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Boost Blue
@boostblue.bsky.social
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An alternative Bluesky app with saved reading position, drafts, repost muting, in app translations, custom feed filters, and more!

Available for iPhone, iPad and Android!

Download: https://onelink.to/boost-blue
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boostblue.bsky.social
One of my favorite features in Boost: your timeline always stays right where you left it.

Download: onelink.to/boost-blue
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
boostblue.bsky.social
v2.6.3 is live!

This version adds a new sidebar to iPad when using the app in landscape mode. The sidebar improves the layout by limiting post width for a cleaner UI, and future updates will add config options for what the sidebar shows!

#atproto #iPad

Download: onelink.to/boost-blue
A screenshot of Boost Blue showing the app on iPad in horizontal with a new sidebar.
October 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
boostblue.bsky.social
v2.5.0 is live!

This version gives premium users the option to hide the bottom Tab Bar of the app when scrolling!

#atproto #mobiledev #sideproject

Download: onelink.to/boost-blue
October 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
boostblue.bsky.social
v2.1.2 is live!

This version introduces 2 new filters for the Following feed, as well as fixes a few bugs, most notably a bug with the image view.

Download: onelink.to/boost-blue

#buildinpublic #flutter #sideproject
A screenshot of Boost Blue showing new filters - hiding vertical videos and a photos filter.
October 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
boostblue.bsky.social
Boost Blue's iPad update is live!!!

Download: onelink.to/boost-blue

#atproto #iPad #ios

Before and after:
A screenshot of the old Boost Blue version on iPad A screenshot of the new Boost Blue version on iPad
October 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
boostblue.bsky.social
v1.15.0 is out!!

This version adds additional navigation options (Saved, Announcements, Feedback, and Settings)

It also adds a side drawer like the Bluesky app. Moving navigation out of misc pages to the drawer allowed me to clean up the UI quite a bit.

It also overrides v1.14.1.

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Boost Blue’s Navigation bar ordering page, with new options of Saved, Announcements, Feedback and Settings Boost Blue with a new side drawer.
September 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
boostblue.bsky.social
v1.13.0 is live!

With this version premium users can edit the bottom navigation bar! You can add Feeds as a navigation option, make Alerts your default page, or only have 3 tabs!

It also includes a few small bug fixes.

#buildinpublic #atproto #mobiledev
A settings page showing nav bar customization options on Boost Blue. A screenshot of Boost Blue with the Feed page as the default page. A screenshot of Boost Blue with only 3 nav bar options.
September 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
boostblue.bsky.social
1.10.0 is live!

This release includes support for syncing data between devices (reading position, bookmarks, drafts, settings, etc), and release of the paid plan for Boost Blue.

I have a longer announcement about the premium plan in the app, or you can read it here:

#buildinpublic #sideproject
Screenshot of a note, with the text: Version 1.10.0 went out today, and in addition to adding this announcement board, it also adds cross device data sync and a premium plan for Boost Blue. 

As part of the introduction of Premium, several features have been moved behind a paywall. I know no one likes paying for apps, but developing this app takes up a significant amount of my time, and I need to be at least partially compensated to continue dedicating time to it. In addition, there are costs of running the app that I have until now I have just been paying out of pocket.

My goal with the development of Premium is to continue delivering a free useful app experience that improves on the functionality of Bluesky, while charging for some of the more advanced functionality that is not supported by Bluesky. Accordingly any feature in the official app will continue being accessible to free users, in addition to some custom features - but most custom features will be exclusive to Premium users. 

Specifically: - Drafts - Bookmarks - In app translations (10 free per month available to all users) - Cross platform data sync (including your reading position) - Advanced feed controls (repost muting, reply controls, etc)
 Existing drafts and bookmarks will remain accessible, and existing feed controls are grandfathered in. Notably, preserved reading position will remain a free feature.

Premium will cost $1.99 a month, or $14.99 a year. As a thank you for being an early user of Boost Blue, for the next 2 weeks the yearly plan will be offered at $7.99 for the first year. 

I appreciate all of the support and love the app has gotten so far, and I’ve tried to structure this in a way that is affordable to almost everyone, isn’t too limiting, but will still enable me to continue working on this app for the foreseeable future. Thanks everyone!
August 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
boostblue.bsky.social
v1.5.2 went live early this morning, and fixes a critical bug with v1.5.0, which prevented the following page from loading for some users.

On that note:
v1.5.0 introduced support for filtering muted words (set on Bluesky), and IN APP TRANSLATIONS!!!

#buildinpublic #atproto
June 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
boostblue.bsky.social
v1.2.3 is live, featuring controls for your following feed, with more coming soon!

*also includes a bunch of bug fixes.

#buildinpublic #atproto #flutter #bluesky
June 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM