Tweetie vs Tweetie 2

Tweetie is by far the most popular Twitter Application in the App Store. Just when everyone thought that the application couldn’t get any better Tweetie 2 was released. Every little thing that people were slightly upset about was fixed and Tweetie was given a complete makeover making it both an organized and attractive application (oppose to the former ugly yet organized look. Although this application has seemed to be like a perfect update to a great application there is still one big fault: this update is not free it’s an additional whopping $2.99 putting it on the more expensive end of applications, although the price I think is quite reasonable it makes former Tweetie users angry and makes them question whether the update is worth it.

Above us are the different looks between Tweetie (left) and Tweetie 2 (right). Although the two applications look quite simliar you’ll notice small aesthetic changes that make it so much better. The sensitivity to finger touches has been improved greatly (like sliding contacts to see additional options on the original Tweetie was pretty buggy but with Tweetie 2 I have had no problems with it). You will also notice that features such as retweeting and image uploads have all been improved and more short cuts have been added.

The greatest feature that I have seen to be added in Tweetie 2 are the profiles. Although viewing profiles before has been there the new way of viewing it is both prettier and includes more detail then the original did. Another improvement on that note is the fact that you can now alter your profile settings within Tweetie. Look at the Images Above for all the cool features added to profiles.

So in the end the two applications do in fact have several features that have been added upon the already amazing application (without losing any speed, if anything I have only noticed a speed increase). Do I think it should have been a separate app with an upgrade cost of $2.99? No. Do I believe it’s a great update and everyone should spend the money to upgrade it? Yes. Although I don’t agree with the pricing it is an amazing app and fills all the holes that the original Tweetie application, so if features that I listed are essential to you, support developer and buy Tweetie 2.