I just loved Twitterrific
Now that Elon has killed API's for this app, I'm hoping that the wonderful folks at the Iconfactory will make a Mastodon app for iOS and macOS - I'd gladly subscribe. The Twitterrific experience was like no other for Twitter. It was fun, engaging, personal...it made you love Twitter.
I've been using the first-party app to check in, and it's nowhere near as enjoyable. I want to read those that I follow, but in a way that I enjoy.
R.I.P., little Ollie. Maybe you'll live on as Tooterrific, Olliphant, or something completely new. You were, and will always be, the best. š¦
I've been using the first-party app to check in, and it's nowhere near as enjoyable. I want to read those that I follow, but in a way that I enjoy.
R.I.P., little Ollie. Maybe you'll live on as Tooterrific, Olliphant, or something completely new. You were, and will always be, the best. š¦
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iPad version glacial update
Use both the iPhone and iPad versions and the latter takes as long as 8 minutes or so to download new tweets to my feed, even after having used the app earlier the same day (my normal use is 2-3 times daily). Phone version is never more than 1 or 2 minutes to update. Additionally, cannot leave the app or allow iPad to sleep, or the refresh quits, although I would guess that is due to stringent iOS memory mgmt and out of the apps hands. Means I cannot do anything else on iPad or just set it aside until feed is updated. Marker also no longer syncs between devices.
For a while deleting and reinstalling the app would cure the issue for a day or so but that became tiring.
Behavior predates Musk burning down the barn, so not a Twitter-side issue. This is my only complaint, otherwise love the feature set and performance. 5 stars if I was only using iPhone app.
For a while deleting and reinstalling the app would cure the issue for a day or so but that became tiring.
Behavior predates Musk burning down the barn, so not a Twitter-side issue. This is my only complaint, otherwise love the feature set and performance. 5 stars if I was only using iPhone app.
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Great App! A Little Slow
I have the one-time, paid version and I appreciate this app allows that option rather than forcing me to subscribe as Iām not able to commit financially to yet another subscription.
My only complaint is that the app seems to be very slow when opening the Replies/Thread view when loading the replies or thread items. Incidentally, search results populate at an extremely slow speed if at all which is really annoying. I end up waiting so long that I just usually close my search and use the native Twitter app to do it. If these speed issues were fixed this would be a total 5-star experience.
My only complaint is that the app seems to be very slow when opening the Replies/Thread view when loading the replies or thread items. Incidentally, search results populate at an extremely slow speed if at all which is really annoying. I end up waiting so long that I just usually close my search and use the native Twitter app to do it. If these speed issues were fixed this would be a total 5-star experience.
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Really nice app, but with a couple issues
I started having issues with the official Twitter app not showing me tweets. Iād leave the app overnight, and then opening it in the morning, it would hide all the overnight tweets under a āshow more tweetsā button. Itād go from 8h ago right to 10m ago with everything else hidden. Super frustrating, so I needed a different app.
Twitterrific shows me every tweet! I could be off the app for a day, but then I can open it and have 700+ tweets waiting for me.
My issues/requests (and sorry if these are already available, Iām still new to the app):
1.) When I open a tweet to read replies, they take for-ev-er to load. 75% of the time, I just close the tweet and donāt even bother reading replies. Same issue when going to someoneās account. Takes forever to load their timeline.
2.) I wish there were different ways to sort replies. Official Twitterās algorithm could be annoying with how they showed replies, but sometimes (actually, a lot of times) I donāt want to see them in order of most recent. Iād like to see them in order of most liked or oldest orā¦. etc.
3.) Itād be nice to see the RT/like count without having to tap on the tweet.
I like that I donāt see promoted tweets in my timeline. And the ad banner at the top isnāt distracting at all for me. Maybe Iāll eventually pay to remove it, but so far it hasnāt been annoying me.
This app could be a perfect 10 with just a few tweaks!
Twitterrific shows me every tweet! I could be off the app for a day, but then I can open it and have 700+ tweets waiting for me.
