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(Photo : Tapbots via Screenshot)Since Twitter suddenly took down the API used by third-party apps in January, popular clients like Tweetbot and Twitterrific instantly stopped functioning.After blocking the applications' access to Twitter content, the social media firm did not issue a comment about the matter for nearly a week.Last week, Tweetbot and Twitterrific developers upgraded their defunct apps with additional features, as reported by TechCrunch. By clicking the new "I don't need a refund" option on their nonfunctional apps, they are encouraging subscribers to deny a refund.Through the Tweetbot app, customers may move their subscription to Ivory, the company's Mastodon client. In Twitterrific, however, it is not allowed to switch subscriptions. The startup did not develop a Mastodon client that may be a viable alternative for subscribers' payment.Subscribers who sympathize with independent developers may show support by refusing the refund.Shuttering of Tweetbot, Twitterrific, and Other Twitter AppsWith an official modification to its terms of service, Twitter eventually forbade the creation of any apps that were substantially similar to the official Twitter app.Without any prior warning or explanation from Twitter, developers of Twitter clients that had been in use for more than a decade were suddenly forced to shut down their services. They even had no opportunity to wind down their operations or notify their users.Two of the most popular Twitter clients, Tweetbot and Twitterrific, each had thousands of existing subscribers who paid for their services on an annual basis.Next month, MacRumors said customers would get pro-rated refunds since the applications would not work. This will hurt companies that do not know their revenue will be cut off.Tweetbot and Twitterific will be liable for these reimbursements. John Gruber of Daring Fireball compares this to a situation when an employee is terminated and then has to repay the previous six months of

TapBot’s TweetBot isn’t the most affordable Twitter client on iOS, but the download is definitely worth every cent, at least as far as I’m concerned.And with Twitter killing off its TweetDeck software on iOS, Android and AIR platforms beginning May 7, the selection of free Twitter clients on the App Store is about to become a little less comprehensive.If you were looking for an excuse to treat yourself to a copy of TweetBot – which costs three bucks for the iPhone/iPod touch and an additional $3 for the iPad edition – you’ll be wise to consider taking the plunge following today’s update, TweetBot 2.8. Check out the new features right after the break…The biggest news in TweetBot 2.7 is Media Timeline, an all-new feature that filters your timeline by listing only video and image content your followers tweeted out.You can switch to your Media Timeline by scrolling to the top of a timeline and hitting the new rightmost button, right next to the search box. The other button lets you switch back to the normal list view of your timeline.Here’s a nice screenshot, via MacStories.The screenshot top of post depicts Media Timeline in the iPad edition of TweetBot.MacStories editor Federico Viticci spent some hands-on time with the new TweetBot.Likening Media Timeline to “a mix of Tweetbot’s existing style and Instagram’s photo feed,” this is his take on the new feature:Overall, I’m a fan of the new Media Timeline. It makes scrolling through photos a more relaxed, visual experience that is well distinct from Tweetbot’s more option-rich regular timeline.His only gripe with the feature is that it sometimes cuts off longer tweets in order to keep the same size of tweets across the entire timeline. You also can’t tap on avatars to open their timeline and are required to open the image first and then tap and hold to bring up the contextual menu, as opposed to simply tapping and holding on the inline preview.The image viewer itself has been redone and now behaves much like in the Mac edition of TweetBot, down to the loading indicator. Specifically, you can now dismiss images with a vertical swipe, in addition to reaching out to the Back button in the top left corner, as before.Other changes in this release of TweetBot include fixed Instagram previews, “various other bug fixes” and the tweet detail view now displaying the number of Favs and Retweets, something

Tapbots, the creators of the extremely popular Twitter app Tweetbot, have released Netbot, an iPhone and iPad client for the Twitter-like social network App.net. If you're a fan of Tweetbot, you'll immediately feel at home with Netbot with its identical interface, familiar sounds, and simply outstanding design.There are three main tabs in Netbot: Timeline, Mentions, and your profile. If you tap on a post, a toolbar will slide out from under it that gives you options to reply, repost (re-tweet), star (favorite), share, and more. You can also double-tap on a post to see its details or triple-tap it to reply (triple-tap can be changed to repost, star, or translate in Settings). Swiping a post to the right will open the conversation view and swiping to the left will open the post Detail view. If you use Tweetbot, you should already be familiar with all these gestures.App.net profile pages allow for a "cover photo". In Netbot, profiles pages show the user's cover image at the top of the screen and, if you swipe down, the image will grow and zoom with the interface. If the user does not have a cover image, the default dark, charcoal background will be in its place. On any given profile, you can look up the user's posts, followers, following, mentions, and stars. You can also mute or follow users from their profiles.The last two tabs in Netbot are customizable by holding your finger down on them. Your choices are stars, search, or mute filters.Netbot

