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Craigslist Mobile App for BlackBerry Smartphones Now Available in App World

by Kevin Michaluk on 7 Feb 2010 05:11 PM
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If you're a hardcore Craiglist user and a BlackBerry fan you'll be happy to know that the craiglist mobile app for BlackBerry was finally approved into App World today (we first caught a glimpse of it back in November - check out that post for video). This full-featured app is the "official craigslist app" and was built for craigslist by Movela/Pyxis Mobile. That being the case, the bad news here is that the app carries a price tag of $4.99. It definitely provides a smoother and faster experience than running the mobile website, that's for sure, but may not be worth the $ for those who just check out craiglist from time to time. You can debate that one in the comments or discuss it in the forums!

Filed Under: News & Rumors, BlackBerry Apps; Tags: Craigslist, Movela, Pyxis Mobile
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Posted by ReggieTee Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

ebay app free. Craig's list $4.99? No thanks! It'll be free shortly.

 
 
Posted by devGOD Monday, Feb 08, 2010 734 days ago

i'm going to make a crackberry mobile app and charge people to view a free site.

 
 
Posted by Rossonero Monday, Feb 08, 2010 734 days ago

$4.99 to view a free site with 90% SPAM on it? Hmmmmm, no thanks.

 
 
Posted by YITBOS7 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

This app will prove beneficial... steep price tag, though.. Why wouldn't .99 have worked? They would have obviously made a pretty penny charging .99!!!

 
 
Posted by BlitzedATL Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

$4.99 is a bit steep. I agree, for .99 I might have bought it, but the website is all text pretty much and in opera or even the native browser the website loads fast and does what I need it to do, and for free!

 
 
Posted by bluesefiro Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

No thank you. I'd rather use the bb browser.

 
 
Posted by UFCfan Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

this shouldnt even cost .99 what a scam

 
 
Posted by dyllon626 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

app store free , app world $4.99. I'm getting pretty tired of these super high priced blackberry apps.

 
 
Posted by cbombaz Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

HA that's crazy!
Here in Canada Craig's list is the worst of all the used sales sites. I'll stick with kijiji, and usedottawa.

 
 
Posted by shaydlife Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

I'm pretty sure the price will drop soon, but I have to agree...$4.99 is steep. Should have started with an introductory price.

 
 
Posted by ohboyscott Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

wow 4.99 lol good luck selling that craig

 
 
Posted by boondocker Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

even if this app was free i wouldnt put it on my 8330, waste of room, cb needs a more interesting article lol

 
 
Posted by stoneworrior Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

What a bunch of crap. 4.99 so someone can spam my email don't think so. Opera mini beta2 works really well and I don't have to pay for it.

 
 
Posted by rainor94 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

$4.99 you got to be stupid to buy it.

 
 
Posted by krs1nyc Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

WHAT A JOKE 4.99!!!! GOODLUCK I'LL PASS

 
 
Posted by albokay Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

Much cheaper ways to search for hookers than a 5 dollar app.

 
 
Posted by BigDNY Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

Waiting for the first Hooker reply!! LOL
4.99..no thanks...

 
 
Posted by musicandnumbers Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

I'm not paying $4.99 for it. I'd settle for .99 or maybe even $1.99 but no more.

 
 
Posted by mookish Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

Listen to all you cheapo's wine about $5 bucks but pay for a blackberry with a data plan without question. I paid $10 for berryweather and never missed that $10. So $5 is nothing, hell I'll even skip breakfast and get this application and save money in the end lol! I use craigslist all the time so it's worth it to me. I wonder what some of you guys are getting your wife/gf for Valentine's day! You guys probably wouldn't even flip for a card!

 
 
Posted by shaydlife Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

I can see what you're trying to say, but for most people this doesn't fall into the everyday apps category. An app that I'll use daily can get my dollar at the drop of a hat, but this isn't one of them.

 
 
Posted by krs1nyc Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

DUMBASS GO AHEAD AND GET TWO C'LIST APPS THEN LMAO!!

 
 
Posted by nycdet1997 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

LMAO I guess paying $5 bucks to call a hooker is worth it to you

 
 
Posted by cenloe Monday, Feb 08, 2010 734 days ago

Please! I have tons of paid apps but why would I pay for a shortcut to the internet? Bolt renders Craigslist exactly like it looks on a laptop, I can even call and email directly from the Bolt Browser. No way in hell should anyone pay for this app, you gotta be kidding me.

 
 
Posted by mookish Monday, Feb 08, 2010 734 days ago

I have bought tons of stuff from craigslist, from my BMW which I paid 10K for to items as low as $20, so I would use this app everyday. It has just a little more functionality than the mobile site like saved searches, etc. I use viigo to get my saved CL feeds but the pictures don't show and email links arent there so I have to go to the mobile site anyway if I see someting I'm interested in.

I've flat out wasted more than $5 bucks plenty of times on other nonsense. At least this is not some app that was thrown toghether and it's something that I'll use.

So you cheapo's keep whining about the $5. I hope your gf enjoys that snickers bar you're getting her for v-day lol

 
 
Posted by Dr.Boost Tuesday, Feb 09, 2010 733 days ago

You are a craigslist rat and you wanna call others cheap! CLASSIC!

