When comparing Tweedle vs Talon, the Slant community recommends Talon for most people. In the question“What are the best Twitter clients for Android?” Talon is ranked 3rd while Tweedle is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose Talon is:
Pictures are overlayed on top the screen and can be pinch-zoomed.
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Pros
Pro Great theme customization
You can choose between 5 different themes, including light and dark themes. You can also manually set up Tweedle colors yourself, choose to display avatars or not and what you want actionbar to look like.
Pro Detailed notification settings
You can have separate notification settings for your timeline, mentions and direct messages for each account. Refresh time can be set between a minute and 4 hours.
Pro Customizable columns
You can customize what columns you want shown - home, mentions, messages, favorites, retweets, trends, search and lists.
Pro Embeds photo & video previews
Tweedle embeds previews of photos and videos in your timeline.
Pro Multiple user support
Allows for easy switching between different Twitter accounts within the app.
Pro SSL encryption
You can have all your communication with Twitter encrypted.
Pro Real-time notifications
You can choose to have instant push notifications when on Wi-Fi.
Pro Mute function
You can remove tweets of a user from your timeline without having to unfollow them. As well as mute specific words or hashtags.
Pro In-app browser
Allows following links without having to leave the application.
Pro In-app image viewing
Pictures are overlayed on top the screen and can be pinch-zoomed.
Pro Talon Pull
A feature called Talon Pull creates a quick-access (from you notification area) pop-out window that shows your timeline. Does not require opening an app and does not show an icon in the status bar.
Pro Real-time notifications
At the expense of more battery consumption you can have notifications pop-up as the events take place.
Pro TweetMarker Support
Pro Embedded Youtube video support
Youtube videos play back within the app.
Pro In-app browser
You can follow links and articles without having to leave the application.
Pro Theme support
Light, Dark and Pitch Black themes are available out of the box and you can also download/create other themes.
Pro Native Dashclock Widget support
Dashclock Widget brings advanced features and notifications to your lock screen, including Talon notifications.
Pro Supports 2 users
Allows for easy switching between 2 Twitter accounts.
Pro Powerful filters
Allows for filtering out only videos, pictures or links.
Cons
Con Lack of functionality
Unable to insert image to scheduled tweet. Invisible some menu in dark theme.
Con Drains battery
Depletes battery life.