Tweeting from iPad

28 June 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Twitter is the hottest Social Networking platform at the moment. The reason behind Twitter’s success is the open API platfom, which allows 3rd party developers to develop stunning apps. If you are still using Twitter from the site, you ain’t experiencing the true power of the platform. There are plenty of apps on the Mac / Windows / Linux platform. iPhone was one of the first receipt of twitter clients for the smartphone devices. On iPad launch day, many of the popular twitter clients were available on the app store with native iPad support. In this post we will examine the current state of twitter clients for iPad.
Osfoora HD, for Twitter ($3.99)

Osfoora HD, for Twitter is the latest client on the iPad platform. Osfoora HD comes with powerful features, the interface handles the features beautifully, standard functions were you would expect them in an incredibly smooth and easy to use manner. Everything looks fantastic on the iPad screen, from icons to the crisp display of text. Like every twitter client with users either have a love hate relation, Osfoora HD also has many users and many users don’t like it. Its definitely worth the $.

Echofon Pro for Twitter ($4.99)

Echofon a famous ad supported client on the iphone and ipod touch has been updated with a ipad native Pro version without ads.. Echofon Pro sports a redesigned user interface for the iPad with split-pane view in landscape mode, thumbnail user list view and pop-over windows for opening picture links, conversations and user profiles. Other updates includes optimized scrolling speed, OAuth authentication, API support for bit.ly and Japanese localization. And how one can forget the most powerful feature of Echofon, Synching between your Ipad, Iphone/Ipod Touch and Mac.

Twitterrific for Twitter (Free)

Twitterrific recently received a massive upgrade is now a universal app for both ipad and iphone. Twitterrific features include simple to use interface, unified display, Twitter-based searches and lists, conversation threads, capabilities to follow/unfollow and block Twitter users as well as filter the timeline. Twitterrific for iPad uses intuitively the cartoon like balloon features very nicely. The built in browser is also a big help. Twitterrific is an ad-supported app, but you can upgrade to Premium in-app for $4.99.

TweetDeck for iPad (free)

My personal favorite. TweetDeck is the best way to stay in touch with what’s happening now on Twitter for your iPad. TweetDeck’s iPad optimized interface shows you everything you want to see at once, so you can stay organized and up to date wherever you are. The experience on iPad is definitely enhanced from the iPhone due to large screen size. If you have enjoyed the Adobe Air based desktop app, then surely you will like the iPad version.