You are a riot chief.

 
 
Posted by UFCfan Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

GO COLTS!!!!!!!

 
 
Posted by hudss Monday, Feb 08, 2010 734 days ago

YEAH!! Go home with no rings

 
 
Posted by Dr.Boost Tuesday, Feb 09, 2010 733 days ago

I say congrats to the Saints. You guys wanted this one and really needed this win.

FWIW The Colts took their rings from winning a past bowl game home. So their are not empty fingered as implied by the Classy fan above. ;)

 
 
Posted by harold90369 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

4.99 not worth it!

 
 
Posted by magnus420 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

i bought it. mostly cause i've been waiting for 2 1/2 months for this. yes, you can use the bb browser. but i hate the damn scrolling to try and find the one or 2 things im looking for at the time.

this app is very nice. no scrolling for 30 seconds to hit the bottom of the page, it loads all the pictures correctly, it saves your recent searches and lets you bookmark things to go look at them later. the two things i dont like so far, is that you have to go back to "home" and then hit exit to fully exit the app. and that if you go to post on CL it will open the brower, i would like to be able to post an ad directly in the app. other than that, its a nice app to have.

 
 
Posted by mookish Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

Nice review! Thanks!

 
 
Posted by 312 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

Wonder how long it'll take for this app to show up on Demonoid.................

 
 
Posted by ew800 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

I agree.... $4.99 is too high for this app. Hopefully the makers will reconsider. $4.99 for QL - no problem, but $4.99 for this, not worth it.

 
 
Posted by jayhammy Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

$4.99? Who they h*ll would pay that?

 
 
Posted by Macneil_S4 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

LOL @ mookish! Theres a BIG difference between buying a phone thats you're actually gonna use and a priced app that you MAY use. So if you're so good with money, move on to one of them 1k phones! =) Oh and to your valentines question, I got her plenty of stuff. Im sure most of us will get our valentine's stuff too. So we ain't f'ng cheap...

 
 
Posted by mookish Monday, Feb 08, 2010 734 days ago

You guys are going on like this app is being pushed to your device and the lousy 5 bucks is being billed to you. If you don't use CL like that then don't get the app. you guys say that this app does nothing and that the mobile site is the exact same thing yet if this app were free you would have been downloaded it and have been using it over the mobile site. The mobile site is cool but nothing beats a standalone app.

 
 
Posted by cenloe Monday, Feb 08, 2010 734 days ago

You're an idiot, bragging about a $10,000 BMW, so what. Good for you and your saved searches, it's still just a shortcut to the internet. Standalone apps, as internet shortcuts, are on the way out-get a clue.

 
 
Posted by gtstang462002 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

I will browse the craigslist site on my Palm Pre and save my 4.99 for something that is more productive on my Blackberry.

 
 
Posted by chicho1234 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

Sorry but good luck, ebay is free, why are they charging for this app???

 
 
Posted by friedmonkey Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

I've got the link to my 2 most common CL searches set up in QL. But I can understand CL trying to find a way to monetize the site; it just won't happen with my money.

 
 
Posted by mikeyman65 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

$4.99 totally breaks the spirit of Craigslist.

 
 
Posted by tsatsut Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

If its 99 cents I'll buy most def...fuck paying for overpriced apps!!

 
 
Posted by didi912 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

I will never pay 5.25cdn for this app. but will pay for kijiji if it out.

 
 
Posted by dgburns Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

Plain and simple greed on the part of Craig. He should have funded this app and give it away for free. Is he trying to make his service irrelevant?

 
 
Posted by markyoung04 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

A site that that will let you sell a 20,000.00 car and not charge a penny wants to now charge to view their free site on a BB? I'm just sayin'.....

 
 
Posted by magnus420 Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 734 days ago

its cheaper than the other one in bbappworld. thats like 9 bucks and stinks on ice.

this one works. and is 5 bucks really a lot to pay to not use the crappy bb browser?

 
 
Posted by allihasheart Monday, Feb 08, 2010 734 days ago

agreed. i browse craigslist every day and this app is phenomenal. i'll glad spend $4.99 and skip my morning coffee for two days to make up for it.

 
 
Posted by nep1030 Monday, Feb 08, 2010 734 days ago

this should be priced right
and what,s the right price?
freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 
 
Posted by heckufaguy Monday, Feb 08, 2010 734 days ago

You folks own blackberry but can't spend 5 bucks? You cant all be on your parents plans can you?
I have purchased phones, cars, and campers off CL.
If a 5 dollar app can make it easier to do while on my phone then I'm in.
I'll save MUCH more than that being able to use it and strike while deals are new.
5 dollars too much? really? NOT

 
 
Posted by wahtx Monday, Feb 08, 2010 734 days ago

I own several blackberry's and yes I can spend $5 and no I am not on my "parents" plan...That has nothing to do with CL charging $5 for an app that clearly should be free. Why treat this app different from the PC...That's like paying for an oxygen tank when the air around you is still breathable and FREE! It just doesn't make any sense!

Tell you what, I will pay $5 for this when CL comes off the web and is replaced with a program that I have to buy, download and install to use the service. Once that happens I will gladly buy the app. Then and only then!

 
 
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