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CardStar for BlackBerry Now Available

by Adam Zeis on 4 May 2010 09:21 AM
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CardStar for BlackBerry

A few weeks back we saw a little tease that CardStar for BlackBerry was on the way. While it was due on May 1st, we're glad to say as of today it is finally available. CardStar takes your membership cards out of your wallet and onto your device. Simply enter your barcode numbers into the app, and it instantly transforms them into portable cards. Open the app, select your card and scan away. CardStar is great for membership cards, rewards & loyalty cards, gym memberships and more. The huge database includes a load of well-know cards, and they are adding more every day. Now you can finally clean up your wallet and pull those annoying tags off your keyring. CardStar is available as a free download. Hit the link below for more.

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Posted by jsox78 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Sweet. I have been waiting for this for a while now.

 
 
Posted by jza95 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

have been waiting for this for awhile as well!!!

 
 
Posted by ttfmaep Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

3.6 MB! Not going on my Curve.

 
 
Posted by grimball Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

nough said

 
 
Posted by acmecocktail Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Umm...not the smallest app in the world (3.6 megs), but if it works, might be great!

 
 
Posted by jtstorm Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

That hurts when your on an s1 and only have about 10 megs of memory available. Oh well. I still had to download and check out. Thanks

 
 
Posted by flying_hellfish Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

and it locked up trying to open it. I did a battery pull and hoping for the best. Been waiting on this for quite a while.

EDIT: Batt pull fixed me right up. :)

 
 
Posted by ba_hamilton Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

At 3.6MB this is the biggest file I have on my Storm.

 
 
Posted by devGOD Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

and that's why my dislike from BB is grow. i can't deal with the lack of space anymore. I applaud the developers keep making large apps force rim to add more space or open the memory card up. even with 512mb on the future bb's that's still not enough. RIM F U, my 9700 will be my last BB.

 
 
Posted by alershka Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Agreed...

I've been waiting for this app since it was announced. At 3.6 mb, it's taken almost 20% of the memory I had left on my Storm. I'm just angry now.

 
 
Posted by linuxdaemon Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Applauding the developers for making a nearly 4MB app that just creates a barcode image with the store logo is misplaced kudos.

It appears that the entire merchant database (symbologies and logos) is compiled into the package. It would be far more maintainable if it were to interactively query a server for that information, then you are probably only looking at like 70K (complete wild-ass guess) for the app. Not 3.6MB, that is ridiculous.

 
 
Posted by devGOD Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

we shouldnt be complaining about 3.6mbs, RIM needs to do something about this fast. I understand compiling everything into the app because you dont always have service in stores. I've been in Target, Walmart, Koger, and a few other places and had zero signal. you dont want to be at the checkout counter trying to get the app to connect to a server.

 
 
Posted by linuxdaemon Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

You don't need network access at checkout for this app. You only need it when you enter your card information.

I am not going to say the phones have all the memory they'll ever need. However, this appears to be the worst use of that memory. The way the app works, you find your store, enter your information, and then it creates an image. So you have 3MB of database sitting there doing nothing after you enter your card information. That is a big waste. The app could do the lookup, and create that image from a server. The image would stay local, so after you create your card, you don't need network access after that point.

 
 
Posted by Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Wednesday, May 05, 2010 648 days ago

ANDROID TIME

 
 
Posted by fasteddie711 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

For all those who think their phone is locking up when they launch- just wait it out. After about two minutes it will open. Then it will be very laggy for about thirty seconds. After that it's smooth sailing! I've been waiting for this and so for it's working great!

 
 
Posted by jlb21 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

I fear trying this on my Tour with stock 4.7 software. I can see it resulting in a 528 error. But that is resolvable with DM.

 
 
Posted by germster Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

wow 3.5 MB

 
 
Posted by Whiskey Riddler Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

This is certainly a large file (3.5 mb) but on my Tour it works smoothly. Sweet!!

 
 
Posted by parman929 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Is there a way to have the barcode pop up first when you select a card? It is just showing the card number and I have to tell it to show barcode on my Storm 2.

 
 
Posted by everclearacg Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

select the company then hit the blackberry button and select "show barcode"

 
 
Posted by lonestar1135 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Once you do it one time it should save like that. I just had to guy my bestbuy 'show barcode' once and everytime I open it the barcode us the first thing to pop up. Hope it works for you.

 
 
Posted by parman929 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Thanks, I didn't bother going back in after switching to barcode view, rookie mistake. It does hold the barcode as the default view once selected.

 
 
Posted by trsteve1 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

3.6 MB is way to big to put something on a Blackberry, seeing as they have given us unreasonablly miniscule amounts of memory to deal with apps... can't we at least get a separate on bored ROM for Apps and RAM for running said apps?

Just wondering.. cause some apps look great, but I'm always stuck thinking, which app do I wanna give up to load this app? At the moment I have just pretty much only apps that I want to keep on my phone.. and just don't have the space for any hefty apps

 
 
Posted by The Consigliere Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

I'm in the same boat, especially since I'm still rocking an 8310. I only have apps on it that I absolutely love & in my opinion are "must haves" for me. Kills me to see some phones out there with 4, 8, 32gigs of memory & our beloved Blackberries have at most 1gig, UGH. I can't wait till I can upgrade & even then the 9700 won't be anywhere close to what some of the others are offering as far as memory goes.

 
 
Posted by jlb21 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Can you put in cards that don't have a bar code?

For instance, my Starbucks card has a number and a magstripe. I assume they could use the number to look up my card in the system rather than having to swipe the card.

This would help me remove just a few more cards off the keyring.

 
 
Posted by lonestar1135 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Yea this was odd to me too. Makes sense but I don't know if I'd rather carry the card and quick swipe from them and I'm done, or don't carry it and give up some time to them to type it in. Hopefully they find a workaround. Seems tough though.

