Alright I admit it, I’ve drank the Twitter kool-aid. For a while I was in the “I don’t care what you’re doing right now” camp, but have since discovered that it really is a great way to keep up on current events, find interesting people and keep in touch. And like a number of geeks, I carry several mobile Internet devices at all times. So I gave as many mobile Twitter clients/services a try, and here’s what I’ve found.
Note: you can always follow @simplehelpblog on twitter. I’d be happy to answer questions or offer suggestions!
Note 2: if you’re looking for iPad Twitter Apps, check out 5 Great Twitter Apps for the iPad.
| Name | Platform |
| ceTwit | Windows Mobile 6, Windows Mobile Smartphones |
| Hahlo | designed for iPhone/iPod Touch, probably works in any browser, web based |
| Jargong | see this page for supported phones |
| Jitter | Java. Any mobile phone with CLDC 1.0 / MIDP 1.0, which should be pretty much any phone supporting MIDlets. In other words, if you can run downloaded games on your phone, you can also run Jitter. |
| MobileTwitter | jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch |
| PocketTweets | web based for the iPhone or iPod Touch |
| psychzzz | web based, should work on pretty much any browser |
| SQIJ | Windows Smartphone 2003SE, Windows PocketPC 2003SE, Windows Mobile 5/6 Smartphone, Windows Mobile 5/6 PocketPC |
| ThinCloud | designed for iPhone/iPod Touch, probably works in any browser, web based |
| Twitter2Go | web based, WAP or xHTML-MP interface |
| Twitter Email | any mobile phone that can send email |
| Twitteresce | Java J2ME enabled phone |
| Twitter Flashlite | FlashLite 2.x enabled device |
| Twitter IM | any mobile phone that supports Jabber, Gtalk and LiveJournal chat |
| Twitter Mobile Home | web |
| Twitter SMS | Any phone that supports sending SMS text messages |
| Twitter Webdebolsillo | web |
| TwitToday | Windows Mobile 5/6 touchscreen PDAs |
| Twapper | web |
| Twobile | Windows Mobile 5 or above Touch-screen device (no touch-screen=no work) |
ceTwit
Works as advertised. The author tests on an HTC TyTN II (AT&T 8525) and a Samsung Blackjack, but he has tried to make it Smartphone friendly. For what it’s worth, it worked like a charm on my HTC S621. Well, user icons weren’t displayed, but I would consider that a feature not a bug, as it uses less bandwidth (Canadians will appreciate that). Update: I got in touch w/ the author, and he confirmed that the Smartphone version doesn’t support avatars, intentionally. Of all the Windows Mobile Twitter clients I tried, this is the one that remains on my Smartphone. Download here.
Screenshots:
 Timeline |
 Action menu |
 Timeline options |
 Update |
Hahlo
Another web based Twitter client designed specifically for iPhones and/or iPod Touches. So no jailbreaking or software installations required – just point Safari to http://hahlo.com. Of the web based clients, this one was the most “buggy” for me. A direct message sent to a friend apparently just disappeared into the ether. With that said, it does have a lot of features and the UI is decent.
Screenshots:
 hahlo home |
 Timeline |
 Update |
 Replies |
Jargong
I’m actually glad I don’t have a supported phone. This is another one of those “the entire world in one” applications. Here’s their schtick – “Jargong is Social Networking (Flickr and Twitter), Instant Messaging (MSN, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, Google Talk and Jabber) and Feeds (Google Reader) in a single client application”. Phew. If you’ve used this app and have some thoughts to share, by all means do so in the comments and I’ll update this paragraph accordingly.
Screenshots:
 Twitter part of Jargong |
 Personal timeline |
Jitter
Jitter is Java based, so it’s almost guaranteed this one will work on your phone. Very minimal, low bandwidth, text only. A tiny bit ugly, but certainly functional. I’m a little confused why it had people in the “send a direct message to” list that I’ve never added to Twitter, but eh, no big deal. Perhaps the coder assumed everyone adds Scoble to Twitter.
Screenshots:
 Java apps list |
 Update |
 Jitter Options |
 Timeline |
MobileTwitter
I think this was the first actual Twitter app for jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touches. I could be totally wrong. It’s functional, not ugly, what more can I say. It looks a lot like the web interfaces (PocketTweets etc). But it has a cool icon for your Dashboard. Install it via Installer.app.
Screenshots:
 Public Timeline |
 Update |
 Light on the Prefs |
PocketTweets
Another web based interface to Twitter, but very specifically created for the iPhone and/or iPod Touch. Just visit http://www.pockettweets.com from your iPhone/iPod Touch. It is very slick, loads quickly and it’s pretty feature rich. Of the web based Twitter interfaces for the iPhone, this one is my favorite.
