TwitterFon Review: Another Twitter App
- Beautiful user interface
- Banner ad
There are a number of good free iPhone twitter applications to choose from. TwitterFon is a free application that has every feature an average user would need. Recently the app rating on iTunes took a hit when a banner ad was added. Many people voiced their opinions by rating the application with one star and their only complaint was the addition of the banner ad. The developer released/pointed out a pro version which includes a couple additional features but the real benefit is no banner ad. Some twitter applications mix the add in with the tweets. TwitterFon has a fairly small banner across the top that is only visible when you have scrolled through all the tweets and are at the top position.
The user interface is what separates TwitterFon from the rest of the class. When new tweets are downloaded it will auto scroll to the beginning of the new tweets and shade all new tweets in blue. I prefer the visual difference between old tweets and new tweets. Many of the other applications auto scroll down to the last read tweet but dont identify the new ones visually. If you follow many people, as i do, you see many tweets per day. Occasionally I’d like to go back to one that referenced a link to a web page. TwitterFon has the ability to mark a tweet as a favorite with a gold star which will allow you to quickly find it from the favorites screen at a later time.
Another feature that I use and find fascinating is the search screen. Of course one can search for words but by using the GPS in the iPhone you can search in a defined radius from your current location. 
This is a great way to find people and activities in your local area. There is a trends feed within search that will show you what is most talked about on twitter at that moment. The search screen could use some refining and is a little confusing. The trends button toggles to the profile button when clicking in the search field and using the GPS for a search could be a little clearer. Perhaps the developer is trying to pack too much into one screen. I would prefer a little more real estate to input the search and hide the search criteria when the search results appear. Overall the app is very solid and doesn’t crash, the user interface is attractive, and the application is free with a small banner ad. Its worth a try.
I swear by twitterfon, but haven’t looked into the paid version yet. Maybe that would be something worth checking out?
I’d rather use Twitterific.
Johnny, I’ve used twitterific as well but preferred the blue shading on the new tweets. What is it about twitterific that you liked better than twitterfon? If twitterific syncs between iphone and desktop applications then I would switch in a second.
oh wow cool! this is worth checking out. I have yet to try this.