Zen Jar for iPhone and iPod Touch
The Zen Jar is a new type of global communication.
Compose a short thought, question, concern, or any other meaningful writing and put it in the Zen Jar. It will then be sent out into the Universe.
If you want to find out what other people are thinking, hit the receive button to receive an unclaimed thought from a stranger out there in the world. Read it, ponder it, and even respond to it if you like.
If someone responds to one of your thoughts, it will automatically emerge from the jar, and you can now start a dialogue with a complete stranger if you like.
Let’s all share our deepest thoughts and concerns with each other! Start a text conversation with a complete stranger and enlighten yourself!
This app requires a network connection, and is perfect for fans of Distant Shore, Ocarina and even Sonic Lighter. Basically anyone who wants to meet and have a conversation with a total stranger.
NEW: Join Zen Jar on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace!!
Search Facebook for “Zen Jar”
http://myspace.com/zenjar
Follow twitter.com/zenjar
NOTE: to use Zen Jar with your twitter account, you must edit the app settings in the iPhone/iPod settings app!
Zen Jar for iPhone and iPod Touch
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I am using on iphone and it sends me the code and doesnt work or just wont load or drops out…this of course after I bought a copy
Make sure you are connected to the Internet. If you aren’t, it will crash. I’m not sure what you mean by “sends me the code” however.
I have tried the free version. It is very interesting and slightly unnerving. I asked a question for a real dilemma that I have been worried about, and I have been reassured by the diverse and thoughtful replies that I have gotten, which haven’t solved my problem, but made me think harder. It is an interesting way to get opinions or just share momentary observations that amuse or interest you.
The ZenJar is wonderful and fun. It gives you advice you need and you can send of. It is my favorite game and I hope you have fun using it!
It’s good would be better if you could access previous conversations cause once you hit return even by accident that’s it it’s gone.
@John – get the full version, it stores your messages for you.
How do you use emoticons with Zen Jar?
@chnola – you need the iEmoji app. I believe it is $1.99.
How do you save messages and then access them again in the full version? That’s why I bought it but I can’t see how to do this!
@ Jennifer – tap the jar.
Thanks! My suggestion is that you write that in the instructions
Love the app. However, i can’t seem to receive answers of conversations. Composing and receiving no problem. Like there is something (like full cache) holding it back?
Thanks
I have a Question, when I compose something how long will it stay in the jar? Suggestion, have a way for me to view my posts and delete those of mine I don’t want up.
Fantastic, many thanks (I have the full version)
I’m not sure if the karma buttons are working? There’s no audible click and the highlight on the buttons just flicks on then off again.
My zen jar disappeared? What gives.?
It won’t let me reinstall either so I guess I’ve lost all of my conversations too.. Sucks!
I am a zen jar user. Many of us use this application in a very positive way and are very concerned about the increasing pornographic material and the spam in the forms of lists of names with porn titles after them — it is clear to us from one of these lists that many uses are as young as 12 and this makes the pornographic content even more offensive — -is there no monitoring to take down these spam lists and the pornographic content of some of the messages — it would seem it would be good to have some controls or at the least it must be ensured that all are adults — we think that porn on this site is a very bad usage of the application and ask for your help in sanctioning users that disrupt in this way. Thank you for your consideration — it is a very nice application I certainly hope with the addition of pictures that you do provide this control or it will turn into a real sewer.
@ Sparrow – if you have the full version, leave bad karma. Users get banned if their karma gets too low.
PhotoZen also has a karma system, as well as a flagging system so people can flag inappropriate images.
Hi guys…there seriously needs to be a warning at the very start of the Zen Jar requiring the user to confirm that some topics may be offensive and/or unsuitable for children. Regretfully, some users of this app are using it to broadcast sexually explicit content. Just a suggestion.
Agree with the comments re adult content. Worries me somewhat, as some zenners are using the app to meet people- and I would hate harm to come to a child through use of this app, because I really enjoy it!!
Remember when you send bad karma you receive bad karma back. I will never send someone bad karma or be offended by what another person says. That is the way of freedom. I understand that spam is a pain but to have a truethful Zen you must accept everything. If you ban someone for there thought on colors, churchs, beliefs, or sex. Then you have offend me by not allowing me to express my thought. I find it very offencive to say I love you, those words to me would only be said to the person or persons I truely love. With this I say if you are going to ban people because of there random thought and one person deems a naked body as porn another person see it as art. Then this Zen Jar should have the word Zen in it. This should be called what it realy is.
(Approval From Me Jar!)
Bad Karma will come back 10 fold to you. I wish you all only the Best Karma. There is enough bad out in this world we don’t need more.
GOOD KARMA TO ALL
from me to you.
I love Zenjar!! Can I suggest it would be good to have some way of identifying each strand in my jar, so that it is easier to look back through them? Maybe put a datestamp for the first response or number each strand? I have loads of strands / conversations on the go (ace!!) but it can be hard to find the one I want to look back on in my jar… Excellent app, thank you
i got banned and i need to get back on how can i do this?
——– OH ZENJAR DADDY…. thought you might want to know… Some of the family is feeling exposed & not diggin it … Can you make it all better again?
~zk
Okey!!
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Somebody get the duct tape!!!
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Castrate the owner!
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———uh oh….
Zenjar is leaking!!!!!!!!!!
Posts appearing on Twitter!!!!
http://mobile.twitter.com/zenjar
———uh oh….
Zenjar is leaking!!!!!!!!!!
Posts appearing on Twitter!!!!
http://mobile.twitter.com/zenjar
——– OH ZENJAR DADDY…. thought you might want to know… Some of the family is feeling exposed & not diggin it … Can you make it all better again?
~zk
Okey!!
———
Somebody get the duct tape!!!
———
Castrate the owner!
———
———uh oh….
Zenjar is leaking!!!!!!!!!!
Posts appearing on Twitter!!!!
http://mobile.twitter.com/zenjar
———uh oh….
Zenjar is leaking!!!!!!!!!!
Posts appearing on Twitter!!!!
http://mobile.twitter.com/zenjar
Could you add an enhancement? A way to flag offensive messages? There are some uplifting messages there and for the most part a great community of users but there are a few bad seeds that post offensive messages.
It constantly crashes every minute or less. There’s nothing wrong with my iPhone. It’s a 3G with all the latest updates. I’m connected via 3g. Also, regarding some else’s previous comment about only seeing code.. when I first visited this page here, it initially showed all the webpage code.
Right, having said all that, I think your app is a great idea and I’m having lots of fun with it. I have the full version. If you can sort this bug then I will most certainly begin recommending it to everyone everywhere.
Well it’s not crashing anymore.. so that’s good
my karma rating is -3 with some other ranking numbers but does – mean minus or is it a dash? thanks for anyone who can answer this ps i have the free version if that makes a difference
If you have the lite version, then upgrade to the full version, does that mean that people who wrote to you while on the lite version will have their messages lost to you? I’m supposing that the app uses a form of identification to allow the server to route messages to the correct device, I’m wondering if that ID changes when you upgrade to the full version.