# SKIES Mobile — Blog & Networking enhancer

> Blog & Networking enhancer (iPhone/iPad app by Gabor Pinkova.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skies-mobile/id6752425823 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Gabor Pinkova](https://appshunter.io/developer/1839293046)
- Category: Business, Social Networking
- Price: Free with in-app purchases (on sale, was $0.99)
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 33 MB
- Languages: English, Hungarian, Swedish
- Released: 2025-10-22
- Data updated: 2026-05-13
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skies-mobile/id6752425823/reviews.md

## What is SKIES Mobile?

This application enhances the company blog reading experience by delivering intelligent parsing, streamlined access, and seamless integration with enterprise authentication. Built on advanced parsing capabilities, it organizes blog posts and related activities into a cleaner, more engaging reading experience.

Through integration with Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL), the app securely connects to company portals, allowing users to access private or organization-specific blogs and content. This ensures that employees can stay updated with internal knowledge sharing while enjoying the same smooth experience as with public blogs.
In addition to improved readability and context-aware parsing, the application simplifies user onboarding and signups, making it easier for both new and returning readers to authenticate and engage with company content.

By combining modern parsing with enterprise-grade authentication, the application bridges public blogging with organizational portals, enriching the way users discover, read, and interact with blog posts.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Small Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Large Tip | $9.99 | one-time |
| Medium Tip | $4.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 0.8.0 — 2026-04-08

What's new

- Bundled configuration: SKIES now comes pre-configured — no setup needed on first launch.
- Multi-site support: SKIES can now connect to different sites, not just one.
- Teams chat: Open a Microsoft Teams chat directly from user profiles when your organization uses Microsoft sign-in.
- Feed timestamps: Feeds now show when they were last refreshed.
- Search photos: People can now show profile photos in search results.
- Open-source licenses: View the app's dependencies and their licenses in Settings > About.
- Optimized for macOS: Avatars, icons, buttons, and content widths now scale properly on larger screens.

What's improved

- Security: Stronger PIN protection and ephemeral sign-in sessions for better privacy.
- Performance: Faster people search and user loading across the app.
- Rich text: Links in feed content are easier to tap and display correctly.
- Read tracking: Read state now syncs more accurately with timestamps.
- Profile: Profile screen loads more reliably with less flicker.
- Birthdays: Birthday list adapts to your device size.
- Accent colors: Replaced the custom color picker with a wider set of preset accent colors for a more consistent look.
- Notifications: Tapping a notification now properly closes any open screen before navigating to the content.
- Error messages: Network and server errors now show clearer, more helpful messages.
- Bookmarks: Bookmarks screen feels snappier and more responsive.
- iCloud sync: Sync status now updates correctly and persists across restarts.
- Images: Images in feed items now scale correctly instead of stretching beyond their actual size.
- Text selection: Text in feed items can now be selected, and link previews work properly.
- Pull-to-refresh: Refreshing feels more reliable with less stale content.
- Feed refresh: Posts and activities no longer disappear when refreshing due to incorrect merge ordering.
- Browser preference: Web links now open in your chosen browser, either in-app or in the system browser.
- Sharing: Shared links work more reliably with your organization's setup.
- Demo mode: Switching between demo and real accounts after logging out is more reliable. Read history may reset once after this update.
- Stability: Various crash fixes and better recovery from invalid local data.
- Accessibility: Improved VoiceOver labels and navigation across the app.

### 0.7.1 — 2026-02-13

Improvements and Fixes:
- iCloud sync related bug fixes and performance improvements for more reliable data syncing across devices.
- Improved app reliability and overall responsiveness across key screens.
- Refined networking and background refresh behavior for more consistent updates.
- Polished authentication and session handling for smoother startup and sign-in continuity.
- Improved interactions on posts and activities, including likes and comment flows.
- Standardized and cleaned up several views for a more consistent in-app experience.
- Enhanced cache management with more thorough cleanup, reclaiming more disk space when clearing caches.
- Reduced internal complexity with broad code quality and maintenance improvements.

### 0.7.0 — 2026-02-02

Home screen quick actions, feed filtering, and various improvements...

New Features
- Pinned posts section at top of feed
- Home screen quick actions: long-press to jump to Posts, Activities, Search, or QR code
- Unread filter: toggle to show only unread items, with "All Caught Up" state
- Redesigned feed toolbar with filter picker and "Mark all as read" button
- Bookmarks "All" tab showing both posts and activities when both are bookmarked

Improvements
- Profile card shows more of email before truncating
- Version info now shows build number on Profiles screen
- About view: added GitHub, external links show arrow indicator
- App icon picker uses primary tint for selection
- Avatars show initials when no photo or placeholder is set
- Background refresh attempts silent token refresh before failing
- Removed image prefetching from background refresh for faster execution
- Notification settings blocked when iOS background refresh is disabled
- Simplified comments loading in post and activity detail views

Bug Fixes
- Fixed crash on background refresh launch
- Fixed background refresh blocking main thread
- Fixed activities showing "Closed" instead of "Joined" for signed-up closed events
- Fixed background refresh failing silently with expired tokens
- Fixed demo mode breaking after relaunch
- Fixed activity participants list not paginating correctly from cache

...and also a little bit of something, for those of you who know what to look for. ;)

### 0.6.2 — 2026-01-21

This release focuses on code quality and maintainability. There are no new features—the app works exactly as before, but with a cleaner, more reliable foundation.

Improvements

- Read state tracking now works correctly when feed items are edited. Previously, if you marked an item as read and it was later updated, the app wouldn't recognize the change. Now edited items are properly marked as unread so you don't miss updates.
- Badge counts should update reliably after background refresh and when returning to the app
- Added stricter build settings for better code quality enforcement
- Enhanced thread safety for settings synchronization
- Improved code organization and maintainability
- Updated to follow Apple's latest Swift concurrency best practices

Bug Fixes

- Fixed internal URL conversion issues in rich text (links with HTML entities, malformed href attributes, and preserved user-provided link labels)
- Fixed incorrect QR code generation in some cases
- Fixed comment UI & text scaling issues
- Fixed an issue where the app would attempt to reauthenticate automatically after signing out
- Fixed demo mode failing to load on first launch

### 0.6.1 — 2026-01-02

Fix Birthday card user icon alignment issues

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