My issues/requests (and sorry if these are already available, Iām still new to the app):
1.) When I open a tweet to read replies, they take for-ev-er to load. 75% of the time, I just close the tweet and donāt even bother reading replies. Same issue when going to someoneās account. Takes forever to load their timeline.
2.) I wish there were different ways to sort replies. Official Twitterās algorithm could be annoying with how they showed replies, but sometimes (actually, a lot of times) I donāt want to see them in order of most recent. Iād like to see them in order of most liked or oldest orā¦. etc.
3.) Itād be nice to see the RT/like count without having to tap on the tweet.
I like that I donāt see promoted tweets in my timeline. And the ad banner at the top isnāt distracting at all for me. Maybe Iāll eventually pay to remove it, but so far it hasnāt been annoying me.
This app could be a perfect 10 with just a few tweaks!
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Ok at best, annoying at worst
Title says it all. This lets you see your Twitter stream, however it also has a tendency to reset the point in the stream to over a month in the past requiring a lot of scrolling to read the latest tweets.
Update:
Disabling the option to sync reading position appears to have fixed this. I only have the one device so it appears to have at some point decided to somehow decide to change how it identifies itself, and for some awful reason this app appears to sync everything to the ādeviceāthat hasnāt been used rather than the most recent? Pretty terrible decision there.
Update:
Disabling the option to sync reading position appears to have fixed this. I only have the one device so it appears to have at some point decided to somehow decide to change how it identifies itself, and for some awful reason this app appears to sync everything to the ādeviceāthat hasnāt been used rather than the most recent? Pretty terrible decision there.
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Edit Your Posted Tweets; No Twitter Ads
Iāve been trying several Twitter apps, and this is the one Iāve chosen. First off itās ad sponsored free, so you can use all the features and then decide to subscribe. I also like how I can select four different tabs for the content I like to view, such as my favorited tweets, one or more of my Twitter lists, and my replies. These tabs make it much easier to access content I want see.
Twitterriffic also allows for quickly editing a posted tweets. It deletes the tweets, but retains the original text so that you can edit. The app also color codes your tweet so you can quickly see your tweets and retweets.
The hidden sidebar also allows for quickly accessing saved searches, your Twitter lists, and other parts of your account. Most importantly there are no Twitter ads in this app. The official Twitter app is showing like one ad every 2-5 tweets. Itās very annoying.
What want in this app: please show the number replies for a tweet. The video playback is sometimes slow. Create a gesture to quickly favorite a tweet, like double-tap it. It shouldnāt take two taps to favorite a tweet.
The developers should predict how-to videos for the app. I only see one.
Thanks for this app. I will be subscribing.
Twitterriffic also allows for quickly editing a posted tweets. It deletes the tweets, but retains the original text so that you can edit. The app also color codes your tweet so you can quickly see your tweets and retweets.
The hidden sidebar also allows for quickly accessing saved searches, your Twitter lists, and other parts of your account. Most importantly there are no Twitter ads in this app. The official Twitter app is showing like one ad every 2-5 tweets. Itās very annoying.
What want in this app: please show the number replies for a tweet. The video playback is sometimes slow. Create a gesture to quickly favorite a tweet, like double-tap it. It shouldnāt take two taps to favorite a tweet.
The developers should predict how-to videos for the app. I only see one.
Thanks for this app. I will be subscribing.
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What Twitter should be
Maybe I'm turning into a crotchety old man or maybe itās my OCD but I hate the way Twitter loads and displays Tweets. I want to pick up where I left off and read things in chronological order without a bunch of promoted Tweets trying to sell me health insurance or whatever else Twitter is pushing.
Twitterrific does exactly what I want. Thereās an ad banner at the top that doesnāt distract me from what Iām reading, Tweets come in chronological order, and when I open it back up, Iām at the same spot I left off.
This app lets cut through all the crap that populates Twitter and lets me get to exactly where I want to go.
Twitterrific does exactly what I want. Thereās an ad banner at the top that doesnāt distract me from what Iām reading, Tweets come in chronological order, and when I open it back up, Iām at the same spot I left off.
