Comments on: 4 iPhone Twitter Clients Battle it Out

By: TvvitterBug

TvvitterBug — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:38:09 +0000

Nice article!

I think the Twitter client landscape has changed in 2010. New approaches and design strategies have yielded some remarkable new Twitter clients.

TvvitterBug 1.3 is currently in the approval process for release on the App Store this week. This release brings together the culmination of all the features, capabilities, and functionality most sought after in an iPhone/iPod Twitter App, including:

1. All of the power you want, without the complexity you don’t.
2. Five (TvvitterBug exclusive) user-customizable Tweet Views.
3. Up to Five user accounts easily accessible from any view.
4. Persistent Tweets between launchings so you can view your tweets anytime.
5. Double-Tap Instant Update to easily and quickly refresh your tweet views on demand.
6. Built-in Photo capabilities to add photos directly to your tweets.
7. Built-in Translation support using any of the state-of-the-art web translation engines you choose, such as Google Translate, Yahoo Babelfish, or Promt Translator.
8. Built-in Web Access to view tweet embedded pictures and other URLs.
9. Editable User Profile, including setting a new Avatar picture.
10. Support for both “Fixed” and “Editable” Retweets – you choose.
11. Landscape support for both Views and Keyboard.
12. Automatic Language detection and display – great when you’re surfing!
13. The same ease-of-use and lightning fast operation as the original version.

I think your readers would be interested in learning more about TvvitterBug from your review.

By: John Clayton

John Clayton — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:41:31 +0000

Interesting article. After reading, I installed link to Hahlo. Offers a good functionality and clear appearance.

Really enhance usage of Twiiter for me.

Many thanks.

By: Stephen Ingraham

Stephen Ingraham — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:31:29 +0000

I added a detailed review of TwitterFon, Tweetsville, and Tweetie at http://cdnn.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/twitter-clients-faceoff/

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By: Marc Marseille

Marc Marseille — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:58:03 +0000

I am a reluctant twitter user..but now I am a twitter junkie. As an internet marketer, I don’t know how I lived without it. follow me on twitter…my twitter is trioman

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By: Twitterific is an excellent Twitter client for iPhone | AppCraver

Twitterific is an excellent Twitter client for iPhone | AppCraver — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:25:29 +0000

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By: phil a

phil a — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:23:43 +0000

Hey, there is a new Hahlo version out that should get rid of the negative aspects you mentioned. I even use Hahlo as a desktop application with fluid.app! I have a tutorial o my blog!
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By: Prentiss Riddle

Prentiss Riddle — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:46:14 +0000

Thanks for the clarification, Jeff. Now I get it.

By: Jeff Standen

Jeff Standen — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:01:15 +0000

@Prentiss Riddle

Hey there!

These are just web applications used through the iPhone’s Safari browser. They don’t require you to install anything or to jailbreak.

By: Prentiss Riddle

Prentiss Riddle — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:00:42 +0000

Twitter user here, not yet an iPhone owner, trying to get a clue.:

Do all of these Twitter apps require using Jailbreak or equivalent to foil Apple’s prohibition on third-party apps? Cf. http://lifehacker.com/337863/how-to-install-third+party-apps-on-your-new-iphone-or-ipod-touch

Apple says that using Jailbreak may cause your iPhone to explode at some future software update. Is that a real danger?

Supposedly Apple will allow third-party apps when it releases an SDK later this month. Will existing apps like these have to be rewritten using the new SDK?

Thanks!

By: Jeff Standen

Jeff Standen — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:44:41 +0000

Hahlo is excellent! I hadn’t come across it yet.

I was getting sick of m.twitter.com since I’m starting to rely pretty heavily on sending direct messages to various bots when I’m away from the PC (‘Remember The Milk’ tasks, etc.)

@Colby I’ll give your app another look as well.

By: Chris Thomson

Chris Thomson — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:37:18 +0000

Nice Review. I personally use Hahlo, because I like everything about it – the design, the look/feel – EVERYTHING! My 2nd favorite would have to be PocketTweets, for its design. Haven’t tried out iTweet and Mobile Twitter much though.

-Twitter Addict.

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By: Colby Palmer

Colby Palmer — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:35:05 +0000

Hi, thanks for giving iTweet a try. I think you might have missed a couple features on your first go-round: the top button in the Friends timeline is a “View New/View All” toggle. iTweet is made for fast delivery over EDGE, and the “View New” feature stops downloading the timeline if you’ve seen it already. This saves a lot of time, especially by not downloading the user icons. Of course, if you’d rather you can toggle it to “View All” (see your screenshot for an example).

The Refresh button is at the bottom because I designed the flow to go: 1) Load page. 2) Read Twitter feed (naturally this leads you to the bottom of the page). 3) Press Refresh to load new tweets. Rinse, repeat. I’m always open to new ideas though, and if others would rather use it differently I’d be happy to reconsider the UI.

Also, iTweet does refresh your timeline when posting a new tweet. Just try it!

Colby Palmer, developer of iTweet.net

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:36:57 +0000

Another client for your pile – http://twitter.thincloud.com/ . I’d like to see how you think it stacks up against the others.

By: shadownight

shadownight — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:40:04 +0000

Nice article, I agree with your picks.

@Sean: I think it’s been out for about a year, but it really got popular last spring and since then it’s been growing.

By: Sean McGoldlrick

Sean McGoldlrick — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:10:02 +0000

I have to admit that I never heard of Twitter until a couple of weeks ago. Has it been around long?!

I signed up for it today and am just getting used to it. I like the idea of being able to blog from my phone.

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