Mobile App

**Shedlock2000** · 25th February 13, 11:07 PM

For my two cents worth - not that I carry any weight, I can navigate the forum well on my iPad, but my iPhone shows things a bit too small - and typing into the reply box can be a bit problematic. I'd love an app - so that I didn't have to keep stretching the box to type in to reply.......

Mind you..... I may just be being a bit OCD with replying to the fantastic comments on here.....

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**unixken** · 25th February 13, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by Chas

This is probably a very stupid question, but what is an X Marks Mobile App?

Chas,

Such an app would basically be a specialized forum-reader app. Unlike a standard browser, which displays the whole web page, a forum app offers a much more concise interface specializing in displaying thread subject headers, letting you select and drill down through a thread, read and reply to posts, without a lot of icons, clipart, or other elements of a web page that simply occupy a lot of space on very small screens such as the iPhone. They concentrate more on the text content of a forum, without the relative screen real estate clutter of a full web page version of a site like this. There are such dedicated forum apps out there, but they typically are tailored each for a specific site, or for a variety of sites that all run the same known web forum software. I don't know if there's an app already out there that might work with XMTS, but then again, I've never looked.

**creagdhubh** · 26th February 13, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by Shedlock2000

For my two cents worth - not that I carry any weight, I can navigate the forum well on my iPad, but my iPhone shows things a bit too small - and typing into the reply box can be a bit problematic. I'd love an app - so that I didn't have to keep stretching the box to type in to reply.......

Mind you..... I may just be being a bit OCD with replying to the fantastic comments on here.....

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I completely understand where you are coming from!

**imrichmond** · 26th February 13, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by unixken

Chas,

Such an app would basically be a specialized forum-reader app. Unlike a standard browser, which displays the whole web page, a forum app offers a much more concise interface specializing in displaying thread subject headers, letting you select and drill down through a thread, read and reply to posts, without a lot of icons, clipart, or other elements of a web page that simply occupy a lot of space on very small screens such as the iPhone. They concentrate more on the text content of a forum, without the relative screen real estate clutter of a full web page version of a site like this. There are such dedicated forum apps out there, but they typically are tailored each for a specific site, or for a variety of sites that all run the same known web forum software. I don't know if there's an app already out there that might work with XMTS, but then again, I've never looked.

Such an app does already exist; it's called Tapatalk (http://www.tapatalk.com/). A forum has to be activated to work with Tapatalk. According to Tapatalk's website, activation is free, but it would need to be done by the forum owner/administrator.

**Steve Ashton** · 26th February 13, 03:55 PM

The mobile app for forums running the vBulletin software package is "Forum Runner".

X Marks does not currently have an app purchased. I have held off purchasing an app due simply to it's cost per year. I could purchase the app, but would need to increase the advertiser presence on the forum.

I have done all I can to insure that X Marks never goes commercial or becomes a money making site. I keep it free for members and I only charge a minimal amount for ad space to the select group who advertise here.

Please notice that there are no google ads, and only those who offer kilts or kilt related products are accepted as advertisers.

I honestly believe that our members come here because we are not full of flashing ads for cars, vacation homes, and miracle wrinkle removers.

Hopefully within the next year or two the new ver. 5 of vBulletin will be out and fully tested. This version will also have a Mobile App available but the pricing is about half of what it is for ver. 4.

**Godot** · 26th February 13, 05:17 PM

The site works well enough on my phone... Apps are over rated.

I really appreciate your 'business model', Steve. This is a great site and I like how you've kept advertising controlled. I know how hard running sites can be, thank you!

**sailortats** · 26th February 13, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

I honestly believe that our members come here because we are not full of flashing ads for cars, vacation homes, and miracle wrinkle removers.

Ya got that right Steve

**Nik** · 26th February 13, 07:00 PM

Well I never new that th many apps used for forums were cost lisence to the sites. In that case I have no issue holding off and would only request it if it fit the budget of the site comfortably.

Honestly I enjoyed the site more on my inspire phone more just becuase the default view was perfect.... I miss that phone.

-Nik