Hi Krystal, I'm completely confused about this, since the new Bento 4 for iPad was just released three days ago on June 19, was the version 4.1 update of Bento for the Mac. No one has complained yet about the Bento iPhone app (again, last updated 3 days ago) not working correctly with the version 4.1 update for the Mac. And right now if I check the App Store, the Bento for iPad app (that I guess you bought earlier in the week) is not available; only the new Bento 4 for iPad app. If I Google on "Bento iPad appshopper", the App Shopper web page for the older iPad app at: http://appshopper.com/productivity/bento-for-ipad shows "We're sorry, "Bento for iPad" has been removed from the App Store." But I can check the App Activity heading and find that there was a version 1.1.6 of this app that was released on June 19. That's the version that was apparently pulled. Perhaps they pulled the older app to make it more compatible? I've only been reading the comments for the new app and trying to piece together what has happened. The statement is that the new iPad version has phased out the integration with Address Book and Calendar. Apparently, syncing with cloud contacts is still available with the Mac version and the iPhone version but not with the newer Bento 4 for iPad. (It may still be available for the version of the app that you got.) So the complaints are that Bento 4 for iPad added new features, but also removed some, so that synching contacts, tasks, and events is not maintained. And also, that people who have the older version of the app are now prompted to buy the new Bento 4 for iP ad version, without being told about the reduced feature set.
HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jun 22, 2012, at 1:00 PM, krystal watson wrote: > i use the i phone and mac version and love it i am sad that its not going to > work on the i pad as i just got a i pad this week i payed full price for both > my apps though i don't know why they would choose to make something not work > that should work on the i pad that is just silly > On 23/06/2012, at 7:40 AM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I know that some list members use Bento, and that Bryan (and perhaps others) >> use the iOS version of Bento. Bento 4 for the Mac is being featured at an >> introductory price of $29.99 through July 31, 2012 (vs. the regular $49.99 >> price) on the Mac App store. I looked at the iOS apps, and there is both >> Bento for iphone ($4.99) and Bento 4 for iPad (also $4.99, but apparently >> also an introductory price reduced from $9.99, good through July 31, 2012). >> However, the app (at least the new Bento 4 for iPad app) has been getting >> very bad reviews, apparently because the previous Bento app is no longer >> compatible with the Bento 4.1 release, and most iPad users (who paid $9.99 >> for the previous app) are upset that they now have to purchase both a >> completely new app called Bento 4, in order to use this compatibly with the >> current Bento for Mac release. >> >> I'm paraphrasing the comments that I've been reading through. I was >> wondering whether any list users who have the app on their Mac, and also any >> of the iOS versions, can comment on this? The previous posts about Bento >> have been complimentary enough that I might get this database app. However, >> I'm extremely confused about the compatibility with the different iOS >> versions of the apps. For example, the iPhone version is still named Bento >> (not Bento 4), has apparently had a recent update, and does not show the >> same comments that are cropping up in the (on sale) Bento 4 for iPad app. >> But is it compatible with the current Bento 4.1 Mac release? The comments >> on the Bento 4 for iPad app state that this new app was issued specifically >> to make users buy another app again in order to have compatibility with >> their Mac Bento releases. This is all very confusing, and I'd appreciate >> any comments from users of these products in their most recent versions. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
