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05yellowgt
05-18-2011, 11:00 AM
We're about to upgrade the forum to the latest VB version. While we were looking into that we saw that VB now offers a mobile app for Android and Iphone. There is also an app for free that we can run instead called Tapatalk. I wanted to reach out to our users and see if anyone had experience with either App and if you have used both, which you preferred.

Thanks!

beefcake
05-18-2011, 11:13 AM
i haven't used any of the apps, i know s197 or mod fords uses them, but never tried. i really like using the reg site. the way phones are as fast as they are these days.

the current mobile system we have is horrid, lol.

maybe i'll try it on one of the other forums and see what she looks like

05yellowgt
05-18-2011, 11:14 AM
I'd appreciate it Terry. I haven't gotten my Thunderbolt yet through work. I'm stuck with a crapberry still so I can't test on my own quite yet.

beefcake
05-18-2011, 11:16 AM
I'd appreciate it Terry. I haven't gotten my Thunderbolt yet through work. I'm stuck with a crapberry still so I can't test on my own quite yet.

just looking real fast at the tapatalk, $3 to start with, and it looks like another condensed version of a site.

i'm still a full site guy.

hopefully we can use the full site, i know right now on mobile i have no choice and the way it loads mobile is horrible.

same as facebook, i like using the site the way i use it everyday

Stangman
05-18-2011, 11:20 AM
Me too, but its harder to see everything on a small screen, which is why I enjoy the mobile format, mostly because I don't have to scroll left to right very much, and it loads faster. Im using a droid2

skeptiq
05-18-2011, 11:31 AM
Haven't used either app, but I am constantly using my DroidX to view sbz in it's current form with little to no issues... I have thought about tapatalk, but never investigated it much. Free is always better than paying IMO ;)

Good luck with upgrade!

Paul408Notch
05-18-2011, 11:34 AM
The way I understand it, Tapatalk costs the user the 3 bucks or whatever, but costs the site nothing. And you still have the option of viewing the full site without tapatalk just by accessing from your mobile browser.

I'm not as familiar with the VBB option, but if it works like the current system, and mobile users are forced to use the mobile format, I vote no on that one.

05yellowgt
05-18-2011, 11:40 AM
I'm trying to read up about it right now. I don't think that the VB option costs the user anything, just the site admin so that might be a small advantage to the VB option.

Crucial
05-18-2011, 11:44 AM
i use tapatalk ALOT ... it is a awesome app .. you can do everything on it you can do here on the pc ...

i say do both the VB and tapatalk ... i know tapatalk is free, i think you install a folder where the site is hosted and done ... its really nice to have all the forums you browse right there in one app

05yellowgt
05-18-2011, 11:49 AM
Here is a video I found showing how the Vbulletin app looks on phones. I am still looking to see if you can turn the feature on and off or not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3HbA39H-Wo&feature=related

djom1cincy
05-18-2011, 01:13 PM
^ that would be sweet to be able to add pics and video from a cell.

MustangChuck
05-18-2011, 05:15 PM
I use tapatalk for the Holy Rollerz Christian Car Club website and the Armed Forces Car Club website and it works great. My recommendation would be to use the tapatalk app.

adragon72
05-18-2011, 05:42 PM
I'm on here every day on my iPhone. I would like to have an app for pictures and things.

lxenvy
01-11-2012, 11:25 PM
Anything any of us can do to try to get tapatalk on here?? Now that i discovered it, its pretty bad azz for the forums!

Gene
01-11-2012, 11:28 PM
A few boards that I'm on use Tapatalk and it's really nice. It's worth the $3 or so for the app.

lxenvy
01-11-2012, 11:33 PM
http://www.tapatalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1959

I read up on it, Seems its free...???... Hell if its only 3 bucks who do i paypal? Lol The owner of the forum just has to sign up. Atleast thats what ive read.

djom1cincy
01-11-2012, 11:43 PM
Bump. Love tapatalk.

Gstang117
01-12-2012, 12:00 AM
i'm game with either as long as it will allow me to type more that 125 characters and not cut me off halfway through a senta

zoomie
01-12-2012, 12:16 AM
Not sure what they are running but the nymustangs mobile app is very nice ,guy to talk too is mineralgrey

331lx
01-12-2012, 12:33 AM
I have no problem the way it is with my thunderbolt

Goober
01-12-2012, 01:02 AM
Personally, I HATE tapatalk!

90fastgt
01-12-2012, 01:25 AM
I knave no issues the way it is on my Droid but would be nice to upload pics rite off the phone

djom1cincy
01-12-2012, 07:31 AM
I knave no issues the way it is on my Droid but would be nice to upload pics rite off the phone

That's the one big plus. A lot easier that using Photobucket from the phone.

lxenvy
01-12-2012, 07:09 PM
Personally, I HATE tapatalk!

Y..... I havent found a flaw yet

Goober
01-12-2012, 10:12 PM
To me, it doesn't flow well. Function makes or breaks things with me and to me, it fails to function any better than the mobile browser.

Rich
02-10-2012, 05:47 PM
John,

Is tapatalk available for Stangbangerz?