Now Twitter is slowly strangling it with the token limit. Design paradigms as fundamental as pull-to-refresh came out of third-party Twitter apps. There used to be so much innovation and creativity in that space. When we wrote our first “Best Twitter apps for iPhone” article in 2011, we had no problem filling up a list with 15 good apps. The most discouraging part of researching this story, though, is the small number of good Twitter clients available these days. Twitter for iPhone is a very good Twitter client. Before writing this I had skipped over it because of the knee-jerk assumption that the first-party app would be bad. The official Twitter client deserves a lot more credit than people give it, though. Though expensive, it offered the best consistent performance and best-made layout. Overall, I have to go with Tweetbot as my favorite Twitter app. Between the price and the slightly worse interface, Twitterific has a hard time justifying itself.ĭownload Twitterific (free) Final Thoughts Want to get rid of ads? Want push notifications? That’s $4. Twitterific monetizes itself through in-app purchases. The animations aren’t as nice, the design as clean or the features as powerful. Though Twitterific works fine, it falls behind Hootsuite in terms of features and Tweetbot in terms of design. Tapping your avatar or swiping left-to-right opens the base menu where you can access Settings, Today, etc. The interface uses a simple three-panel layout to divide your timeline from mentions and messages. Four versions later, it’s still a solid app with plenty to offer. Twitterific was the first Twitter client for iPhone. Not as well-designed as Tweetbot or Twitter for iPhone, but worth looking into if you want one app for Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Post links using their ow.ly link shortener and the app will keep track of related information. HootSuite also tracks statistics associated with your accounts. It’s not the most elegant of solutions, but it works. It breaks your timeline, mentions and messages up into several streams. HootSuite does things a little differently. We’ll stick to its performance as a Twitter client for this article. It connects to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare and Google+. HootSuite advertises itself as an all-in-one app for your social networks. It’s the overall strongest mix of design and features. Tweetbot is generally acclaimed as the best Twitter app for iPhone, and I have to agree. An oddly bad bit of design in an otherwise well-made app. I did not think to tap my profile icon in the upper left of the timeline for a good five minutes. Worst thing about Tweetbot is finding the settings where all these cool features live. There’s also dark mode, adjustable font sizes, custom shortcuts, and swipe-to-favorite. As you scroll up, the app also shows a small number displaying how many unread tweets are above your position. Tweetbot loads your last position in your Twitter timeline, allowing completionists to never miss a tweet. It offers a well-designed, smooth Twitter experience with great extra features. Tweetbot might be my favorite Twitter app. I’d recommend the official Twitter client to anyone looking for a no-fuss Twitter experience without power features.ĭownload Twitter for iPhone (free) Tweetbot No surprise there – Twitter has to make money somehow. It’s also the official app, so you’ll see promoted tweets and ads. It rearranges tweets and makes it difficult to find the last tweet you read. The official app makes some decisions power users might find frustrating, though. It loaded my Twitter account out of the iPhone settings without asking me to log in. I admit I’d never tried the official app before this, and it looks great. The small fonts and easily understood design make it fun to use. There is no token limit, the app will always be supported and be completely compatible with Twitter. Twitter for iPhone is first-party, so it dodges many of the problems which plague outside apps. Twitter bought Tweetie from rockstar developer Loren Brichter in 2010 and rebranded them as the official Twitter app for iOS and Mac.
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