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Skatehive is now on iOS – Our Community Skate App is Live on the App Store!

BY: @skatehive | CREATED: Dec. 9, 2025, 1 a.m. | VOTES: 840 | PAYOUT: $51.39 | [ VOTE ]

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👉 App Store link
👉 Docs for getting started
👉 Skatehive Discord
👉 Skatehive X/Twitter
👉 Skatehive Farcaster Channel
👉 Vote in Skatehive Witness

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After months of DIY coding and community collaboration, the Skatehive mobile app is officially live on Apple's App Store! 🎉 Getting approved was a pain in the ass – Apple's endless requirements meant we had to chop features and ship a bare-bones UI (not winning any beauty pageants 😅). But we're in, and now we can evolve it from here.

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Skatehive is a decentralized skate community owned by skaters, for skaters. Publish clips, get support from the community, and earn crypto rewards through upvotes. No ads, no algorithms, just real skateboarding.

We've built a strong community with just a web app – now imagine the potential with mobile!

📱 Main Features (v1.0)

  Post skate clips and photos – Shoot or upload your skating moments right from your phone and publish to our Hive-powered community feed. Share your tricks, bails, park sessions, and stories instantly.








  Discover and follow skaters/crews worldwide – Explore a feed of raw skate content from around the globe. Find new skaters and crews to follow, and build your network. (The app’s all about connecting skaters – no algorithms curating your feed, just the latest posts from the community you love.)








  Upvote, comment, and support each other – Engage with posts by upvoting and commenting. Remember, upvotes on Hive aren’t just likes – they share cryptocurrency rewards. In Skatehive, community upvotes act like a decentralized sponsorship system, so when you upvote a rad clip, you’re literally tipping the skater who posted it. Likewise, receiving upvotes earns you crypto (powered by Hive). It’s peer-to-peer support for doing what you love!

Enjoy an ad-free, algorithm-free feed – Scroll a feed that’s pure skateboarding content. No ads, no creepy algorithms injecting random stuff – just authentic clips and stories from skaters

Rather than an opaque algorithm designed by a corporation, content is curated by your fellow skaters using the community’s upvotes. This means no limit to your creativity to appeal to an algorithm, just your peers! Everything is recorded on the Hive blockchain (so you maintain full ownership and transparency). But the app abstracts the crypto complexity away. You just see a slick social app for skate content, while Hive works its magic in the background (fast and feeless transactions!).

📲 How to Get Started

Download Skatehive from the App Store (free!). Log in with your Hive Posting Key – the low-permission key that can post but can't access your funds. New to Hive? A simpler sign-up is coming soon.

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Once logged in, explore the feed, upvote clips, comment, and hit "Post" to share your own session.

What's Next

Onboarding new users through a passion, not “crypto”: One of Hive’s current struggles is explaining the blockchain stuff to newcomers

Skatehive takes a different approach: we lead with skateboarding and hide the blockchain complexity in the back. A skater downloading our app doesn’t need to know about Hive or crypto at first – they just see a cool skateboarding social app that rewards them for participation. This could onboard users who might never sign up for a “crypto social network” but will gladly join a skate community that just so happens to run on a blockchain. It’s a real use case that showcases Hive’s power without forcing crypto jargon on people. If successful, it could serve as a blueprint for other niche communities to grow Hive’s user base via what they’re passionate about.

Scaling Hive’s reach: By tapping into the global skate scene, we’re potentially attracting millions of new eyes to Hive. Skatehive is already global on web – from Brazil to Uganda, skaters have been joining us

The mobile app will make it far easier for these users to stay active and for more people to hop on. More users means more on-chain activity (posts, transactions) which strengthens the Hive network effect. And each new Skatehive user inevitably becomes a Hive user (with a Hive account that can explore other communities too). We’re essentially acting as an on-ramp to Hive for an entire subculture.

Strengthening Hive’s image: Having a slick app in the Apple Store that’s powered by Hive (even if regular users don’t realize it’s blockchain) is great publicity for Hive. It demonstrates that Web3 social apps can compete in the App Store arena.

– a unique value prop traditional apps can’t offer. This positive reception reflects well on Hive’s capabilities and might draw curiosity from other communities or developers.

We’re turning Hive’s strengths (fast, fee-less transactions; community governance; token rewards) into an experience any skater can appreciate without needing to be a crypto expert. This could significantly boost Hive’s adoption curve if we play our cards right.

