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Pros
Pro Customizable feed aggregation
HootSuite gathers activity from numerous social networks into a dashboard display. Activity can be filtered into separate streams, and those streams can be arranged across multiple tabs.
Pro Large list of supported networks
In addition to Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, HootSuite supports many networks not covered by similar services; examples include YouTube, Tumblr, Foursquare and MySpace.
Pro Automated post scheduling recommendations
When scheduling a post, HootSuite recommends a time to post for maximum viewership. This can be overridden.
Pro Free software/open source
The source code is available under the GPLv3.
Pro Modern UI
Pro Very customizable
The user can add and arrange his/her own tabs with specific views and filters.
Pro Supports custom API
It supports API customization, so you don't need to worry about API limits at all.
Pro Works as expected
Pro Handles Mastodon, Fanfou and StatusNet too
You need only one app to read Twitter and Mastodon.
Cons
Con Steep learning curve
HootSuite is notoriously complex, and their HootSuite University learning resource is a paid premium feature.
Con Avoid, not userfriendly
Merges multiple accounts into one timeline and there is no way to get around that. This is ridiculous. only recommended if you have one account. Seeing one timeline is impossible. The app appears to be a copycat of Plume minus the ads in many ways. The app is missing the translate feature. The Trends feature doesn't work. Interactions missing features too. It's not intuitive as well, rather complicated. So very few downloads.