This app lets cut through all the crap that populates Twitter and lets me get to exactly where I want to go.
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I love the app, but this new update is horrible.
I now get the phrase ādonāt fix what isnāt brokenā because the update feels like it broke everything. First of all, the app no longer holds my place in the timeline no matter what I do. And the ājump to markerā button doesnāt do anything at all. When I press any of those buttons (including last read tweet) it just āguessesā and pushes me back about 10 tweetsā¦ which is the dumbest thing.
It also took me forever to figure out how to look at replies to a tweet + how to look at threads. Maybe Iām doing it wrong? Either way, itās just a mess. Nothing works. Whatās the use to doing all these changes and adding new features if none of it works?
It also took me forever to figure out how to look at replies to a tweet + how to look at threads. Maybe Iām doing it wrong? Either way, itās just a mess. Nothing works. Whatās the use to doing all these changes and adding new features if none of it works?
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Needs better navigation options
I've been a long time twitterific user, and overall it's easily the best Twitter app on iOS. That being said the new navigation options are a bit baffling. Double tapping to jump to the top of the home screen was vital to using the app one handed on Max series phones, now using the pull down menu requires two hands and is down right clunky. I hope the devs can find a way to give us back navigation at the bottom of the app.
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Great App, Missing One Thing, Though
Twitterrific is an excellent app. As someone who hates the official Twitter iOS client and itās privacy practices, Iām grateful for Twitterrific.
However, itās missing features that the official Twitter client has such as changing who can reply to your tweets and also the ability to add polls to your tweets and also view them as well as the ability to view who has liked your posts and other notifications aside from mentions, therefore I have docked it a star.
Also, it would be nice to have the option mute a user while still having mentions from them show up in your notifs like the desktop Twitter client.
If the missing features end up getting added to the app, then I will gladly bump the review up to 5 stars.
However, itās missing features that the official Twitter client has such as changing who can reply to your tweets and also the ability to add polls to your tweets and also view them as well as the ability to view who has liked your posts and other notifications aside from mentions, therefore I have docked it a star.
Also, it would be nice to have the option mute a user while still having mentions from them show up in your notifs like the desktop Twitter client.
If the missing features end up getting added to the app, then I will gladly bump the review up to 5 stars.
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Dissapointed
I wish I could give you guys less than 1 stars, you betrayed the years I had been supporting you guys, I originally bought the app for the price of 1.99 before even the the tip jar existed!!! And when it was introduced I even donated since I always loved this flawless app, but you guys sure didnāt last long enough to destroy that trust by changing the app and making it just a money dumpster, lol 30$ for lifetime or even a 9.99$ annually or I could care less how much you ask for the app now, the thing is that you guys downgraded me to nothing and asked for more when I already gave all. Your competition a.k.a tweetbot has been loyal with itās price and the features the offer have been the same since your own existence. So sad and disappointed, you killed the app and you killed a loyal customer, the worst part is that the message is going to be ignored and will go unnoticed
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What we desperately need is a Parlerific
Iāve used Twitterrific since it first appeared on the App Store many years ago. Twitterrific has improved dramatically since then. Among the improvements I appreciate the most are the additions to the cosmetic settings which provide the user with several customizable layouts.
I use Twitterrific primarily on my iPad Mini in landscape mode (ie - widescreen) rather than portrait mode, and I love that the Twitterrific feed conforms itself to widescreen such that it uses all the space from left to right instead of displaying the tweets in phone/tablet mode (ie - a skinny column down the center with large black blank columns on the left and right). I am a reader. I have Twitterrific set to display any pics or vids attached to a tweet as a tiny thumbnail off to the right (rather than below the tweet) which I can tap on to instantly expand and contract if I choose to. I find that to be much more pleasing to the eye and a much faster way to scan through my timeline and read quickly. And I really love that Twitterific gives me the ability to change not only the font size but the font type itself.
