This really sucks, and the worst part is no notice or explanation at all. It’s just chickenshit behavior.

@paul yea they really need to its just wrong to not even mention it.

@paul I hope for you that you can build a good business here. Whatever happens, I will keep my Tweetbot subscription for now.

@paul Even with a public statement, with how crazy the leader over there is, it probably doesn’t have the same meaning a public statement from another company would. How many times has he lied, reversed course, or made false promises about delivery dates?

@paul the lack of public statement really is the shittiest part, such a cowardly move

@paul they needed to make a statement yesterday. At this point, you’re not getting a notice until Tuesday at the earliest (due to the 4-day holiday weekend in the States). I went ahead and cancelled my sub just as a precaution, but you and all the other 3rd party client devs deserved way better than this.

@paul it's mindbogglingly unprofessional of Twitter. I subscribe to Tweetbot, and I will move over to Ivory the second I can get my hands on it.

@paul for what it’s worth, I’m a tweetbot subscriber and will continue to be until y’all kill it. I will also be an Ivory subscriber on day one. Just know you have a lot of folks in your corner who are happy to pay for your premium products.

@paul oh wow. Y’all released the last major app in February didn’t you?

@paul is there some sort of agreement as a company using the 3rd party API that just…cutting access would break, creating a potential legal battle should a company want to go that route?

@paul we got your back.

@paul that is honorable and right but as one data point my renewal went through on the 4th and I’m not mad (at you).

@paul I really hope we gain some clarity soon, but I'm not holding my breath as it seems Musk's plan for transparency with Twitter is a complete farce.

That said, I can't wait to try the Ivory app. I keep missing the TestFlight codes. Hoping you've got another available?

@paul I’ve been a happy Tweetbot user since 2012. My renewal is one of those.

I’d rather pay for another year and just wait for Ivory to be out than have you all suffer financially because one of cowardly dipshit.

@paul Any chance you could offer conversions of subscriptions of one app into something equivalent for another?

Added clarification, after seeing some of the responses: Like others, I am not interested in it for myself. My curiosity is/was whether it was is something that Tapbots might be able to offer to unhappy customers that get renewed for what is now a non-functional bit of software.

@paul @mark @ivory Maybe add a prominent https://joinmastodon.org link to https://tapbots.com/ivory for anyone unfamiliar.

@paul you just know that if there is a statement, it’ll basically be pearl clutching and claiming third party apps are the root of all evil. And he’ll pretend the existence of apps was a recent discovery.

@paul I will either renew Tweetbot or subscribe to Ivory if I can until then.

@paul That’s weird it’s not all 3rd party apps. Chirp for WatchOS is still working.

@paul sorry this happened to you guys. Bought and sub’d to every version of Tweetbot. Plan on doing the same with ivory.

@paul I would renew even if you get cut off. You have earned it and this is no way to end life for Tweetbot.

@paul for the record, I 100% don’t care if you charge me for it and then have to take it down. I know I’m not the only person you have to think about so you still have to do the work just in case, but I’m happy to support this transition. I’ll pay for Ivory as soon as you let me.

@paul despite not using Twitter and the API issues I have every intention of keeping my sub for another year

@paul Happily renewing it even without the working app. 🙌

@paul I think I renewed last week. Keep it.

@paul An official public announcement would at least be respectful. I’ll renew my Tweetbot sub just to show support. Even though I’m not using Twitter.

@paul I find it intresting that “sign in with Twitter” on sites still works. Those sites don’t talk to the rest of api I guess. But I did expect that was also broken

@paul I love Tweetbot (long time user) and grabbed Ivory yesterday (thanks!). I just sent you a “lunch” tip as a show of support for your past work and for Ivory. Your new app may be the thing that finally moves me to Mastodon full time 😀

@paul If 3rd party clients don't show ads then it hurts their bottom line and one can expect all 3rd party applications to meet the same fate. It's pretty obvious Musk is scrambling to increase revenue in whatever ways possible and cutting off 3rd party apps is a very easy way to do that.

@paul It's too early to have a subscription feature.

@paul Musk doesn’t care. You have to think forward and do what you think is right for your customer base. Hard I know. But being proactive due to no information will garner positive customer support.

At minimum send them all a warning statement if that’s possible.

@paul wouldn’t it be a possibility to link the @ivory sub to Tweetbot?

@paul Mine is February 6th. I haven’t cancelled yet because I really don’t want to, but it’s looking more and more like this is the end. I’m sorry this has happened to your business, and I’ll be there to support you with Ivory as soon as you let me.

Aside from the lack of communication, I find the silence from the public deafening. Very little on Reddit or elsewhere. This doesn’t really matter to most.

@paul happy to have it renew and support the team ❤️ at this point you and mark should just make a call to deem Twitter is a dead end instead of stuck in limbo and hope those cowards will give a proper closure… 😅

@paul unfuckingreal

@paul really sorry to see your livelihood messed with like this. It’s deplorable and unconscionable

@paul Also, what is stopping you from getting a new API key? I’m sure they’d shut that one down too, but seeing as they are cherry-picking keys to suspend, they’d have to realize it first.

@paul I’ll be honest, I cancelled mine which was due to renew 2nd Feb - but rest assured as soon as Ivory is a fully paid app you’ll have my support.

@paul No official word from Elon/Twitter is a bad look and a total dick move. I hate it. Sorry Paul.

@paul that won’t come until Tuesday, after making sure there’s no significant uproar and negative news coverage like blocking the jet journalists.