Twitter clients and iOS devices are a marriage made in heaven. The same way you watch movies on your 42-inch TV or play Arkham City on your 360, iPhones and iPads just feel right when it comes to the microblogging service. I believe it has to do with the level of customisation and app variety available on the App Store. But since Twitter took over the scene making Tweetie the official (and free) client, only a handful of developers dare to code alternatives. Until now.
Twittelator Neue [iTunes Link] by Big Stone Phone is the latest incarnation from the family of Twitter clients that became extremely popular a couple of years ago. Forget about those, because besides the egg icon, everything was been redrawn and rethought to please today’s user needs.
The most surprising thing with Twittelator Neue is its picture-centric approach. It's clear that Ollie Wagner and Andrew Stone took in consideration the huge popularity of photo-sharing services on Twitter - see Instagram - and decided to include it in the core of the client from day one.
The result is a rather pleasing experience where the app teases you to have a quick peek at pictures integrating them directly on your timeline. Simply tap the image and a fancy animation will transition to the full view mode, displaying the picture on its own stripped from the odd TwitPic or Instagram web elements.
The same can be said for URL links. Tapping on a tweet with a link will open small preview of the site, allowing you to move to the full screen browser with a simple finger gesture. I have seen similar mechanics in the official Twitter app version for the iPad, so it's nice to see the concept on a smaller device too. As a side note, iTunes links seem to be blocked, so no worrying about abandoning the app to open the App Store automatically.
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