If you're looking for the best Twitter apps for iOS and
Android you're in luck. We've sought out the best apps for cutting through the
noise and getting the most out of this fantastic service.
So you want to stay connected, and you want the best
experience. To find the best Twitter app, and there are almost as many out
there as there are waffling tweeters, you’re going to need to look at your own
requirements. Do you need a fire-and-forget 10 second update, or a flexible
fully-featured app that you can put hours in to?
Do you want something minimal and functional or packed with
features? Do you want a core Twitter experience, or something… strange? We’ve
found all those things and everything in between in our roundup of the best
mobile Twitter experiences. Read on!
1. UberSocial (Android, iPhone, Blackberry)
We’ve picked this one out not because it’s particularly
remarkable as a whole -- although it’s pretty decent -- but because of its
Ubermenu feature, a customiseable menu that lets you organise your most used
features. If you’re forever fighting with your current Twitter client’s UI,
this is for you.
Free / $4.99 | UberSocial
2. Twitter (all platforms)
Third party apps aren’t everything. Twitter’s own app --
following its investment in Tweetdeck, and considering its intimate knowledge
of the network’s workings -- is actually one of the best apps out there,
particularly in the conversation view. Before you go elsewhere, try the real
thing.
Free | Twitter
3. Twidere (Android)
Many of us have multiple Twitter accounts -- let’s face it,
who hasn’t started a novelty account at some point? Twidere lets you merge all
of your timelines into one, and mark up specific users with colours, meaning
you can get a good glance at a busy timeline even when scrolling through it at
speed.
Free | Twidere
4. TweetsPie (Android)
You haven’t got time for Twitter really, have you? No. So
grab TweetsPie, and you’ll only ever see the top 21 tweets from your timeline,
based on their number of retweets. You can only retweet and hide users -- if
you want any more interaction beyond this quick burst at a glance style, look
at just about any other client. But keep this installed alongside, because the
homescreen widget is actually pretty handy to have around.
Free | TweetsPie
5. Tweetcaster (Android, iOS)
Features? You want
features? Tweetcaster has them. In fact,
it has more features than any other app we’ve looked at. It might be a little
slow because of it, but if you’re looking for things like personal statistics,
speech-to-text functionality, tweet scheduling, and real-time timeline updates,
you’re in for a treat.
£3 | Tweetcaster
6. Rowi (WP8)
If you’re part of the Windows Phone hardcore, this is the
app you need. It has a perfect Modern-styled interface, runs smoothly and
cleanly, and beats the official app in almost every respect. Invest a little
cash and you’ll get an ad-free version that supports push messaging.
Free / $2.99 | Rowi
7. Carbon (Android)
Carbon’s slick black look is evocative of its name, but the
dark theme isn’t the only thing it has going for it. There’s tilt control, so
you can lean your phone to update your feed, support for trending topics and
lists, an integrated browser and YouTube player so you can keep an eye on the
memes but stay close to the action.
Free | Carbon
8. Twoons (Android)
Android is a platform with many variables, so Twoons lets
you configure it to fit all of those -- tweak the text size, the column width,
everything you might want to alter to suit your screen and your eyesight.
Perhaps its not the best to read on, probably thanks to its rickety Linux
roots, but we’ll give it a pass.
Free / £1.60 | Twoons
9. Tweetbot (iOS)
Generally regarded as the most beautiful Twitter app going,
Tweetbot’s clean iOS7 lines make it a compelling option if you’re on the Apple
side. We’re particularly taken by its inline notification system, which makes
heavy conversational Twitter use a breeze if you spend a lot of time in-app.
£1.99 | Tweetbot
10. Plume (Android)
If Twitter is as important to you as food and water, Plume
might be the sort of app you dig. It’s neat, fast, includes Facebook support, a
lockscreen widget, and a host of other high-level features -- with the paid
version, you’re only shelling out to remove the adverts that support the free
one.
Free | Plume
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