🔮 What’s Next for Skatehive (Roadmap)

Seamless Sign-Up & Onboarding – Our top priority is making it dead-simple for new skaters to join. We are building a community-driven sign-up system that will allow creating a Hive account (for new users) through the app with minimal fuss. This might involve invite codes or email-based onboarding where existing Skatehive members can help newcomers get an account. The goal is to eliminate the current hurdle of having to go outside the app to create a Hive account. Soon, a new user should be able to download Skatehive and register inside the app in a few taps with an invite code. This will open the floodgates for skaters who don’t know anything about Hive yet.

Native Notifications & UX Enhancements – Now that Apple gave us the green light, we plan to start adding back some of those “chopped” features and more. Native push notifications are high on the list (so you can get an alert when someone upvotes or comments on your post, or when there’s a new challenge). We also want to refine the UI/UX (yes, that means a makeover for our not-so-pretty interface 😅). Expect a more polished look, smoother navigation, and overall better user experience in upcoming updates.

Performance and Stability – As with any 1.0 release, there will be bugs to squash and optimizations to make. We’ll be watching for community feedback to fix any crashes or glitches. Our devs (@mengao, @xvlad, @r4topunk and @vaipraonde) are ready to push rapid updates. If something feels slow or clunky, we’re on it.

Android Version Exploration – We know many skaters use Android, and we haven’t forgotten you! Now that we’ve proven out the concept on iOS, an Android app is on the horizon. We’ll take the lessons learned from iOS (and hopefully some shared code if possible) to accelerate Android development. Android users can still access Skatehive via our web app (which is mobile-responsive)

Continued Web/App Integration – We’re going to keep web and mobile evolving together. Features like our SkateSpot map, bounty system, magazine mode, etc., are part of Skatehive 3.0 on web

– we plan to bring as many of those into the mobile app as makes sense. Over time, the app will gain things like the spot map (find skate spots near you), leaderboards, and more, all powered by the same Hive back-end. Consistency and interoperability between web and app are key, so you can switch between your PC and phone seamlessly.

In essence, this iOS release is Skatehive Mobile 1.0. It’s a minimal viable product, deliberately kept simple to get past Apple’s gates. Now that we’re in, we have a clear runway to pack in the real goodies. Expect rapid iteration – and if you have ideas or requests, we’re all ears (truly, much of Skatehive’s progress so far has come from community suggestions).

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🙏 A Huge Thank You to the Community

Massive shoutout to everyone who helped test early builds, gave design input, squashed bugs, and kept the stoke alive during development. In particular, @menga, @xvlad, @vaipraonde and @r4to (our coding wizards) put in crazy hours to turn an idea into a working app – mad respect to these homies for their dedication. And to all the skaters posting, commenting, and upvoting on Skatehive every day: you are the reason this community thrives. This app is as much yours as it is ours. 🤝

Please go ahead and download the app, try it out, and let us know what you think. Post your first clip from your iPhone, throw some upvotes around, and give us feedback. Did something crash? Missing a feature you desperately want? Tell us! We’re building this together, and your input will shape the upcoming updates.

The Hive ethos is all about community, and Skatehive embodies that: “Built by skaters. Powered by community.”

Every download, every post, every share helps not only Skatehive grow, but showcases what Hive technology can do. We’re proud of how far we’ve come with just a web app and a dream – and we’re even more excited about where we can go with a mobile app in hand.

So thank you all for believing in this project. Now let’s keep pushing – on our boards and in development. See you on the app, see you in the comments, and see you at the skatepark (with phone in pocket, of course 😉). The future of on-chain skateboarding is here, and we’re all riding it together.

— The Skatehive Team 🛹🔥

What skatehive has built so far

A comprehensive decentralized platform ecosystem that connects skateboarders worldwide through blockchain technology, social media integration, and distributed media processing infrastructure.

🌟 Vision & Mission

🏗️ Architecture Overview

The SkateHive ecosystem operates as a distributed microservices architecture where:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    SKATEHIVE 3.0 (Next.js)                  │
│              Main Web Application (Vercel)                  │
│     - User Interface & Content Creation                     │
│     - Hive Blockchain Integration                           │
│     - Wallet Management (Hive, Ethereum, Farcaster)         │
└──────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┘
                   │
                   ▼
        ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
        │        TRANSCODING & AUTOMATION SERVERS        │
        │        (Redundant Processing Cluster)          │
        └───────┬──────────────┬──────────────┬──────────┘
                │              │              │
                ▼              ▼              ▼

