DroidWars: Twitter clients – Q1, 2010
This installment of DroidWars is all about the Twitter clients available in the Android Market. There are plenty to choose from and they’ve become so polished and feature rich that one could literally spend weeks testing out top contenders before claiming one as their own. I can’t say that I’ve really settled on one permanently; I use whatever I perceive to be the best at a given time and if I’m made aware of major improvements to an old favorite or of a promising up-and-comer, I’ll make a switch. That’s why I think this kind of post is useful. Maybe you’re unaware of Touiteur, or you haven’t heard about Twicca’s new widget. A quick browse through these pages will bring you up to speed on what I consider to be the cream of the crop.
One big change to the Android Twitter landscape that I expect within the next several months is the release of TweetDeck. Adobe’s AIR is apparently coming to Android by mid-year, and TweetDeck uses that technology on the desktop. While I don’t know for sure that Adobe’s announcement wil herald the countdown for TweetDeck (perhaps the Android version won’t need AIR), I do know that the TD team has an eventual launch in mind. When TweetDeck for Android does drop, everything will change…at least for me.
But enough of the daydreaming. We have a load of solid Twitter apps in the Android Market right now. Let’s get to them…
I love the features of Twidroid Pro especially being able to handle multiple accounts. But lately I've trying twicca and I definitely enjoy the simple clean UI and smaller footprint. I'm using twicca more and more.
I'm with you in hoping tweet deck is released on Android. Its the main twitter client i use on my PC. Opening pics and vids in the client itself is a revelation. Navigation is easy. Facebook integration is alright too. Fingers crossed it will get released on android soon :).
Agree, Twicca is the best twitter client ever made. They could make a widget to update right from the desktop, without enter the app, but it's ok. I also like Tweegee, when on Android 1.5 (Twicca is 1.6+ only).
For me, it's almost more important that I can fit as many tweets onto a screen as possible. I find Seesmic, Twitdroid, and Touiteur do the best at not wasting screen space. I hate having to constantly scroll when using Tweetcaster or Hootsuite. If touiteur was faster it would probably be my number 1. For some reason the load times on that are far longer than with Seesmic or Twitdroid.
You havent reviewed seesmic well. Its my favourite android twitter app out there
Nine pages? Come on. I was going to read this until I realized you are just jacking up your page count hits to earn more money from the ads on the right side of the website.
Why no mention of Swift Tweets? Simple, fast, and includes an awesome “light” browser within the app.
Why no mention of Swift Tweets? Simple, fast, and includes an awesome “light” browser within the app.
What should I have mentioned?
That was actually on my original list, but I had way too many clients and had to trim away the ones I didn't like as much. I know it's a good app, I'm just not a fan, personally.
Seesmic is by far the best Twitter client. It has the cleanest interface and is completely free. I tried Twicca after reading this article, but I found its interface to only be marginally better than Twidroid, which I really dislike.
where can i get tweegee?is it free?android market doesn't support in my country thou
where can i get tweegee?is it free?android market doesn't support in my country thou
where can i get tweegee?is it free?android market doesn't support in my country thou
Twicca COULD be the best twitter client. There is only one huge problem: When there is a notification for new tweets, these tweets are not cached by the application. This means you have to wait until the tweets are loaded. This is anoying somtimes, so i use twidroid now.
Twicca COULD be the best twitter client. There is only one huge problem: When there is a notification for new tweets, these tweets are not cached by the application. This means you have to wait until the tweets are loaded. This is anoying somtimes, so i use twidroid now.
I love the features of Twidroid Pro especially being able to handle multiple accounts. But lately I’ve trying twicca and I definitely enjoy the simple clean UI and smaller footprint. I’m using twicca more and more.