Now, to the folks who developed Twitterific, please, please produce a version for Parler. Bring all the wonderful things you have built into Twitterific and put them all in a Parlerific app. Please do it.
I use Twitterrific primarily on my iPad Mini in landscape mode (ie - widescreen) rather than portrait mode, and I love that the Twitterrific feed conforms itself to widescreen such that it uses all the space from left to right instead of displaying the tweets in phone/tablet mode (ie - a skinny column down the center with large black blank columns on the left and right). I am a reader. I have Twitterrific set to display any pics or vids attached to a tweet as a tiny thumbnail off to the right (rather than below the tweet) which I can tap on to instantly expand and contract if I choose to. I find that to be much more pleasing to the eye and a much faster way to scan through my timeline and read quickly. And I really love that Twitterific gives me the ability to change not only the font size but the font type itself.
Now, to the folks who developed Twitterific, please, please produce a version for Parler. Bring all the wonderful things you have built into Twitterific and put them all in a Parlerific app. Please do it.
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Great App; 1 Oversight
I really enjoy this app over Twitterās app. However, this is one major issueāthe lack of support for alerts. In Twitters app, tweets from people you have established alerts are collected in one place, which brings to attention those tweets. With Twitterrific, no such area or special handling exists. Therefore, you have to hunt for tweets from source(s) you would otherwise be alerted to.
Iād love to see the addition of a tab that collects tweets from alerted sources. IMHO, which that addition, this app would be amazing.
P.S. Moments after writing this review, Twitter launched a new feature, Fleets. I hope support of Fleets will be addressed soon. I dislike having to switch between this and the Twitter app and would love to make this my sole app for Twitterāespecially since I went with the lifetime purchase.
Iād love to see the addition of a tab that collects tweets from alerted sources. IMHO, which that addition, this app would be amazing.
P.S. Moments after writing this review, Twitter launched a new feature, Fleets. I hope support of Fleets will be addressed soon. I dislike having to switch between this and the Twitter app and would love to make this my sole app for Twitterāespecially since I went with the lifetime purchase.
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Dangerous to update
I paid for Twitterific years ago, and was mostly happy with it (except for its bookmark handling with poor connectivity, about which their support was particularly oblivious). But I upgraded the app recently, which was an irrevocable mistakeāeven though I paid for an ad-free version, I now have to subscribe or pay an extra $30 to get back what I paid for.
So before you ever upgrade Twitterific again, make sure you have also bought iMazing for your Mac, and have made a copy of the last safe version of Twitterific. Doing this after you update is too late, even if you have the safe version on another device. (I happen to have a really ancient version, Twitterrific 5.13.4.ipa, on my Mac, which Iāll try.)
So before you ever upgrade Twitterific again, make sure you have also bought iMazing for your Mac, and have made a copy of the last safe version of Twitterific. Doing this after you update is too late, even if you have the safe version on another device. (I happen to have a really ancient version, Twitterrific 5.13.4.ipa, on my Mac, which Iāll try.)
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Twitterrific makes using Twitter a delight
If I was forced to use the official Twitter app, I might actually choose to abandon Twitter. Ads, promoted tweets, in-your-face trends, recommendations, ad nauseum. No, thank you.
Long live Twitterrificās chronological timeline, very unobtrusive ads (which can be eliminated with the VERY reasonable in app purchase), vastly more intuitive interface, and of course all the love and care weāve come to know from the fine folks at The Iconfactory. Iām a proud Twitterrific user from the first days of the early OS X app as well as the iOS app.
Make Twitter Sane Again! LOL
Long live Twitterrificās chronological timeline, very unobtrusive ads (which can be eliminated with the VERY reasonable in app purchase), vastly more intuitive interface, and of course all the love and care weāve come to know from the fine folks at The Iconfactory. Iām a proud Twitterrific user from the first days of the early OS X app as well as the iOS app.
