Flashes didn’t take too long to build because it was able to reuse Skeets’ existing code. The app will also be able to market to Skeets’ existing user base, who have now downloaded the app some 30,500 times to date.
Vogelsang says he’s now working to integrate subscription-based features from both his apps so users don’t have to pay twice for the premium features, like Skeets’ bookmarks, drafts, muting, rich push notifications, and others specific to Flashes. (Both apps are free to use without a subscription, we should note.)
Later, Vogelsang says he wants to launch a video-only app, too, called Blue Screen.
The developer expects to be able to launch Flashes to the public in a matter of weeks with a TestFlight beta arriving ahead of that. Interested users can follow Flashes’ account on Bluesky for further updates.