<s>
Alien	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	O
stylized	O
as	O
AlienBlue	O
,	O
was	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
application	I-Application
for	O
browsing	O
Reddit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
Reddit	B-Application
client	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Alien	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
within	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
Reddit	B-Application
's	O
own	O
application	O
called	O
Reddit	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Official	O
App	O
which	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
's	O
development	O
was	O
started	O
by	O
Jason	O
"	O
Jase	O
"	O
Morrissey	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
going	O
through	O
numerous	O
major	O
versions	O
and	O
interface	O
overhauls	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
quickly	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
Reddit	B-Application
client	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
even	O
beating	O
Reddit	B-Application
's	O
own	O
application	O
,	O
iReddit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
purchased	O
by	O
Reddit	B-Application
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
to	O
replace	O
their	O
aging	O
application	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
official	O
Reddit	B-Application
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
with	O
minor	O
UI	O
tweaks	O
and	O
bug	O
fixes	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
listed	O
under	O
the	O
developer	O
"	O
reddit	B-Application
"	O
rather	O
than	O
"	O
Morrissey	O
Exchange	O
Pty.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
encourage	O
downloads	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Pro	O
features	O
(	O
additional	O
functionality	O
unlocked	O
though	O
an	O
in-app	O
purchase	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
separate	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
were	O
made	O
free	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
shutting	O
down	O
,	O
all	O
premium	O
users	O
of	O
Alien	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
were	O
gifted	O
4	O
free	O
years	O
of	O
Reddit	B-Application
Gold	O
(	O
Reddit	B-Application
's	O
own	O
monthly	O
premium	O
service	O
)	O
,	O
set	O
to	O
end	O
around	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
