IT’S ALIVE SYNCHING! I’ve been responding to the various comments on the other posts, but I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that we are in fact synching with our iPhones and iPod Touch devices here at Ilium Software! We don’t see anything that will stand in the way of our release so watch this blog and your email. As soon as it is out we’ll let everyone know!
And just to offer a little more info – we’re synching LAN, ad-hoc, multiple locations and devices, bootcamp – it’s all working! Woo hoo!
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Great News. Looking forward to it.
Iphone 3G was available in Singapore last Fri. First apps that I bought is this eWallet.
I have been an EWallet user since day 1. Have sync’d to many computers and multiple smart phones. I was disappointed when I got my iPhone last year the EWallet could not sync to it. I anxiously awaited the web app and then the version for 2.0. Needless to say, I purchased the iPhone app as soon as it was available. I too did not realize sync was not available and had to dig through the blogs after the purchase to discover that. So, it sits on my iPhone unused while I await sync. Your products are fantastic and it is worth the wait. I agree with some previous entries that this release could have been handled better, but I also understand the need to get it out there. SplashData does sync, but their software is far inferior to EWallet and, for me, is not an alternative. Keep up the good work on your software. In the end, I don’t mind the wait if the product lives up to your previous standards.
Excellent news! My iPhone eWallet app has been sitting dormant with no content impatiently waiting for this! SplashData sux.
I am way excited and have posted the August release on MacRumors Forums for the Windows users. I have already purchased the iPhone App but just have the desktop trial software on my PC now. When released, I will upgrade for sure!!! Will there be a lower cost for those that have already purchased the iPhone App?
I was using eWallet on my iPhone but with the recent 2.0.2 update, I was forced to do a restore and LOST EVERYTHING that was in eWallet because I could not sync/back it up. It now stands empty on my iPhone until I can sync it with the desktop and never loose data again. PLEASE make my day and LET ER LOOSE!!!
OMG…. yeahh.. i been waiting for this to port all my old data. congrats look forward to see it
Have eWallet. Waiting on Synch!! Slightly off topic to List-Pro. If you could sync Todo lists and/or Notes with Outlook via WIFI you would be more popular than donuts at the policemans ball. Really!
@Marc: there is no listpro-screenshot in the iPhone-section as you mentioned above. “coming soon” is shown there.
Fantastic…. Couldnt agree with iGary more…. put me down for the 1st copy when List Pro syncs!! Well done.
This is very good news. I have been a big fan of e-wallet and have got many of mine friends on it. As I could not wait to have the iPhone version, even if it was not syncing, I bought it but am now waiting. I have entered the VERY important ones manually….
I’m still very excited about getting sync, but with quickpwn now released, I took the plunge and jailbroke my phone. I’m very excited, NOW I can Open my wallet on my iPhone. YEAH! (and Cydia is pretty cool too.)
I look forward to syncing. Congrats on getting it to work. Can you let us know once it has passed QA and has been submitted to Apple(if it hasn’t already)? We would like to track the progress of this important update. Thanks.
If the update hasn’t been released to Apple yet, then we probably won’t have it in our hands by Aug 31st!
It would be fair to say that if Apple doesn’t yet have the new version for its internal review, with the Labour Day weekend coming up, it will be well into September before we see it in the AppStore.
Any chance of an update on progress to date?
I think that’s what David already said.
Please let me know when you have a way to get data from my windows pc version to my new iPhone ver of eWallet.
Hi,
how much is the upgrade price for iphone users with a mac and pc?
thanks
peter
@Andi: It isn’t there. It’s in the pic on the page. Just a hint of the app.
[...] Looks like desktop syncing is still on track for this month: Ilium Software Blog Blog Archive It’s synching! IT’S SYNCHING! [...]
I am using eWallet for Windows Ver 6.0.0.23147 (256-bit FIPS-197 AES)
and want to know if my current data on my PC will eventually be able to sync with the new iPhone eWallet release once Apple push the new iPhone sync version.
Thanks – Charles Mallery
cmallery@miami.edu
@Marc: Can you confirm that you have submitted the update to Apple? What date was it submitted? Thanks!
[...] it. They know about the delay, though, and they have said they are on track for this month: Ilium Software Blog Blog Archive It’s synching! IT’S SYNCHING! I submitted a comment asking them to confirm the date. I don’t know how much this is costing them [...]
Just back from holiday/vacation and catching up. Synching is good to hear, but in the everlasting words of my kids in the back of the car “are we there yet ?”
Great work, and roll-on ListPro.
Marc, I see you have moved onto another blog post so I’m assuming you have had time to read the outstanding queries here regarding when, and if, the eWallet update has been submitted to Apple.
