App.net a new paid-for alternative to Twitter is barely a month into its alpha release, and the site has already seen some impressive statistics.
Founder Dalton Caldwell can now add another “achievement unlocked” to this list: the first dedicated app for App.net on Apple’s App Store.
To be fair, AppNet Rhino isn’t the first official iOS application to support access to App.net’s social stream. That commendation goes to the app Buffer, which allows App.net’s users those paying $50 for a year’s worth of service or $100 for access to App.net’s developer channels to tap into the site’s real-time social feed.
AppNet Rhino, as reported by TheNextWeb’s Martin Bryant, is the first iOS app that was written from the ground-up to specifically support the service, however. It also managed to beat its competitors to the punch for app approval by Apple and, as Bryant mentions, might get beaten on features once a few additional App.net-themed apps see the light of day.
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