TUAW Review: Twitter for iPad – Blancer.com Tutorials and projects

As soon as the official Twitter app for iPad (free) hit the App Store, you could tell that it was going to be a controversial app. Immediately, the twitterverse was filled with people either commenting on how much they loved the innovative and unique user interface, and others ranting about how much they despised the UI. One of our bloggers said that she enjoyed the new features of Twitter for iPad so much that she “wanted to have a cigarette after I was done, and I don’t even smoke.” On the other hand, TJ Luoma reported in his first look at the Twitter app that “… judging by most of the comments of people that I follow on Twitter, the initial reaction is definitely one of ‘too busy’ and ‘over designed.’ “

Of course, I couldn’t leave well enough alone. I have been a fan of Twittelator for iPad ($4.99) since it appeared in the App Store, so I wasn’t expecting that Twitter would make an impact on my tweeting. Wrong. After a few hours of using the free Twitter app on my iPad, I’m pretty well smitten with it. The rest of this post describes how the Twitter app works to let you do more tweeting and less fumbling around trying to figure out how to do something. Be sure to take a look at the gallery below for screenshots of Twitter for iPad in action.

Gallery: Twitter for iPad