 
 
Posted by DrewDT Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Just downloaded and installed. It is a large program but one I've been waiting for.

I think a couple things should be added to the functionality of this program to make the end user experience better:

When searching for a merchant, pressing the first letter of the merchant name should bring you to to the first merchant beginning with that letter instead of having to scroll all the way down a list of merchants manually.

Most membership numbers are numeric, the default key entry should be numeric.

 
 
Posted by redwanhuq Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

3.6MB!? Uhh...definitely not going on my phone.

 
 
Posted by jbjr43 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Love the thought of this app. Went to the link (didn't read this blog first) then saw the size. I bookmarked the site in case I decide to give up that much space. If I had a bunch of cards I use regularly then I might download this. I have 1 or 2 I normally use. They don't take up that much space in my wallet....

 
 
Posted by everclearacg Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

but know you can use soooo many more!!!!!!

 
 
Posted by bessemercityburgess Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Its works fine on my 8330 and I'm running 5.0.0.230 I typed in my Movie Gallery card and the lined up the barcode its a perfect match. Now the only thing is will these stores in North Carolina trust scanning my phone! I can't believe this is free BTW

 
 
Posted by BarchettaX1 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

I suspect that the program is that big for a reason. Anyone read what it offers the retailer? There's a lot more to this app than meets the eye.

From CardStar's Merchant Site:

Access:

•Consumers can engage with customized merchant information within CardStar, including contact information, store locators and mobile coupons.
•CardStar allows merchants of all sizes to aggregate offers, promote incentive programs and communicate important information like product recalls to customers through its application.

Value:

•CardStar empowers merchants to push the right offers to the right customers in real time via geo-targeting features — strengthening customer loyalty by guiding the shopping experience.
•The variety of information funneled to consumers through the CardStar app promotes user engagement over time — making CardStar a valuable mobile marketing channel for reaching customers on the go and driving sustainable awareness of marketing campaigns.
•CardStar provides a deep level of customer analytics, enabling merchants to tailor marketing messages and promotions to mobile customers.

 
 
Posted by edisoninfo Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

I have a VZW Tour running VZW's latest OS 5.xxxx not a hybrid. Genuine version. Locked it up tight. Every time. Batt pull is only way out. Delete....

 
 
Posted by ahendri Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

how did you add to your blackberry?? when i try downloading it it tells me it doesnt recognize my device...

 
 
Posted by Titan1279 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Only letting me add two cards?

 
 
Posted by bessemercityburgess Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Maybe that's the reason its free I thought there may be some catch:(

 
 
Posted by twassel Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Had the same issue. I entered a third card, but it didn't appear. When I tried again with the same name, it told me it was already there. Exited the program (Menu|Exit), and restarted it, and the new card showed up. Subsequent cards added easily. I haven't yet tried scanning these at a store to see if they'll work.

 
 
Posted by kellidotca Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

I can't wait to try this.. working great on my 8900

 
 
Posted by M_i_k_e_B Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

This locked up my VZW Tour (5.0.0.484) and I deleted it after two battery pulls before reading the post above to wait up to two full minutes on first run.

I'll wait and see what everyone else thinks before trying it again.

 
 
Posted by ahendri Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

how did you add it to your blackberry?? when i try downloading it through my mobile browser it tells me it doesnt recognize my device

 
 
Posted by M_i_k_e_B Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

I OTA installed with stock blackberry browser. I had tried clicking the download link in Opera Mini and got the message you said you got.

 
 
Posted by The Consigliere Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

but it's way too big for my Berry. I just can't see putting it on my Curve right now, after I upgrade I think I'll give it a go but for now I'll just stick to using the little keychain cards, they don't bother me that much & take up less space!

 
 
Posted by thefinks Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

my keys wont take up all the room in my pockets anymore with all those tags gone....great app cant wait to use it. and its free!!!! almost feel like i won a contest but those who know me here def know that wont ever happen..lol.

 
 
Posted by wwbobski Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

This is awesome. Got rid of the clutter on the keychain. Wait till the wife and her storm try it. Her keychain needs it's own purse. One of the best aps ever. Oh thats if it really works!

 
 
Posted by jlb21 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

DL'ed to my Tour running stock OS 4.7. Did a BP, then when I tried to fire it off, I got a message saying: Error Starting cardstar_bb: Error loading module 'cardstar_bb' OutOfMemory Error.

And then if I fairly quickly try and run it again, it says:

Error starting cardstar_bb: Module 'cardstar_bb-6' has verification errors.

Any ideas?

 
 
Posted by jlb21 Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

I tried uninstalling, rebooting, reinstalling, reboot, and I still get the same errors I noted above.

I'm out, for now. Too bad.

 
 
Posted by MoladoGuy Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

I used this app all the time on my iPhone and have missed it!! May 1st I was searching for the app with no luck. Now it's here. I am currently in the process of entering my cards.

 
 
Posted by JeffreyVB Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

Like you guys, I have been waiting for this as well. Loaded it on my Curve 8900, now I am getting 552 errors. Here is to hoping I can unload it without having to wipe my phone.

 
 
Posted by wlkelly Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

I see everyone talking about 3.6 Mb required for this app. Can someone please tell me the difference between App Memory and Card Space? I have 7.5 Gb free space on the card but only 111.0 Mb of App. space. What's the difference and is 111.0 considered a lot of free app. space? Thanks as usual.

 
 
Posted by blueyestm Tuesday, May 04, 2010 649 days ago

that's plenty of space on your phone to install this app if you so choose, the 7.5 gb is on your sd card and you can't install apps on there. only on the phones memory.

 
 
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