There are literally hundreds of Twitter mobile clients available, the majority of which perform the basic social networking tasks, but some attempt to be di fferent and bring new features to the party. Twittelator Neue certainly looks unusual and at rst feels very di fferent to the majority of Twitter iPhone clients. This could sound like a negative, but once familiarity beckons, you start to realise that the visual tweaks are designed to do more than make the interface look pleasant. The clever way the timelines bounce and flex when scrolled works very well because it acts as a visual cue when you reach the end of the list, and the use of photos in the timelines is exceptional. The di erences are also deeper, with nice touches including the ability to tap a music icon when composing a tweet to display the title of the currently playing track and album art. This is a one-step solution for a task that millions of Twitter users undertake every day and highlights the thought that has been given to the features.
The Timeline Photos feature lets you ‘see’ discussion topics rather than just read them, and once you are used to it, you will wonder why every Twitter app doesn’t include visual interpretations of tweets. With support for multiple timelines, website previews and the ability to share content with Instapaper, ReadItLater and other services, it’s hard to see what is missing in this client. Some of the features ma take you too far from the familiar Twitter experience, but you can customise it in a variety of ways and set it up exactly how you would like. It is e ectively a Twitter client for everyone thanks to the flexible settings and can be as visually simplistic as you like, but it is true to say that serious Twitter users will bene t the most from the advanced features.
Rating ★★★★★
Twittelator Neue – Twitter Client for iOS 5
A new take on Twitter
Price: £1.99/$2.99 Developer: Stone Design Corp
Twittelator Neue
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