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Add to SafariWhen comparing Twicca vs Twitter (Official), the Slant community recommends Twitter (Official) for most people. In the question“What are the best Twitter clients for Android?” Twitter (Official) is ranked 5th while Twicca is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Twitter (Official) is:
Twitter is slightly infamous for making changes to the API. At least with the official client, you stay ahead of this.
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Pros
Pro Plug-in support
Twicca supports an ever-growing list of plugins that extend the apps functionality.
Pro Light on system resources
Can be run even on older Android devices.
Pro Color-coding
Allows color-coding lists and users.
Pro Minimalist design
Twicca removes all the clutter and keeps things clean.
Pro Mute function
Allows hiding a persons tweets from timeline without unfollowing them.
Pro Multiple user support
Allows easy switching of accounts withing the app.
Pro Built-in image viewer
Allows viewing images without having to leave the application.
Pro Gets the latest API updates
Twitter is slightly infamous for making changes to the API. At least with the official client, you stay ahead of this.
Pro Clean & Functional UI design
Pro Officially sponsored
So you know it will always be supported and won't be randomly shut down.
Pro App experience similar to web experience
If you're switching from using the web client, this app will be quickly understandable to you.
Pro Inline photos
Pro Multiple account support
Allows easy switching of accounts withing the app.
Pro Supports login verification
The official Twitter app is perhaps the only app to support two factor authentication or login verification, thus providing a necessary additional layer of security to your Twitter accounts
Pro Photo editing tools
The app has filters, automatic level balancing and ability to crop built in the app.
Cons
Con Outdated design
Hasn't been updated for years.
Con Forced inside Twitter's annoying ecosystem
Con "In case you missed" feature, showing tweets other users liked in your timeline
Features (can't be turned off) that disrupt chronological timeline and/or show sames tweets repeatedly.
Con Promoted tweets
AKA ads.
Con Too many permissions
Asking a lot more permissions than most third party apps.
Con No widget
Recently took away the widget for whatever reason and that's not cool.
Con Pretty heavy
If you're on a "available-space" budget, the official twitter app is pretty bulky and you'll be better-off with a more lightweight alternative.
Con Lack of ability to view tweets in a proper timeline
Con Terrible cellular data management
If you have a limited data plan for your phone, don't be surprised if you find a whopping 800 MB consumption at the end of the month. The app really, really wants to download absolutely everything, even if you don't want to see or play anything.
