The conpainon app

[Kallistra]

I haven't gotten it myself yet, but I've been watching my girlfriend mess around with it and I have enough to form an opinion. She did have some connection issues, but that's expected from day one of anything and they resolved pretty quickly. She's on an iOS.

Event Planning
+My favorite part.
+It takes time zone into consideration when you set up the event. So it'll adjust for each member based on their zone.
+You can duplicate events, so you can set up weekly things quiet easily.
+You can add members even after the event is created.
+You can make group chats for members of the event or you can have no chat at all. I like being able to choose.
+It's easy to see who can and can't go just via the RSVP, which can be changed at any time.
-The notifications are vibrate + pop up + sound. There is only an option to turn the option off, but no way to pick which which alerts you would and wouldn't like to have or a way to adjust the volume of the sound alert.
+-Notifications (at least for chatting) are tied to every group and every chat separately and by default are turned on. Even though I appreciate that I can turn off notifications for specific people/groups, I feel like there should be a way to toggle all in the general options menu so you don't have to manually do it for every chat.
*I'm not sure how the notification for the event works, but I assume it reminds you that day of an upcoming event. I'd like to be able to set when the notification appears for me (ie. 2 hours before an event and/or remind me multiple times).

Chat Function
+You can talk to other people with the app via the app. It's simple, it's easy, it's clean, it works. No complaints really.
+You can use regular texting emojis. I'm not sure if their appearance changes based on your device, will have to test that with someone. But, hey, they're there if you want to use them.
+Even if people don't respond to you, you still get a little confirm that they saw your message(s).
+Easy to tell who is on your Friend List, in your FC, or in a Linkshell with you.
+You can message people who are on other servers, but they need to be on your Friend List.
+-There is no app specific emojis/stickers. I personally am not a huge fan of them, but some people might be sad about that.
-Again, notification settings. Same complaints as before.
-Chat function is limited to those on the app and through the app. I understand trying to sync Linkshells and/or Tells with people in-game would be difficult, but I wish I could at least Mog Mail my friends from the app to get a hold of someone in-game even if they don't have the app.

Item Moving Function
*I personally don't understand the point behind this, but you can't use it without premium anyway so I'm not too upset about it.

Buying, Selling, and Kupo Nuts
+It works and it actually loads faster than I thought it would considering it has to connect to your character's specific server.
+I like being able to see how many items both retainers have without having to go into each one separately.
+Adjusting prices is much easier than in-game, as the other listed prices are actually there and you don't need to open another window, remember the price, and then edit yours.
+The layout of things on the app (especially when dealing with retainers) is so much better than in-game.
-Kupo Nuts don't do enough. Instead of using 1 Kupo Nut to change the price of one item once, you should use 1 Kupo Nut to change the prices on all the items your retainer is holding once for that day. (I guess a "day" could be up until daily reset or something. Just to keep times consistent with in-game)
-You should be able to hold as many Kupo Nuts as you have retainers. For most of us that is still 2, but I'm sure those who have the maximum amount of retainers feel incredibly limited.
-There is no general search when buying an item. You can't just search the whole Market Board for an item, you have to know which category it is in and search that way. Which I find a bit annoying, but I guess if you're really stalking the price on an item, you probably already know what category it's in.
-No way to access your Wishlist (at least that we have found). So no way to edit/change that or watch prices on items from there.
-No way to see what price items were sold for previously. Again, if you're really stalking the price of an item, you probably already know, but it'd still be nice if there was a way to check.

As for the Mog Coin prices, they're actually a lot better than the prices I have seen for quantity to cost micro-transaction currency in a mobile app. Not that I'd really recommend buying them, but they could have been worse. I still, however, don't think premium is worth it.

TL;DR. It's a really simple app that is alright to have, but you could live without. The chat function, event planning, and simple layout (especially dealing with retainers and how messy they feel in-game) are probably its biggest draws. It's not something you're going to spend a significant amount of time messing around with, but I don't hate it. I'm sure my girlfriend will have a ton of fun messaging people with it and planning FC events, but I'll probably forget about it being on my phone within a week or two.