Tweetbot also does a horrible job of syncing these notifications. If I’m on my main timeline I might’ve even seen the content there minutes before I’m notified of it and it appears in my Mentions tab. Tweetbot only notifies me of new messages (replies, DMs, etc) and does so with a lag of a few minutes or more. The native client can notify me of everything, instantly, on any device and does a great job at keeping those notifications in sync (if I clear them on one device it clears them everywhere). On top of that the native client doesn’t load all tweets if it has been a little while.ĭevice synchronization, more than anything else, is why I can’t leave Tweetbot. It jumps to the top or back to where I left off on the device, not where I left off on the other device. I simply cannot do this on the native client. It isn’t uncommon for me to, for example, close my computer and pick up my iPad to continue catching up on my timeline or a list. The native Twitter client displays individual tweets and threads better than Tweetbot but it is a complete failure at keeping my devices in sync. Finally, Tweetbot often misses images and other previews forcing me to open the tweet in a browser. Tweets aren’t grouped logically making threads hard to follow and many replies don’t show up at all on Tweetbot’s main timeline, even for people I’m following. I have set it that way on each and yet Tweetbot still misses too much. ![]() The Timelineīoth apps have the ability to display a chronological timeline (with the native client you have to select it as it isn’t done by default). While each app has some advantages, as of today I am back on Tweetbot for the foreseeable future and here is why. Now that I’m back in the Apple ecosystem I’ve been going back and forth between the native client and Tweetbot on each of my devices (laptop, phone and iPad). On Android I had tried the native client and a handful of other clients until I wound up on Fenix which was, at best, OK. While I love the people on Twitter, the software available to access it has been something of a comedy of errors. I’ve tried to make a break for Mastodon, and do enjoy the network, but it has been an absolute failure at replacing Twitter, particularly over the last two years as we have primarily been at home. It’s my water cooler and my connection to the WordPress world. It also clarified that Tweetbot 5 owners can use Tweetbot 6 for a year without paying the subscription.I use Twitter, a lot. On Twitter, the Tapbots said it hadn’t decided whether the two clients would ever be covered under a single subscription. Notably, the macOS version of Tweetbot - which doesn’t yet sport the number 6 - remains a single purchase. “We are calling it early access because there are many new features on our roadmap to be built as well as new API’s to adopt as Twitter makes them available,” the developer says on its site. Tapbots has released Tweebot 6 with an “early access” label. Unfortunately, the new version also eliminates some of the services you could use for shortening URLs and uploading media. Tweetbot 6 also gives you the option to open links in Chrome and Firefox, if you don’t like Safari or Tweebot’s own browser view. In addition, Tapbots has added some new themes - there are now nine in total - and alternative app icons, such as Future Noir. ![]() You should also notice more image thumbnails, as well as dedicated and ‘#’ buttons in the composition sheet. As MacStories explains, that means the client can properly display polls and Twitter cards. In return, you get an app based on Twitter’s “v2” API. “Consistent subscription revenue allows us to continuously improve Tweetbot,” a screen inside the new app explains. If you want to actually tweet, add another account or mess with a variety of settings, you’ll need to accept the company’s new subscription model. You can download the new app without paying a dime, however you’ll be limited to scrolling through your timeline. The old Tweetbot 5 client meanwhile, demanded a single $4.99 purchase on iOS and iPadOS. Tweetbot 6, the latest version of developer Tapbots’ app, now costs 99 cents per month, or $5.99 annually. One of the best third-party Twitter clients now requires a subscription.
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