tweetbotlogoPopular iPhone Twitter client Tweetbot has finally arrived on the iPad, with a user interface instantly familiar to any current Tweetbot user. Designed for the Twitter power-user, Tweetbot packs a lot of punch into an intuitive, slick interface, with unique functionality like Smart Gestures which give quick access to a variety of features through double or triple-taps.

The Next Web and Business Insider have more in-depth reviews.

The app is $2.99 and is a separate purchase from the iPhone app, a fact some users may dislike, but Tweetbot co-developer Paul Haddad explained his thoughts behind the pricing strategy to Business Insider:

People complain that it isn't $.99 or free. But we never said we'd make Tweetbot universal. If you look at the other paid universal Twitter clients they are for the most part $5 and I think we have more features than those, so we're comfortable with the pricing and having separate apps.

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Also released today was Tweetbot 2.0 for iPhone, bringing updated timeline, direct message, and reply views, as well as a number of other smaller changes. It's a solid upgrade that's free for current Tweetbot for iPhone users.

Tweetbot for iPad is available for $2.99 from the App Store. [Direct Link]

Tweetbot 2.0 for iPhone is available for $2.99 from the App Store. [Direct Link]

Top Rated Comments

NAG Avatar
158 months ago
Sheesh, skip your afternoon coffee. Solved your $3 problem. Quality apps cost money and this isn't that much money.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
BaldiMac Avatar
158 months ago
You can prove anything with facts.
ok, fine, looks lower res than iPhone.

You are confusing resolution with pixel density. They are two different things. :D
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chrmjenkins Avatar
158 months ago
At least they didn't call it "Tweetbot HD", something that always bugs me as iPad apps are lower resolution than iPhone.
I have no problem with this pricing, they make very nice apps, well worth the money and used daily, and I wont hesitate to buy this, as soon as I get home to my iPad.

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WAT
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
AppleMacFinder Avatar
158 months ago
How the logo was created...

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Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
BaldiMac Avatar
158 months ago
I agree that a universal version is the way to go moving forward. Just increase the price to cover both the iPhone & iPad versions.

Why should the people that have one device subsidize the price for people that have both an iPhone and an iPad? :)
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
*LTD* Avatar
158 months ago


As for the developer's comments - I find it perversely amusing that people who will drop several hundred dollars on a device will then complain about spending $3 on quality software for it. Tapbots is an independent 2-man operation. They have to cover their development & push notification expenses somehow.

Perfectly stated. We have no problem supporting Apple. So lets support quality developers, who help make the Apple ecosystem a reality.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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