Screenshots:
 Timeline |
 Toolbar |
 Update |
psychzzz
Very plain. Kinda blah. Only allows you to update Twitter, not read friends updates etc. But it gets the job done, and it’s certainly low bandwidth. Just point your mobile browser to http://mobi.psychzzz.com. You an also run a few other tools from the page, like “Domain Checker” and “Site Ping”.
Screenshots:
 Home page |
 Sign in and update |
SQIJ
I try to stick to the saying “if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything”. I’m making an exception here. Seriously, don’t download this software if all you’re looking for is a Twitter client. SQIJ is actually a collection of “Applets”, and Twitter happens to be one of them. If the other Applets appeal to you, and you want a Twitter client, maybe this software is for you. Things that annoyed me: you have to run a setup.exe w/ your phone docked (just give me the .cab please), you have to create a SQIJ account in order to add the Twitter applet and it was slow as death. With all of that said, the actual UI wasn’t totally ugly or hard to use.
Screenshots:
 Your “SQIJ’s” |
 Following list |
 Timeline |
 Update |
ThinCloud Twitter
This is a web-based Twitter client designed specifically for iPhones and/or iPod Touches. That means you don’t need to have a jail-broken device, just load https://twitter.thincloud.com/login in Safari. I preferred PocketTweets, but you may not.
Screenshots:
 ThinCloud home |
 Friends list |
 Timeline |
 Update |
twitter2go
Uhhh something’s awry at twitter2go.com. Or at least in Internet Explorer Mobile. The “bookmark” function (which is a bit of a security risk as it saves your username and password in plain text) doesn’t work, trying to view someones status will only display one specific user (no matter what name you enter). The update feature, however, works perfectly fine. Even if you’re determined to find a simple web based Twitter client, I’d skip this one.
Screenshots:
 At least Update works |
Twitter Email
There are a few 3rd party services such as http://emailtwitter.com, but I’m not sure I’d recommend them. Though you can set up an account with them so you don’t have to email your password each time you want to update, it’s still not ideal. A better solution might be to sign up for tumblr, find the private email address used to update your tumbl blog (it’s in the “goodies” section”) and then use http://twitterfeed.com to import your tumble blog RSS feed.
Twitteresce
For some reason, Twitteresce fails to install (on my Java J2ME enabled phone). I transferred the .jad file to my phone several different ways, and I get a default “this Midlet failed to install” error. Such is life. If you have an experience using this client, please feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll update accordingly.
Twitter Flashlite
I don’t have a Flashlite enabled phone, so I couldn’t give this one a try. From the dev: “The application just updates the status message but I am thinking to add support for other Twitter APIs. There are bugs in application (not saving credentials in SharedObject, bad graphics, bad user-interaction (UI, soft-key-mapping). I would post the code later after fixing/cleaning.” I’ve tried leaving a comment on the devs site asking for some screenshots, but I’m not sure it went through. Ah well.
Twitter IM
From: http://help.twitter.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=28
Twitter asks that you verify your Jabber, Gtalk and Live Journal chat addresses, just to make sure that you’re you. If you haven’t added your IM address to Twitter, follow the first set of instructions. If you’ve added your IM address but your updates aren’t posting, skip down to the second set of instructions.
- Log in to Twitter.
- Click on the Settings link in the top navigation bar.
- Click on the Phone & IM link.
- Click to verify your IM account. That should do it!
Twitter Mobile Home
Point your mobile browser to http://m.twitter.com/login. Login. Done.
Twitter SMS
First see: How to activate your phone for Twitter
Then text your update to:
Note that Twitter won’t charge you anything for sending the SMS messages, but your cellular provider might.
Twitter Webdebolsillo
It works, it seems to have all the features you’d want, and it’s entirely in Spanish. If I could read Spanish, I’d have more to comment on, but even from just clicking around I was able to find most of the features you’d expect (friends timeline, public timeline, direct messages, etc).
Screenshots:
 Timeline |
 Profile |
 Timeline clickable links |
TwitToday
Looks brilliant. Couldn’t get it to show up on a Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone today screen (non-touchscreen device). As the author states “When posting a tweet, the key is speed. I don’t want to wait to launch an app, I don’t want lots of features. I just want something to take my message and post it.” Which is exactly my view. I’m bummed I can’t give this one a shot. Or I should say, I’m bummed I’m not smart enough to figure out a way to get this on my today screen.
Screenshots:
Twapper
Here goes. Twapper is a 30 Boxes and Twitter mashup. Kind of. Visit http://m.30boxes.com/twapper in any mobile web browser (or regular browser) and enter a username. You’ll see their updates and friends updates. Or, go directly to their username by using the URL http://m.30boxes.com/twapper/rossm, where rossm is the user you want to view. If you want to update your Twitter status, send direct messages etc – join 30 Boxes, add twitter to your Web Stuff, and post an update to twitter from their Status line. Then login on your mobile and you are good to go. Too much of a hassle for me, so no screenshots for you!