To watch the Oscars and don’t want to see your feed hijacked by commentary and film-based quips? Not a problem—Tweetbot can block all of this stuff long enough to keep you in the dark and keep your timeline clean and clear. Tweetbot also has an iOS app available as a separate purchase that largely emulates the experience we’ve described above onto a smaller display. Tweetbot continues to be an excellent Twitter client for both iOS and Mac in 2020, and if you’ve fully invested into the Apple ecosystem, you’ll want to make sure you grab both as soon as you can, since the two apps feature a syncing functionality that bring forth one of the best experiences for Twitter today. This includes matching where you left off in your timeline, unread statuses for tweets you haven’t seen, and automatically syncing mute filters, so your experience between the two platforms is consistent and easy-to-follow. Overall, Tweetbot is our favorite Mac desktop client for Twitter by a longshot. No other apps we tested on the Mac App Store can come close to touching the experience, featureset, and customization offered by Tweetbot, and that’s why we love it. Tweetbot might be a bit expensive for a Twitter client, but between its muting functionality, cross-device compatibility and syncing between iOS and MacOS, and support for third-party services like Bit.ly, Droplr, Pocket, and Instapaper, Tweetbot is incredibly easy to use and makes browsing Twitter a lot more capable and fun than what we’ve seen from the basic Twitter website. If you’re on MacOS and you’re a Twitter fanatic, you owe it to yourself to grab this one right away—even at $9.99, you won’t regret it. TweetBot for MacOS Tweetium for Windows 10 In our eyes, the best Windows-exclusive Twitter app you can grab this year is still Tweetium, a third-party application available on the Windows Store for just $2.99. Like Tweetbot, there are some standard limitations to using a third-party Twitter app on Windows instead of the website or official client, but overall, we’re really big fans of what Tweetium brings to the table in

Read in app Square's Card Case is a winner. If you haven't noticed, we cover a lot of apps here at SAI: Tools.While many apps make it into the ranks of our weekly Apps Of The Week column, few stick around on our iPhone home screens for very long.We've picked out our very favorite apps for iPhone and iPad this year, and stay tuned for our Android picks coming tomorrow. Tweetbot is hands down the best Twitter app for iPhone. Apple Tweetbot is just the best little Twitter app.It's so meticulously crafted, from the little clicks when you tap buttons to the friendly yet ergonomic app layout.Every feature you could want from a Twitter app is here, like Instapaper integration and in-line photo viewing.Tweetbot lets you swipe to view tweet conversations, double tap to view links, triple tap to reply, and tons more. Believe it or not, after using Tweetbot for a few days, you'll be a master of its crazy nuances, and you'll be all the better for it.Price: $2.99 Will Flipboard for iPhone be Apple's app of the year too? Apple Flipboard is a late entry, having only come out yesterday. The fact is, Flipboard for iPad was app of the year 2010, and Flipboard for iPhone is almost as good.Flipboard is the app for browsing news visually across all of your news sources like Twitter, Facebook, and Flipboard's curated built-in categories.The app is a pleasure to use because of it's elegant flip-flopper vertical design. It's one of a kind.Price: free Oink is the hottest new local recommendations app. Oink sets itself apart from every other local recommendations app by letting you rank anything, like a hamburger, a mojito, a public piece of art, a video game, or anything else you can think of.Since Oink asks you to rate and tag actual items instead of restaurants/museums/bars, it's easy to search for "the best coffee" or "the cheapest pancakes."Oink already has 100,000 users, and is growing rapidly.Price: free Verbs for iPhone and iPad is the prettiest new IM client. Apple If you like to chat using AIM, Google Talk,

To with TweetDeck. That said, an improve coat of paint goes a long way here, with Tweeten being far easier to use than TweetDeck ever was. Customization is the key to Tweeten, and it doesn’t stop at columns. Everything from profile photo size to emoji options allow you to truly have the Twitter experience of your dreams. Font size, themes, photo shapes, and much more are all able to be customized right in the settings menu. Tweeten also restores normal reply chains, so it’s easy to read through a thread without having to deal with Twitter’s newer reply system. GIF support, video downloads, filters, and much more all backup a robust Twitter experience, and if you know CSS, you can customize the app exactly how you want it. It’s truly the most creative client online today. As an app based on TweetDeck, you still get the entire suite of features from that app too, including scheduling tweets, multiple account logins, and much more. Since you aren’t limited to just using the app on a single desktop computer, having access to the web client also helps to make it truly one of the best Twitter clients available today. There is a link to donations on the website, but everything is available for free—donations don’t unlock anything, it just supports the development of the app through the future. Tweeten TweetBot for MacOS On MacOS, it’s impossible to find a better exclusive desktop client than Tweetbot. Though the price of entry is a bit steep at $9.99, we’ve found the app to be more than worth the money for its design, functionality, and multiple account support. Tweetbot is an entirely inconspicuous app on MacOS—it can be as active or inactive as you’d like, with settings for half-screen mode, full-screen mode, or background mode. The Tweetbot icon shows up in your Mac’s menu bar at the top of your screen, meaning the app can stay in the foreground or background exactly as often as you need. Let’s take a look at this award-winning app for MacOS. Design-wise, Tweetbot is one of a kind, combining