      ┌──────────────────┐  ┌──────────────────┐  ┌──────────────────┐
      │   Mac Mini M4    │  │   Raspberry Pi   │  │   Oracle Server  │
      │    (Primary)     │  │   (Secondary)    │  │   (Third Node)   │
      ├──────────────────┤  ├──────────────────┤  ├──────────────────┤
      │ Video Transcoder │  │ Video Transcoder │  │ Video Transcoder │
      │ Instagram DL     │  │ Instagram DL     │  │ Instagram DL     │
      │ Account Manager  │  │ Monitoring       │  │ Automation Tasks │
      │ VSC Node         │  │ Cookie Monitor   │  │ Cookie Monitor   │
      └─────────┬────────┘  └─────────┬────────┘  └─────────┬────────┘
                │                     │                     │
                └─────────────────────┬─────────────────────┘
                                      ▼                     
                     ┌──────────────────────┐
                     │     IPFS (Pinata)    │
                     │   Permanent Storage  │
                     └───────────┬──────────┘
                                 │
                    ┌────────────┴────────────┐
                    ▼                         ▼
               ┌───────────┐           ┌──────────┐
               │   Hive    │           │ Ethereum │
               │Blockchain │           │ Network  │
               └───────────┘           └──────────┘

Network Architecture

📁 Repository Structure

🎨 skatehive3.0/ - Main Web Application

Next.js 15 full-stack application - The heart of the SkateHive platform

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Key Features:

Technology Stack:

Key Directories:

🎬 skatehive-video-transcoder/ - Video Processing Service

Node.js + FFmpeg service for video optimization and IPFS upload

Features:

Technology Stack: Node.js, Express, FFmpeg, Multer, Pinata SDK

API Endpoints:

Configuration:

📱 mobileapp/ - React Native Mobile Application

Expo/React Native app for iOS and Android - Native mobile experience for SkateHive

Features:

Technology Stack: React Native, Expo, TypeScript, React Query, @hiveio/dhive

Key Directories:

📱 skatehive-instagram-downloader/ - Social Media Content Service

FastAPI service for downloading Instagram/YouTube content with IPFS storage

Features:

Technology Stack: Python 3.11, FastAPI, yt-dlp, Pinata SDK

API Endpoints:

Configuration:

Technology Stack: Next.js 14, TypeScript, Chakra UI, Tailwind CSS, React Query

Key Integrations:

🔗 Shared Infrastructure

The webapp (skatehive3.0) and mobile app (mobileapp) share common backend infrastructure:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE                    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                             │
│  ┌──────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐                      │
│  │   Webapp     │     │  Mobile App  │                      │
│  │ (skatehive3.0)     │ (mobileapp)  │                      │
│  └──────┬───────┘     └──────┬───────┘                      │
│         │                    │                              │
│         ▼                    ▼                              │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐                │
│  │     api.skatehive.app (leaderboard-api) │                │
│  │  • /api/v1/feed, /api/v1/leaderboard    │                │
│  │  • /api/transcode/status                │                │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────┘                │
│                      │                                      │
│         ┌────────────┼────────────┐                         │
│         ▼            ▼            ▼                         │
│  ┌───────────┐ ┌───────────┐ ┌────────────┐                 │
│  │  Oracle   │ │ Mac Mini  │ │Raspberry Pi│                 │
│  │ Transcoder│ │ Transcoder│ │ Transcoder │                 │
│  └───────────┘ └───────────┘ └────────────┘                 │
│                      │                                      │
│                      ▼                                      │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐                │
│  │         ipfs.skatehive.app              │                │
│  │         (IPFS Gateway)                  │                │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────┘                │
│                      │                                      │
│                      ▼                                      │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐                │
│  │         Hive Blockchain Nodes           │                │
│  │  • api.deathwing.me, api.hive.blog      │                │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────┘                │
│                                                             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

🏗️ Backend APIs (leaderboard-api)

Endpoint Description Webapp Mobile /api/v1/feed Main community feed ✅ ✅ /api/v2/feed Enhanced feed (v2) ✅ ❌ /api/v1/leaderboard Community leaderboard ✅ ✅ /api/v1/balance/{user} User balance data ✅ ✅ /api/v1/balance/{user}/rewards User rewards ✅ ✅ /api/v1/feed/{user}/following Following feed ✅ ✅ /api/transcode/status Video transcoding status ✅ ✅

🎬 Video Transcoding (with failover)

Service Priority Oracle (Primary) 1 Mac Mini M4 (Secondary) 2 Raspberry Pi (Tertiary) 3

🔗 Other Shared Services

Service URL Purpose IPFS Gateway ipfs.skatehive.app/ipfs/{cid} Decentralized media storage Hive Images images.hive.blog/{user}/{sig} Image upload & avatars Community Tag hive-173115 Skatehive community identifier

