Twittelator's edge among the current crop of unofficial iPad Twitter apps is its large feature set. While most users will be fine with the standard array of tweets from those you follow, mentions, and direct messages, Twittelator also includes a large number of themed channels (like sports and politics), which spotlight top tweeters in several smaller categories. You can also set up your own lists of Twitter users, should you want to create your own personal channels instead of reading one big feed.
You can set a custom background using any saved images on the iPad.
On top of offering a larger chunk of the overall Twitter experience, Twittelator also includes some unique UI touches, such as customizable backgrounds, tweeted images showing up directly in the feed, and a swipe-to-post feature that prevents you from accidentally tapping "send" while typing out a tweet.
Channels let you find top tweeters in various categories.
It's a fairly robust app with a distinctive look, but we can't help but feel a little underwhelmed by its use of the iPad screen. In portrait orientation, the tweets only take up a portion of the total space, while the landscape view relegates friends' tweets to a small box on the left. And without a free option at this time, we have to believe casual tweeters will flock to other options first.
Twittelator is a fairly robust app with a distinctive look, but we can't help but feel a little underwhelmed by its use of the iPad screen.
Twittelator 1.1
COMPANY: Stone Design Corp.
CONTACT: www.stone.com/twittelator
PRICE: $4.99
REQUIREMENTS: iPad
Large feature set; distinctive appearance.
Doesn't make great use of the iPad screen.
jpear
March 29, 2011 at 9:15pm
I bought the app for iPad2 but it's confusing tome. No where does my list of Tweets appear from the people I follow! I tried everything to have them show up. Seems all i can do is write drafts on a big yellow notepad. I wish I wouldn't have spent the $5. I just use Tweetie and/or Twitterrific on my iMac or HTC EVO when I feel like twittering!
Tweets
July 08, 2010 at 9:13pm
Nice job with the Twittelator review. I agree with your summary completely. I happen to like "Tweets", developed specifically for the iPad. It makes great use of the iPad's space and performance, while maintaining a pleasingly simple interface to a number of core and unique features. In my opinion, it's well worth looking into if you're in the market for something purpose-built for your iPad.
