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After announcing plans for a subscription tier in October, Bluesky has now published mockups of its user interface and a list of possible features.
UI mockups for Bluesky+ suggest the subscription tier could cost $8 per month, or $72 a year. It could unlock a special profile badge, custom app icons, profile customizations, higher-quality video upload limits, and high-quality video resolution.
A Bluesky user shared screenshots of the UI mockups, spotted by TechCrunch, which suggests that features like inline post translations, post analytics, and bookmark folders may be in development.
But not all of these features may make the final cut. "This is a UI mockup, and the list of features doesn't necessarily match what will be released," warns Bluesky software engineer Dan Abramov. "We'll announce the actual list when more work is done."
(@saeri.xyz via Bluesky)Higher-quality video uploads and profile customizations, which are mentioned in the mockup, are most likely to be part of the final list because Bluesky had previously mentioned those in its October announcement, as well.
Bluesky+ profile badges, if pushed live, will have "no relation to verification," nor will they function like Twitter's paid checkmarks. Unlike on Elon Musk's Twitter, content from Bluesky+ users won't be prioritized.
While Bluesky looks to subscriptions as a potential revenue source, CEO Jay Graber has hinted at other revenue ideas, like advertising, offering an algorithm marketplace, or selling domain names, too. Bluesky sees selling domain names as a way to separate high-profile individuals and organizations from their parodies.