Next version of Cha Ching

This will proibably be the same answer in 2-3 more months from now... ( Delete or Edit)

Honestly Juan, I think people will be WAY more upset about the fact that they can't even open Cha-Ching that about the fact that they can't sync.

Although I feel your pain regarding the App Store process, not being able to extend the existing beta due to a hard drive crash is extraordinarily unprofessional and pretty unacceptable in these days of cheap backup solutions. You guys need to get things together if you ever want to do well in business. ( Delete or Edit)

I think this is hard to believe to me as well. For a company (even small one) with multiple developers there's no source control on RAID protected backup storage sounds weird to me. A crash in one computer AND time machine's copy at the same time AND no one else in the team has the source? Weird..... I would imagine all the sources gone instead of just B99? This sounds very dangerous especially you're depending on Cha-Ching to sustain your company, right?

I bought Cha-Ching touch and wait to buy the desktop version but it seems in another month we will probably hear Apple rejects the touch again? hopefully not..... :-(

Sorry if I speak harshly...... coz now I can't even open Cha-Ching on the desktop.... ( Delete or Edit)

Yeah I emailed as well and surprise surprise got no reply. Pretty sure that isn't the first time they've said to email beta@midnightapps.com and then never responded.

I love Cha-Ching but it is beginning to get a bit silly now, as a developer myself I understand the problems Midnightapps face but I also recognise this development pattern and it rarely ends well, Cha-Ching 2 has been in beta for over a year, with no end of the beta in sight, updates fix some bugs but break other things (the last one broke smart folders for me) and then there is nothing for months. Little word from MA, maybe the odd tweet or response here but that is rare. Just after a release there is a very days/week activity and then they go silent again.

I understand that you are waiting for Apple to pull their fingers out before you can release the next beta because of changes to the syncing code, but more frequent updates should be something you aim for, this is a beta product not a final product, there are many bugs you can fix before even adding new features especially when those changes then depend on changes to the iPhone app. In future why not fix bugs and get a new beta out sooner rather than adding new features that then means you delay the desktop release, have to update the iPhone release and then can't release either until Apple have approved the iPhone app.

I don't mean to sound overly harsh, I really love Cha-Ching, but I can understand why people are getting really fed up now. As I said I am a developer so I understand the problems you face which is why I am I more inclined to wait longer but other people aren't, as seen by the fake that this comes up time and time again. Once again the major problem is communication, update the blog weekly or even bi-weekly just to let people know what you've done recently, what you've fixed or implemented, "it'll be ready soon" just doesn't cut it for most people as there is nothing but your word that anything has been done, nothing the end user can actually see to reassure themselves that things are actually progressing. ( Delete or Edit)

Wow, that's quite an extreme response. You are really concerned about that three dollars I see. Hmmm. I think you have bigger things to deal with than your iPhone App not receiving an update. ( Delete or Edit)

Yes, I am concerned about it because it didn't fall out from the sky - I had to earn it in exchange of hard work. Be it three dollars, be it three billion, money is money. I'm not running a charity here that I would just stop caring about 3 dollars because I'm not getting what I bought for it.

The amount of inconvenience this is earning me back is even more money being wasted, since time too is money for a businessman.

Sorry if I sound harsh, I really don't mean to. I would rather buy packs of biscuits to my neighborhood stray dogs for three dollars and feed them happy for an evening than waste it on a software like this. ( Delete or Edit)

I guess all I'm saying is that these guys are only human and yes, they have bad days just like Apple. The only difference is Apple has a giant workforce to get these things resolved.

Midnight Apps has 2. They are developers, PR, legal, HR, marketing, tech support and janitors. ( Delete or Edit)

Even though I find ramasaurus's response to rather extreme in his response, I have to disagree with you David. I don't think the fact that there are only 2 people working at Midnight Apps is a valid excuse for poor business, poor customer service and communication, etc.

Solo developers like Loren Brichter (atebits) and Jesse Grosjean (Hog Bay Software) have managed to provide high quality software, manage multiple projects, and deal with customers promptly and effectively–despite the fact that they are only 1 person. ( Delete or Edit)

They need to stop and think about the customers and not about working on the new fun features. Get a stable release build out there and slowly add new things.

I've been a user for almost two years now, and the endless CC2 beta routine is tiresome. ( Delete or Edit)

it's getting annoying and to be honest, Apple give an award to another app for Mac that directly compete with your App even that you were here first! I wont say the name but it is similar than yours plus a lot of extras that may be your biggest nightmare if all of us (cha-ching fans) give up and switch. think of that. ( Delete or Edit)