Obviously a number of customers, particularly new Apple AppStore customers, are waiting for the promised August update. Could we have an update on the update please.
yes…I agree. It’s a simple request. Yes or no… Was it submitted? If so, then when?
We’re not ignoring you! We’re just really really busy! (We’re also prepping the BlackBerry version at the same time as this!) Also, because our product got mentioned in that other article I had to respond to it (the other blog post). That’s why I took the time to do that.
I just got the release candidate today, and I’m finishing final testing as we speak. It isn’t in the store but from talking to fellow developers we’ve found that approval of an update takes 5-7 days, not 10.
If I get the app submitted tomorrow morning that means it should be live by next week. Does that mean it could be out September 2nd instead of August 31st? Yep. As we’ve said all along, though, we don’t release something we aren’t 100% sure is going to work perfectly. This is something newer folks might not know about us, but that’s why when we release something it doesn’t crash/corrupt the database/etc etc etc. A paying customer should never be a beta tester.
This is AWESOME news!!! I just switched to iPhone from WinMo (used WinMo for the last 8 years), so I’m really happy to see some of my favorite apps from WinMo being (or soon to be) released for iPhone!
Thanks for the update Marc.
I’m sure that most of your new AppStore customers appreciate the fact you have multiple projects concurrently in development, as do most successful companies. By publishing a release date with your listing in the AppStore, you made a commitment that buyers rightly expected to be met when they made their purchase. A simple ‘Look folks we were a little optimistic, give us another two weeks’ would have quelled any mounting concern. Personally I’ll expect to see it surface around Sept 5th – and be the first to post kudos here if it appears sooner.
Marc, I am delighted to hear that you’re putting data integrity ahead of the need to honor an arbitrary deadline. The data I keep in eWallet is the most sensitive stuff I have. I would much rather wait a few days beyond the 8/31 goal than entrust that data to an insufficiently tested piece of complex software.
As for the $10 investment in an app some of us can’t yet use, at today’s typical 2% interest rates the delay is only costing us 5/100ths of a cent a day. I think we can handle that.
How is the distribution of the Windows app that syncs with the iPhone going to handled?
I don’t think you can put Windows apps on the app store… or can you?
All you will need to synchronize with the iPhone is the standard desktop version of eWallet. This is the same version of the software used to synchronize with Windows Mobile, Palm, other desktops, remote locations (ftp, etc.), USB drives, and so on. So you’ll get full iPhone sync plus all the other options the desktop offers.
The price for iPhone users to add the desktop version will be our standard $10.00 add-on price. Users can purchase the desktop version at the discount through our site. We will post details once the iPhone update is released.
On a side note, we are releasing eWallet v.6.1.2 for desktop at the same time as the iPhone update release. This is a free upgrade for previous owners of eWallet 6.0+ for desktop. It adds the interface that allows for iPhone synching. So if you already own eWallet for desktop 6.0+ you’ll get a free upgrade that will enable iPhone synching. If you don’t own eWallet for desktop 6.0+, the new version you purchase will automatically support iPhone sync.
I’m so excited – as a recent convert to the iphone, this was the one ‘killer app’ that I needed (the other would be a decent excel type grid that is local, e.g. isn’t wireless…) to get off the pocketpc. By all means, if you need another week or whatever to ensure quality – do that. I can survive another week before “Christmas”…
I originally purchased an iPhone license to use SplashID (having used it years ago on a Treo), and felt their iPhone software was somewhat non-intuitive. I also felt their additional $20 fee for the desktop version was somewhat excessive.
I’ve now purchased an eWallet iPhone license, and I’m much happier with it. Also, while my import from SplashID wasn’t seamless, it did help me to avoid having to reenter the data on the iPhone.
I am anxiously awaiting the release of the synchable desktop software nonetheless.
One comment–and this may only be me–when I read the Application Description in iTunes, my interpretation of the “Coming Soon” notes was that the Windows and Mac desktop software would be “free upgrades”.
Having seen your post here, I re-read the iTunes notes and realized I may have misread them originally, though I do believe they are somewhat deceiving as currently written.
It might be beneficial for others if you changed that wording to reflect the additional fee required for the desktop component.
Marc,
So I guess by above comment, my desktop 5.0 version of eWallet won’t work? The posting on the App store doesn’t say 6.0?
Thanks,
John
From reading the above posts, it looks like the desktop version will cost current iPhone eWallet customers 10.00. Is this correct? If so, will this also be the price for the OSX version when it is released?
