 said 9:30AM on 3-02-2009
Grab it while it's cheap. I got it at full price and consider it the best money I've spent in the app store. It's great, and there's continued development (a rarity in the app store) which shows that the high entry price is funding continued development, not just being pure profit.
Zyber said 12:25PM on 3-02-2009
Get it while its cheap, you won't regret it.
Raul Riera said 9:29AM on 3-02-2009
Adium should consider entering as a paid app
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bnaro said 9:59AM on 3-02-2009
They've had a bit to say about that:
http://trac.adiumx.com/wiki/AdiumForiPhone
[they say there are many "technical challenges" in the way]
DrWho said 9:33AM on 3-02-2009
I dunno. Somehow I just can't bring myself to spend 10 bucks on a chat program.
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Ross Kimes said 9:35AM on 3-02-2009
Get it. Best IM app for the iPhone hands down. Adding Facebook to it will make it just about perfect.
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Jonathan Wise said 9:39AM on 3-02-2009
$16 for an IM app?! Good night...
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XIV said 9:45AM on 3-02-2009
Didn't you read ? It's down to 10$!
Chris said 9:46AM on 3-02-2009
It's $16 normally, but I bought on a previous sale just like this one. Besides, I'm pretty sure the article is about how it's on sale for $10.. Stop being a big panzie.
samu said 9:41AM on 3-02-2009
LOL! I'm going through a bad patch at the moment of paying full price for software which then gets the price slashed. In the case of Beejive, I don't mind a bit. Absolutely model software, well worth £10. It's the best I've tried by so far that I just feel a little awkward for competitors.
Having gushed that much about it, I should probably do the whole "don't work for them, no affiliation, not trying to get it on with one of the developers etc etc etc" thing.
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samu said 9:42AM on 3-02-2009
(that was it)
p.s. Skype, too, please!
Natural Blue said 10:13AM on 3-02-2009
Wow! Facebook chat support. That's great.
While I do think this app drains the battery charge a bit quickly, I'd definitely love to have Facebook chat on my phone.
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DrWho said 10:51AM on 3-02-2009
You do with the free facebook app
JJ said 11:10AM on 3-02-2009
This is ridiculous. I mentioned this on the piracy of apps thread. But these developers don't quite seem to understand this market.
There is NO VALUE in a $16 chat application. Though the functions may be better than AIM mobile et al, what you are paying for is a chat app at the end of the day.
The pricing is disgusting. And they should be ashamed of themselves for calling a $10 app a sale.
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Zyber said 1:03PM on 3-02-2009
Hmmmm, lets have a look @ other Smartphones shall we?
IM+
Pocket PC: $40
Windows Mobile: $30
Palm OS: $30
(A random) Symbian Phone: $30
Blackberry Storm (9530): $50
JiveTalk (AKA: BeeJive)
Blackberry: $20min $30 max
iThink we have it good with $10 don't you?
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Sources:
IM+: http://www.shapeservices.com/en/select/ (Select the phone you want to look @)
JiveTalk: https://www.beejive.com/jivetalk/purchase.htm
Shawn Pauley said 10:54AM on 3-02-2009
I have this on my BlackBerry - it's well worth the money.
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Victor said 11:24AM on 3-02-2009
first of all screw aol for not making a decent AIM client on the iPhone. And screw $10 for an AIM client. I'll suffer with how little I use my iPod touch to talk on aim. $5 and maybe we have a deal... $10 is ridiculous.
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Zyber said 12:29PM on 3-02-2009
It's worth the $10,I bout it @ $13 and haven't regretted ever buying it.
Wally said 11:08AM on 3-02-2009
I was very hesitant to buy this app at first, but I ended up paying the $16 and it is the best app I have my my iPhone and is well worth the money I paid. I can't wait to get facebook chat in the next update, I just wish the update would come sooner rather than later!
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