Pyxis Craigslist app released

[hudss]

I know a few of you were waiting since early November. Appworld finally approved/released it.

BlackBerry App World - craigslist mobile by Movela

[sourkevin]

why is this $4.99? the website is free to use... shouldnt the app?

[hudss]

Originally Posted by sourkevin

why is this $4.99? the website is free to use... shouldnt the app?

maybe if craigslist wrote it..these are the same developers that wrote the popular netflix app.

and yes we understand and feel your pain for all future comments of "I'll pass, the mobile site works good enough for me.".."or I bet it would be free if it was on the itune store"

on an ot note..Discovered appworld sucks even more since they releases by submission date and not when they approve it. The app was submitted in Nov but approved today and not listed as a new release.

[shaydlife]

Do you know if it's better than the mCraig app for blackberry?

[hudss]

Originally Posted by shaydlife

Do you know if it's better than the mCraig app for blackberry?

by far..blows it away

[shaydlife]

Originally Posted by hudss

by far..blows it away

That's what I wanted to hear, however I'm gonna wait for it to go on sale.

[Ultrafied]

I have both, mCraig and Craiglist Mobile. mCraig is ok, basic, unrefined and so so on when getting results for me. Craigslist Mobile is definitely a finished product. Easy to use and works pretty much just like you would expect on Cragslist through the browser. It (Craglist Mobile) may be $2.00 more then mCraig but IMO, definitely worth it if you like to use Cragslist. It's the old adage, "you get what you pay for".

[javatyger]

There's no way the average consumer will want to pay for a fully featured app for a free website. Granted it offers a lot of features, but unless my job was based around craigslist or a heavy user, its not worth 4.99 to the average consumer.

99 cents however, I might consider it.

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[CMHberry]

Why not take the same concept and create a CrackBerry application where you can choose which forums you want to be turned on and shut the rest off that you never use? A premium concept that's got to be worth $4.99!!

[afwriter]

Why is there a Blackberry 'tax' on apps? Similar apps on the iPhone are either .99 or $1.99.

I'd be interested in this, and it's not like the price difference is going to hurt me financially -- but I'll bypass this app on principle. I'd be curious how much they're going to make on this price point -- or how much they're going to lose.

[mookish]

Originally Posted by javatyger

There's no way the average consumer will want to pay for a fully featured app for a free website. Granted it offers a lot of features, but unless my job was based around craigslist or a heavy user, its not worth 4.99 to the average consumer.

99 cents however, I might consider it.

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Well I'm an average consumer and I'll pay $4.99 for something I'll use on a daily basis. No one is forcing this application down your throats. Ya'll say the mobile site works just fine but if this application were free their servers would be crashing right now with all the downloads. So you clearly want the application, you just don't want to pay for it.

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[mirandbrown]

It would be worth the money if u could post an ad from your BB.

[MissKae]

I'd probably just go without unless it was free.

[wtm1417]

Originally Posted by sourkevin

why is this $4.99? the website is free to use... shouldnt the app?

yeah idk why anyone would pay for this... m.craigslist.com

[magnus420]

i posted this on the blog.

i bought it. mostly cause i've been waiting for 2 1/2 months for this. yes, you can use the bb browser. but i hate the damn scrolling to try and find the one or 2 things im looking for at the time.

this app is very nice. no scrolling for 30 seconds to hit the bottom of the page, it loads all the pictures correctly, it saves your recent searches and lets you bookmark things to go look at them later. the two things i dont like so far, is that you have to go back to "home" and then hit exit to fully exit the app. and that if you go to post on CL it will open the brower, i would like to be able to post an ad directly in the app. other than that, its a nice app to have.

Originally Posted by mirandbrown

It would be worth the money if u could post an ad from your BB.

i've been chatting back and for with the support guys, this is planned for an upcoming release. they'll have to tie it in with logging into the cl account to do so and are working on it from what i gather.