Twobile
Since I don’t have a touch-screen Windows Mobile device, I couldn’t actually test this one. Anyone who uses it regularly and has an opinion, please feel free to share it in the comments and I’ll update this paragraph. Twobile can be downloaded here.
Screenshots:
 Update |
 Featured |
 User status |
 Twobile settings |
Thanks for taking a look at ceTwit, I appreciate the feedback and the good words
Catch you on twitter.
You forgot about Tiny Twitter too. http://www.tinytwitter.com/
Good post – I’ve tried a lot of these out, and there are a lot of good ones.
Another one for the iPhone / Touch jailbreak crowd is Twinkle – which offers Locate Me features so you can see who is tweeting near you. We did a mini-review of it here:
http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/2008/04/09/twinkle-new-iphone-twitter-client-uses-locate-me-features/
Sorry to hear you had trouble with TwitToday. Did you install it to main memory? I’ve heard of people having problems with Today screen plugins if they are installed to storage cards.
You forgot about TwitterBerry! My Blackberry wouldn’t be nearly as much fun without this app.
Twitter2Go works fine for me and is really simple. I can view the user name for anyone on the system. Maybe there was a problem with the Twitter API when you tried but you might want to try again.
Very nice review — Thank You
You must check out http://m.slandr.net/ It is working great on my BB Pearl. It has replies, direct messaging, users overview, search and geo. Really nice web client!
Thanks for the links.
If you are running a Smartphone or Pocket PC that has the Windows Live Messenger client running on it you can also add as one of your contacts and once you’ve authenticated to the http://ping.fm website you can begin tweeting your brains out. It works quite well.
Видела что-то подобное в англоязычном интернете, в Рунете про такое как-то не особо часто посты увидишь.
You just forgot the best Twitter iPhone App : TwitterFon
Great list. We were missing some of these on http://EverythingTwitter.com and will make sure we give you credit and put them on there. We are over 175 Twitter tools sorted be category
Check this Twitter app for Java equiped phones (MIDP2) , “Twitter Mobile” . Offers some really good features and probably has the best UI from all the apps out there. Free to download from http://www.twittermobile.co.uk/index.php.
You forgot to mention http://m.mwd.com its best mobile site and I just can’t believe you did not post that
Just got ceTwit! Just what I needed for my HTC Touch Pro… thanks!!
Um, the link to the sms twitter doesn’t work
you said twitteresce didnt install.. did you have the .jar file? you only mention the .jad file. But you really need the .jar file.
how do i download twitter to my cellphone nokia navigator 6110
Hiii,
i have been using twitter on my phone and it has recently stopped working and comes up with ‘HTTP status 403′ everytime i try and sign in can you help me fix this please?
i just use my phones browers to get onto the site and log in that way but it is just not working can i download an application to make it easier if it continuses to not work?
please help i love twitter on the go!
I successfully loaded TwitToday on my HTC Mogul, but it didn’t work. The best I’ve found for WinMobile is Twitula. You need to load the .Net Compact 3.5 from microsoft to get it to work, well worth the effort
Cool post loved it.
Another great Twitter app is Twikini…however I guess they are switching from their Beta version right now, as mine is not working.
Since this post came out, I have used a new mobile addition for my Blackberry and it’s way better than Twitterberry. Uber Twitter has a much better interface and I can see direct replies and profiles in a much quicker, easier to access fashion. Great app but still in Beta I think.
Thanks a million for the post. Its a wonderful post.
Interestin read…What is the best twiitter app for N95 8GB any ideas??? Thanxxxx
OMG thank u so much i couldnt get mine to log me in!! thanks <3 celene
What about Snaptu?
check http://snaptu.com
You seem to have missed another Windows Mobile twitter client there: peSHIr Tweets. Maybe not “up there” when it comes to GUI (which is sort of intentional), but rock solid and stable, and some nice, possibly nowhere to be seen features.
Second the Snaptu comment – it came second in a Twitter user vote for best mobile Twitter app – tis the best
Dude you forgot the best one ! http://m.mwd.com
http://twittme.mobi is full featured mobile twitter site, designed to run on any phone!
thx for the info……
can i get twitter on my lg vx9200 env3 carrier verizon wireless
Wow, this list of Twitter services help me a lot, thank you
http://twetmob.com/
1. Upload image directly
2. Auto shorter URL
3. and have 3 color template
4. Easy To use
Wow! I had no idea there were so many web-based clients for Twitter!
Anyone ought to take the time to post articles or reviews as good as this one and never saturate the internet with nothing!! and, I will share this with all of my friends!.!. and then, Continue the great work!.! and also, Thanks a lot for your instructive articles this specific infos very usefull!!
Now that we have these tips it helps alot!!
i have samsung chat phone, when i use an app like ngpay, some app ask to type one time pasword/verification code to go further, now how can i see this code which i recieve by sms without exiting from this app, because once i exit to read this sms, the code becomes irrelevent
where is zune soft on this list?