@BillS: Thanks for the feedback Bill. Two things you might like to know. First, the iPhone upgrade is free, naturally, but you are correct that you need to own the desktop portion to sync with it. The good part is that, as you noted, the price is $10, a discount over the full price ($19.95) we’ve always given to customers who add another platform. In the mean time I’ll see what we can do to improve the description of the app! Sorry about that! Second, in case you missed it, if you purchase the iPhone version BEFORE we release the sync update, send an email to support@iliumsoft.com that reads FREE DESKTOP OFFER and a copy of your iTunes receipt, and we’ll send you the desktop version for free. A very limited offer that ONLY applies to purchase of eWallet on iPhone BEFORE we release the sync update.
@J Powers: Yep. There have been a lot of changes since 5.0. You’d need to contact the support folks here to find out if you 5.0 purchase made you eligible for a free upgrade to 6.0 (which would, of course, mean 6.1.2 would be a free upgrade as well.) Otherwise, you would need to upgrade your desktop software – but it would be at the reduced $10.00 price of course.
@John: Although we’re far enough out that no final decisions have been made, if we follow our usual pricing then OSX would be considered a “new platform” and would fit the “$10.00 add-on” pricing scheme. Again, it’s
Hi Marc,
Thanks for the straight up truth. I have been in IT for years on the Network and Server side but working closely with the Dev teams. I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to have the release date take priority over features and function.
To many times we rolled out code that QA knew had issues, but because of “perceived” customer demands, the bosses would not slip the date. Instead, we have patches to fix what was known at launch.
I think Ilium has a loyal following because your applications are rock solid, do what they promise, and are easy to use.
@Marc: Did the app get submitted yesterday (8/26)? Thanks!
Yeah, I think John Carmack of Id Software said it best back in the late nineties. “It will be released when it’s finished.”
Generally the free market decides release dates. As there are competitors on the app store, I’m sure Illium is motivated enough without some arbitrary release date.
How will you handle users who need to import their wallet from a Windows Mobile version of ewallet but want to use a Mac desktop version? I have purchased the iphone version of ewallet and understand I will need a desktop version in order to sync my WM wallet so that it can be imported into my iphone’s ewallet. Since the Windows desktop version is coming out first I would like to use that to sync my wallet; however, that’s the only reason I want to use the Winodws version. In other words, once I sync my wallet via the Windows desktop version I will have no use for the Windows version anymore. Will you allows us a way to just import our wallets and then wait for the Mac desktop version?
@psywzrd: Assuming I understand the question, you’re going to use the Windows desktop version one time (ever) just to get the wallet over to the iPhone where you can use it. If that’s the question, the new version will have a full 30 day (of use) trial period. It’s full featured and should give you everything you need to get your wallet over without buying a Windows version you won’t need!
You have mentioned that the syncing will take place over wi-fi. All my networking is hardwired and I do not have any wi-fi set up for security reasons.
Would adding blue-tooth work for syncing or does it have to be wi-fi?
It would seem to be an easier process to add blue-tooth to a desktop that to configure wi-fi to a network.
Also, are there any other improvements to the release? I would like to see landscape mode card display and larger fonts. Very little of the great iPhone screen is being used currently.
P.S. I am new to eWallet via the new iPhone 3G. Like it very much.
@Ken: All sync will be via wi-fi. We are not offering internet or bluetooth synchronization in this release but we plan to continue to improve the sync experience in the future. One thing you might want to consider is an Ad Hoc wireless connection. This lets you create a wi-fi network just to sync, and then to close it down afterwards.
As for additional improvements, there are a few minor fixes and updates but the focus is synchronization. We are planning improvements for this year, however, including search, PassBuilder (our password generator), and landscape view. I don’t have exact dates but all of these are “in the works.”
And I’m glad you like the app! We’ll keep working to make it better!
@Marc:
That is exactly what I meant so that definitely answers my question about importing my wallet to my iphone. Since you mentioned the FREE DESKTOP OFFER, will I still be able to get a free version of the Mac desktop software since I bought ewallet for the iphone before the sync update has been released?
@psywzrd: Sorry psy. The offer only applies to Windows PC desktop version and both a puchase of eWallet on iPhone and the email request before we release the new version.
So do I need to send the email now before the desktop version is released?
@Marc: Thank you for your reply and clarification. That’s a great offer, and I’ve already licensed the iPhone version so I look forward to receiving the desktop version.
I’ve already begun recommending eWallet to colleagues!
Has the upgrade been submitted to Apple yet?
When do you think ListPro will be available for the iPhone? Will it sync right away, or will that come later?
Thanks.
Would like to second the question. Fully want the software to be fully QA’d and vetted before release, so willing to wait, but would like an update on where we are. Has it been submitted, or were some things found during the QA which means that another round of QA is required?
Looking forward to seeing the update.
I purchased eWallet for iPhone yesterday but haven’t received a receipt yet (Apple seems to like to hold the receipts for a couple days), will I still be eligible for the FREE DESKTOP OFFER even if I don’t receive my receipt by the time the new version is released? Thanks!