Last December, my friend @fahdananta text me - let's chat.
I'd spent the last decade building iOS apps at @Shopify, @getcode, and @flipcash, so I had a feeling where it was going. A few conversations later, I'd signed on to a simple mandate - come rebuild Opendoor's iOS app.
Today, we're launching it. We rebuilt the entire mobile experience from the ground up - native, SwiftUI, GraphQL - and everything from booking a tour to browsing listing photos is substantially improved.
There's still a ton of work left and we're not slowing down.
@StockScoutt@fahdananta@morganb Great suggestion, it's already in there! Tap and hold anywhere on the photo carousel and drag left and right to quickly scroll end-to-end.
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of our groundbreaking app - Flipcash. I’ve had the privilege to work with some of most incredible humans on this team to bring you Digital Cash and I can’t wait for you to experience it. There’s truly nothing else like it.
Today we’re launching Flipcash, a new payments app that takes the experience of physical cash and makes it digital.
There is a lot to like about physical cash. It’s a fast and simple way to transact. There’s no phone numbers, emails, or learning curves. Just hand someone a piece of paper and that’s it.
Unfortunately we’re increasingly moving to a cashless society. In some ways it makes sense. Physical cash is annoying to get, easy to lose, and a pain to make change.
We want the best of both. We want the simplicity and speed of physical cash, combined with the advantages of digital payments. That’s why we built Flipcash.
Flipcash takes the experience of physical cash and makes it digital. Handing someone cash is as easy as pulling out a piece of digital paper, and having the other person scan it with their phone. That’s it.
Like cash it’s global too. Flipcash is available for download almost everywhere, so you can hand someone digital cash wherever you are. You can also hand it to someone over a video call, or send it as a link through any app you like.
You can also transact in any currency. Flipcash automatically does the conversion, with no fees, and no spread. Travelling around the world with friends? Use Flipcash to settle the bill wherever you go. Sending cash to someone in another part of the world? Flipcash works great for that too.
All balances are held in regulated US dollar stablecoins, giving users confidence in their balance while also earning us revenue from the interest. This allows us to provide a robust, reliable, and sustainable experience while charging zero fees on Flipcash transactions.
Funds can easily be withdrawn from the app at any time, with exchanges in over 190 countries supporting withdrawals from Flipcash.
This experience is only possible because of Solana. I first met @toly in 2019, where he took me and @tannerphilp through the concept of Solana on a white board. After doing some deep analysis with our team we grew confident that Solana would be the blockchain of the future. A project we were working on at the time became the first ever project to migrate to Solana.
Going all in on Solana has proven to be one of the best decisions we’ve made. It is only with the speed and scale of Solana that we can build something as magical as digital cash. We want to give a huge shout out to Toly, his team, and the entire Solana community. Thank you for everything you’ve done!
Check out the video below, and then give Flipcash a download. You can easily find it in the App Store and Play Store by searching “flipcash”, one word. You can also get it by going to https://t.co/yYX7zOlXgk
Show your friends and family what is only possible on Solana. Show them digital cash. Show them Flipcash.
You can now customize your Room Name in Flipchat!
Share a screenshot of your Room Card below so others can check them out. Our team will be popping into some rooms over the next few hours. Looking forward to chatting with you there!
simple but fun idea: @flipchat_app
group chats where entry is gated by microtransactions
the team previously built Kik messenger (remember: "Kik me" lol)
one of the biggest apps ever back in the day, 80M users, and one of the first mass mobile msging apps along with BBM
and it's built on Solana!
basically, you either:
i) create a chat room and charge cover
ii) join another chat room and pay cover
I'm creating Room 1315 to test this out, come say hello
signup was quite simple and took roughly 3-4 clicks
Today we’re releasing v1 of Flipchat. It’s Group Chat With a Cover Charge.
Group chats are great for connecting online, but they’re often filled with noise. Charging a small cover keeps them productive and fun.
Get started at https://t.co/Tj5LE29Rz7
We just launched an open beta for our new app Flipchat - group chat with a cover charge. Here are the links to download the beta app:
iOS: https://t.co/OPJav3hWEy
Android: https://t.co/pxsxjNrZL3
Official App Store and Play Store links will follow later.
Flipchat is live! Congrats to @ted_livingston@tannerphilp and the whole team. Please take a spin and provide feedback. Early days but the future of group chat is here!
Any solana devs need to do ed25519 sig-verify on-chain?
I've got a ~30,000 CU version you can use — without that 5000 lamport fee the native pre-compute instruction adds