Ah, my fault sorry! Thought that was much older. Thanks!
Just passing bay to let you know that I’d love Scapple for iPad.
I thought that programming for MacOS and iOS was almost identical, but I guess there are many differences.
Anyway I prefer Scapple to similar apps because it respects your freedom, I thought using alternatives but I am not comfortable with them for writing.
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My most wished for app to run across Mac, Windows and iOS is Scapple. The only thing that stops me uaing Scapple continually is the lack of iPadOS support
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An iOS version is in development now but it is still some way off - the end of the year at the very earliest. Ian, who joined us a couple of years ago, has spent the best part of the past year working on updating the core Scapple code from Objective-C to Swift and at the same time preparing it to be macOS/iOS cross-platform compatible. He’s currently working on pushing out a minor Mac update, after which he’ll be returning to the iOS code.
All the best,
Keith
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I thought I was reading a recent post and then noticed that it’s almost 10 years ago since Keith first posted that people were asking for Scapple on iOS or Windows. Wow that’s almost 10 years of lost sales…
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I am just happy that the cross-platform code is under development…they are working on it and I am sure are aware that it is a sales opportunity for them.
So I do have one practical question about the iOS/iPadOS app in development. Since the new code base is cross-platform, will the iPadOS + Magic Keyboard (or equivalent) experience be the same as the desktop?
I use my iPad in various environments and with various interfaces (touch, keyboard/trackpad, Pencil.) Obviously an iOS Scapple will have a touch interface, but to have the desktop experience carry over when using keyboard/trackpad would be great too.
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I use SimpleMind for most of my mind mapping. It’s great for what it does. It also has some features, such as the ability to use multiple central nodes and floating text panels, that mean it can emulate some of the functionality of Scapple. But when it comes to something like writing a poem, which is something I do in the same way that Ian Dury used to write lyrics by scribbling in marker pen all over a huge piece of paper, Scapple has no rival.
And while most of my mind mapping is something I tend to do on a desktop computer or a laptop, on those infrequent occasions when I feel a poem coming on (such as right now, which is what has brought me to this forum post), and now that I have finally become the happy owner of a big-screen iPad Pro, that iPad Pro is the place where I would best be able to make that poem happen.
Can you give your Scapple developer some extra Mountain Dew or something to speed things up?