When comparing Twitter (Official) vs NewsTab Reader, the Slant community recommends NewsTab Reader for most people. In the question“What are the best news readers?” NewsTab Reader is ranked 15th while Twitter (Official) is ranked 40th. The most important reason people chose NewsTab Reader is:
The ability to read an article directly in the app in a simplified view without having to load each article in a separate browser again is very convenient.
Specs
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Pros
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.
Pro Simplicity of reading articles without distracting content around
The ability to read an article directly in the app in a simplified view without having to load each article in a separate browser again is very convenient.
Pro Smart
It finds the best stories in the feeds.
Pro Combination of design and functionality
Design is beautiful and really easy to use. Options to save and read later, to add any rss url, to follow by #.
Pro All in one
It is totally FREE, easy and fun to use, and with amazing feed catalog.
Pro Allows users to find and follow any RSS feed
Cons
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.