Make Twitter Sane Again! LOL
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Inches From Perfect
Okay, so this app has gotten MUCH BETTER since I last reviewed it. Majority of bugs are being actively squashed and new features Iāve been asking for are finally arriving. Now if I could I ask for three final features: The ability to save videos/GIFs from your feed and larger size options for media to display on bigger screens like the XS Max. Similar to whatās seen in many Reddit apps. Finally, it'd be great to have the ability to auto-hide the navbar while scrolling as it just stays on top the whole time and is distracting. I love the font sizes however.
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SALAMA Youssef
i am student and I've been testing a handful of Twitter apps since iOS 11 got rid of social media integration and Tweetbot currently does not have a share sheet extension. I've always been a fan of Icon Factory, and years ago, Tweetbot for Mac. Twitterrific for iOS is a fairly customizable, easy, feature-rich but not bloated Twitter client, and probably my favorite so far. What stands out the most, however, has been dev support near instant replies (via - Twitter) that are patient and accommodating to my questions and requests.
Bravo! I highly recommend Twitterrific ios and Mac OS X
Bravo! I highly recommend Twitterrific ios and Mac OS X
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The Best
I couldnāt have been happier to leave the native Twitter app about 3 year ago when I got too frustrated with the constant interface changes. However, I had no idea I would be so delighted by Twitterrific. This app is beautiful, fast, and reliable. Itās developers are constantly working on it and they are super responsive when you have a problem. I would highly recommend this app to anyone. Fantastic design!
2019 Update: Still the best out there. The new themes, icons, and fonts are absolutely gorgeous. These developers are at the top of their game.
2019 Update: Still the best out there. The new themes, icons, and fonts are absolutely gorgeous. These developers are at the top of their game.
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Well I do like the cheating
Time ago I contributed for twitterrific and everything was ok and is supposed you were going to have updates in future and all. Now I opened a couple times this week and the last week and I note the developer did something to force you again to buy subscriptions you already paid. This last times I used I didnāt have ad bars nothing all well, because I paid it time ago. But suddenly I noted today a corruption in my app like a crash after update, then I opened again and I noted the developer made the trick to force you to pay again for a new system of registration. I tried to click on restore purchases and of course is a new system and what I paid time ago was a lie. The developer from time to time change app to force you pay again. Donāt believe what it says the app about there is a purchase for life. Is a lie, in one year or two you will be assaulted again. This is dishonest.
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Used to be good, alas
I had used Twitterrific for a few years and found it good enough. I even purchased removal of ads back when that was ~$5. Single purchase, mind you.
However, when the app switched to the subscription model, it started serving me pop ups demanding I subscribe. "You've helped out before, now help us again!" I decline, and before long (a day or two?) the pop up is back. If I recall right they're timed-- you have to wait a few seconds before you're allowed to say no. This is unacceptable. Yes, it's annoying and gets your attention and provokes a response-- mine was to delete the app and use a different one.
I get that software development isn't cheap. But customers are also not endless wells of money that need harassed until they fork it over either. Now, for all I know this was a special case-- I'd managed to restore purchases so I wasn't seeing any ads, so the pop ups may have been something not many people get. Still, the recurring pop ups are a shady move. I probably would have considered keeping the app and eventually subscribing were it not for those pop ups! Frankly, I'll avoid anything published by Icon Factory because of it. Those constant pop ups are just no way to treat customers.
However, when the app switched to the subscription model, it started serving me pop ups demanding I subscribe. "You've helped out before, now help us again!" I decline, and before long (a day or two?) the pop up is back. If I recall right they're timed-- you have to wait a few seconds before you're allowed to say no. This is unacceptable. Yes, it's annoying and gets your attention and provokes a response-- mine was to delete the app and use a different one.
I get that software development isn't cheap. But customers are also not endless wells of money that need harassed until they fork it over either. Now, for all I know this was a special case-- I'd managed to restore purchases so I wasn't seeing any ads, so the pop ups may have been something not many people get. Still, the recurring pop ups are a shady move. I probably would have considered keeping the app and eventually subscribing were it not for those pop ups! Frankly, I'll avoid anything published by Icon Factory because of it. Those constant pop ups are just no way to treat customers.
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