You’re right. That is very harsh.
You are also right that it has been three years since the first proposed release date for late 2016. After missing that set of dates, they pulled back from further commitments for two years.
A kinder analysis would be that we’re really only one year late because the first firm release date I can find was only given a year ago in January 2019. They definitely missed their 2019 target so they now appear to again be reluctant to put up any new date. But it would be helpful to know if a working app exists and if it being live tested.
Just remember that this is a small company with a limited resources so there have to be some compromises. Long lead times are one of those compromises. They also want the Mac version to be out ASAP but they can’t avoid the hard realities of developing network security software for additional platforms with the added complexity of the platforms frequently upgrading their security policies.
The development pathway has been long considering that the Android version was mentioned in February 2017 and arrived later that year. But it made sense for the Android app to be completed before the Mac version because of its higher market share.
Here’s the timeline:
2014
- August - Waiting to see if Windows version is successful.
2015
- April - Thinking about it.
- November - Working on it.
2016
- April - Hoping to have beta out in October-December
- October - Maybe beta in January.
2017
- February - Not committing to any dates for Mac version.
2018
- No news
2019
- January - Commit to mid-2019
- May - Mac version is delayed. Maybe get another developer.
- September - By year end. Confirmed.
2020
- No dates since.