148Apps - iPhone and iPad app and game news and reviews http://www.148apps.com iPhone and iPod Touch Application Reviews and News Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:20:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Campfire developers 37signals acquires Ember, changes its name and makes it free http://www.148apps.com/news/campfire-developers-37signals-acquires-ember-free/ http://www.148apps.com/news/campfire-developers-37signals-acquires-ember-free/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:03:50 +0000 Kyle Flanigan http://www.148apps.com/?p=44126 Campfire, the project collaboration application with real time chat designed for private groups where members can share files, text, code and more (think of it as a more powerful IRC client), can now be found on the App Store as an official application by 37signals due to a takeover of Ember, the third-party application developer of Campfire. Ember, as it was then known, was originally priced at $9.99, but developers 37signals saw an opportunity which allowed them to “work out a deal [with Ember and make] a few changes to the app” according to the official blog. As of July 26th, the application has rebranded and re-released with a new price tag: rather, no price tag at all. It’s free to download from the iTunes App Store.

Although the application itself is free, a Campfire account is not. The basic package allows up to 12 chatters and 1GB of storage for $12 a month, and for $24 a month you can upgrade that to 25 chatters, 3GB of storage as well as 500 conference call minutes and enhanced security over the Basic package. A free 30-day trial is available on all accounts.

37signals continues to become a prominent player in the business network, having released other popular applications and clients that allow more professional social networking to take place. Basecamp, Highrise and Backpack all have one thing in common: their developer is Campfire creator 37signals. You can download the free Campfire application by clicking the link below, which will redirect you to iTunes.

[Thanks to IntoMobile for reporting this.]


37signals Campfire


iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Buy Now: FREE
Released: 2010-07-23 :: Category: Productivity

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