📊 Webapp vs Mobile Feature Comparison

Feature Webapp Mobile Notes Core Feed (infinite scroll) ✅ ✅ Mobile uses v1 API Video feed ✅ ✅ Leaderboard ✅ ✅ Notifications ✅ ✅ Profile view ✅ ✅ Create posts ✅ ✅ Comments/Replies ✅ ✅ Following/Trending ✅ ✅ Wallet & Crypto Full Wallet ✅ ⚠️ Disabled for App Store Ethereum/NFTs ✅ ❌ Swap functionality ✅ ❌ Send tokens ✅ ❌ SkateBank ✅ ❌ Portfolio charts ✅ ❌ Community Features Spot Map ✅ ❌ Bounties ✅ ❌ DAO/Governance ✅ ❌ Chat ✅ ❌ Auction system ✅ ❌ Airdrop system ✅ ❌ Profile Management Edit profile ✅ ❌ Video parts ✅ ❌ Merge accounts ✅ ❌ Content Creation Beneficiaries ✅ ❌ Full markdown editor ✅ ⚠️ Basic in mobile Thumbnail picker ✅ ❌ Other Magazine ✅ ❌ Game ✅ ❌ Witness voting ✅ ❌ Zora/Coin trading ✅ ❌

🔄 Service Integration Flow

Content Processing Pipeline

  1. Content Acquisition: skatehive-instagram-downloader fetches media from social platforms
  2. Video Processing: skatehive-video-transcoder optimizes videos for web delivery
  3. IPFS Storage: Both services upload processed content to decentralized storage
  4. Frontend Display: skatehive3.0 presents content to users with blockchain integration

Monitoring & Operations

  1. Health Monitoring: skatehive-dashboard continuously monitors all backend services
  2. Performance Tracking: Real-time metrics, response times, and resource usage
  3. Log Aggregation: Centralized logging from all services for debugging and analytics
  4. Automated Alerts: Service downtime and performance degradation detection

Data Flow Architecture

External Content → Instagram Downloader → Video Transcoder → IPFS Storage
                                              ↓
User Uploads ────────────────────────────→ Video Transcoder → IPFS Storage
                                              ↓
All Services ←─────────── Dashboard Monitoring ←─────────── Main App (skatehive3.0)

For more info, check: https://docs.skatehive.app

Thanks for reading, testing and shredding.

> Gnartoshi Shredmoto

TAGS: [ #skateboard ] [ #ios ] [ #playstore ] [ #dapp ] [ #iphone ] [ #mobile ]

Replies

@roundbeargames | Dec. 9, 2025, 6:19 a.m. | Votes: 5 | [ VOTE ]

A skater downloading our app doesn’t need to know about Hive or crypto at first

good shit

@sandymeyer | Dec. 9, 2025, 11:56 a.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

Is there a android version?
Greez 🌟

@xvlad | Dec. 9, 2025, 3:35 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

incoming

@encuentro | Dec. 9, 2025, 2:54 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Si no entendí mal esto es una aplicación que monetiza tu contenido y cualquiera podrá usar sin tanto conocimiento técnico, y las recompensas son en Hive, si me equivoco por favor explíqueme de forma sencilla

@joaoparmagnani | Dec. 9, 2025, 3:10 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

thats fu#$% cool bros. congrats!!! future is now. SKATEBOARD

@redditposh | Dec. 9, 2025, 3:46 p.m. | Votes: 5 | [ VOTE ]

https://www.reddit.com/r/hivenetwork/comments/1piarvm/skatehive_app_is_now_on_ios/
This post has been shared on Reddit by @x-rain through the HivePosh initiative.

@vaipraonde | Dec. 9, 2025, 4:39 p.m. | Votes: 6 | [ VOTE ]

congratualitions team. app made with love and care to all skatehive fam.
enjoy

@vaipraonde | Dec. 10, 2025, 11:51 a.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Congratulations to @web-gnar as well. You also help on the development

@katerinaramm | Dec. 9, 2025, 5:07 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Good work!

@r4topunk | Dec. 9, 2025, 8:07 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

lfg boyzzz
i'm proud of being part of this team <3

@willyfox | Dec. 9, 2025, 11:35 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

skatehive continues to kick and push the envelope

@angeluxx | Dec. 10, 2025, 1:47 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Wow, friends, you did it! That's awesome! This is wonderful. Can I post there even though I'm not a skater?
Could I upload content of my little brother with his skateboard and my friends?

@suisver | Dec. 10, 2025, 2:18 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Congratulations on this great achievement, and I wish you much more success. It's a fantastic team effort.

@gnars | Dec. 10, 2025, 2:43 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Amazing work guys. This is what blockchains needs

@humbertoperes | Dec. 11, 2025, 5:49 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Best Skate app ever! Lets fucking goooo creww!!!

@nataliatothemoon | Dec. 28, 2025, 3:41 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Congratulations guys!!! This is big :)

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