Mimi Uploader is no longer in active development

I have decided to stop development of Mimi Uploader. The current beta will not be released, and there will be no more releases in the future.

The app will still be available in the App Store and continue to work. If I decide to remove it completely, I will give at least one month's notice.

I thank you all for your support over the five year lifespan of this app.

If you're wondering why I've decided to do this, please read on, although you might also want to read about the history of Mimi Uploader that I wrote 18 months ago.

So anyway, here are some reasons that went into the decision, although no single one was dominant:

  • Mimi Uploader's role as a utility has diminished over time as alternatives have become possible and accessible.
  • The app makes almost no money. When I introduced subscriptions for supporting development, there was support for some time, but it plateaued, and then reduced.
  • Micro.blog has been introducing new features for managing and displaying photos and providing alt text. To be clear, I'm in support of that as these go to all users and make the service better for everyone, but they diminish the utility of Mimi, and also increase the burden of maintenance.
  • Some of the most ardent users and supporters have left the Micro.blog community in recent months.
  • I want to focus on newer projects and want to be clear to all users that this app is no longer a priority. If you subscribed to support development, then please feel free to cancel that subscription.

Thanks for a great five-year run 😊

A new version of Mimi Uploader is out with even more support for Photo Collections 🎉

The previous release had the ability to see your list of collections. This new one adds the following features:

  • Add photos to collections from the list of recent uploads. Tap and hold a single photo, or use the "…" menu on en entry that has a batch of photos to add them all.
  • Delete a photo from a collection. When browsing a collection, tap and hold on a photo to see the option to delete.
  • Create a collection. Just tap "+" on the collections list.

I'm finding this way of managing my collections to be great. Hope you like it too!

You can get Mimi Uploader for free from the App Store.

As discussed in a previous post, the Photo Collections feature is only available to Supporter. You can become a Supporter using the sliding scale in the app.

Some updates on Mimi Uploader

I've had a sneaking suspicion that Mimi Uploader does not have the value it once did. That some people, myself included, love it, but for most it is a novelty. I alluded to this in a post last year.

A couple months ago I made the app free for a promotional period until the end of the year (previously it has always been $5). I was hoping to get a better idea of the interest in the community once I remove the barrier to entry. Initially there were a lot of downloads, and sessions. Now, some months later, according to analytics that Apple provides, there is almost no change in usage.

Based on this experiment, I'm making the following changes:

  • Mimi Uploader will be permanently free starting 2025.
  • All major new features will be behind the Supporter subscription. You can become a Supporter by using the sliding scale in the app.
  • I'm working on adding initial support for Micro.blog's new Photo Collections feature (sneak peek). This will be the first major new feature of the free era. At the end of the day Mimi's features are powered by Micro.blog's API so I'm grateful to Manton for providing support from the get go.
  • I'm also starting the beta testers group with a clean slate. If you would like to join the new group, please provide me your email address via email at sam @ samgrover dot studio. The first beta with initial photo collections support should be coming within the next week.
  • I'm also considering renaming the app as I expand the scope of features. Yes, there's another feature coming that has nothing to do with uploads.

This way I can keep making an app I enjoy and find very useful, and anyone else really into it can also benefit from the new features. Everyone else can continue to use the app to its full initial promise as a fast batch uploader.

Mimi Uploader is available for free 🎉

Mimi Uploader is available for free starting today!

This sale will last until the end of 2024. I hope you will consider downloading and trying it out.

If you like it, here are some ways in which you can support:

  • Use the tip jar in the app and treat me to a beverage 😋
  • Become a Supporter at the sliding scale options available in the app 😎
  • Leave a good rating and review on the App Store 🥰

Please note that as a Supporter you also get access to the generative alt text features in the app.

As always, thank you for your consideration 🙏

Get it on the App Store!