 Logo used following acquisition by Reddit | |
Screenshot  The front page of Reddit as seen through the Alien Blue client | |
| Other names | AlienBlue |
|---|---|
| Original author(s) | Jason Morrissey |
| Developer(s) | |
| Initial release | May 29, 2010 |
| Final release | 2.9.10
/ December 20, 2015 |
| Written in | Objective-C[1] |
| Operating system | iOS |
| Platform | ARM |
| Successor | Reddit (application) |
| Size | 34.2 MB |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Reddit client |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | reddit |
Alien Blue, stylized as AlienBlue, was an iOS application for browsing Reddit developed by Jason "Jase" Morrissey. It was available for the iPhone, the iPod Touch, and had a special optimised "HD" version for the iPad.
Initially released in May 2010 on the App Store, Alien Blue rapidly became popular, soon overshadowing Reddit's own iReddit application. Reddit acquired Alien Blue in October 2014 and made it the official Reddit app for iOS. In April 2016, citing an aging codebase, the app was discontinued and replaced with a rewritten official Reddit application for both iOS and Android.
Alien Blue featured a number of browsing and quality-of-life improvements over other apps and the Reddit website at the time, and was praised by users and critics throughout its lifespan. It was the most popular iOS Reddit application at the time of its discontinuation.
- ^ Chowdhry, Amit (October 16, 2014). "Reddit Launches iOS App Following Alien Blue Acquisition". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.