Does anyone feel like this is the next-gen of forums?

[TPerry]

Of course, this would require the addon developer to either learn how to code for the mobile app (in multiple languages, Android, iOS, etc) or pay for someone to do it for them. Either way, $$$. But one would think there would be a method of allowing a "mobile app addon extension" or something like that

I know at one time IPS was looking at doing that... but that was a few years ago and think it's pretty much died on the vine due to the cost of implementation.
I could see XF doing that and making it an "official option" that had a licensing fee and a yearly renewal, but then there is the cost of getting it into the IOS store (not really that much) and the added hassle of dealing the different platform stores.