The Breakroom

In early March, Twitter will launch its v1.1 API that brings with it a host of guidelines & changes to the service. As of today, Twitterrific for Mac has been updated to take advantage of this new API so that users will be able to continue using version 4 of Twitterrific into the future. This update is required and free for existing Twitterrific 4 users and can be downloaded either from the Mac App Store or from the Iconfactory if you purchased it directly from us.

Additionally, anyone still using version 4.x for iOS can update their copy via the Purchased tab in the App Store app. Please visit our knowledge base to find out how to update your older copy of Twitterrific for iOS to version 4.5.

Users who purchased the new Twitterrific v5 for iOS from the App Store will be pleased to learn that the Twitter 1.1 API was incorporated into the app from day one, so they are already set for the Twitter API switch-over. Twitterrific 5 for iOS has been hailed by users and critics alike and is currently on sale directly from the App Store for just $2.99.

Twitterrific 5.0.2 is now available from the App Store and brings with it a bevy of new features and improvements that users are sure to love. We’ve posted a short video walk-through of the major points of version 5.0.2 over on Vimeo, but they include:

• Find tweets in all timelines via ‘History’ search
• Simplified in-app browser reading mode (Instapaper or Readability)
• Image previews are displayed directly in the timeline
• In-app web browser now uses the entire screen on iPad
• Loads 100 tweets while refreshing or loading more
• Improvements to Voice Over support for the blind
• Much more

We know that users are patiently awaiting the addition of native push notifications for Twitterrific. With Twitter’s help we have begun the preliminary work on this most anticipated feature. It’s still very early and we don’t have a planned release date. Follow @Twitterrific on Twitter for the latest news and information.

Twitterrific 5.0.2 has been hailed by users and critics alike and is currently on sale directly from the App Store for just $2.99. Existing users can update to version 5.0.2 via the App Store’s software update. Enjoy!

If you enjoy getting a sneak peek behind the scenes and learning what went into the creation of your favorite apps, then this post is for you. Soon after the official launch of Twitterrific 5, Rene Richie & the gang over on the Iterate podcast had Ged and David on to talk about version 5, what went into creation of the interface, Twitter’s new guidelines and more. Episode 35 is an insightful look into the creation of Twitterrific and worth checking out.

This past week, iMore also had Sean and Craig on the Debug podcast, this time to talk about the technical side of development. If you love coding, know what nibs are or want to wax episodic about the early days of the App Store, Debug ep 5 is for you.

Our sincere thanks to Rene Ritchie and everyone at iMore for allowing us to tell the story of Twitterrific 5’s development and bring Ollie’s personal story to your ears. Enjoy!

With the release of the re-designed Twitterrific for iOS, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at the evolution of Twitterrific’s user interface. Sparked by a tweet from Jason Stoff, we combed the archives and put together a fun visual overview of how the app has looked from 2008 to the present. Needless to say much has changed since those early days, but some concepts like Twitterrific’s unified timeline and color coding of tweets have stayed true.

All of us here at the Iconfactory are gratified by the wonderful reception Twitterrific has had by both the press and the general public. The new, clean interface has won the hearts of many and our focus on improving Twitter’s reading experience has really connected with users. Macworld says Twitterrific “brings elegance to the foreground” and gives the app 4 mice. We couldn’t be happier.

If you enjoy sneak peeks into how things are made, be sure to read Craig’s Behind the App blog post. He highlights what it took to make Twitterrific 5 a reality and where we’re headed from here.

If you’ve been enjoying Twitterrific 5, please help us spread the word about the app. Leave a review in the App Store, tweet about it to your followers, blog and like us on Facebook. The app is on sale for launch for just $2.99, so now’s the perfect time for friends to come on board. Thanks for your support, enjoy tweeting!

We’re pleased to announce an entirely new and innovatively designed Twitterrific, available today as a universal application for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Twitterrific 5 has been re-thought from the ground up for a better experience and brings with it an entire host of improvements and refinements. Tweeting has never been simpler, easier or more delightful. Here are just some of the features of version 5 for iOS:

• Newly designed, beautiful user interface
• Customizable themes, fonts, sizes & more
• Pull to refresh
• Easy account switching
• Powerful gestures for quick control
• VoiceOver support
• People search
• Timeline syncing via iCloud & Tweet Marker
• Much more

If you’ve been looking for a fast, light and elegantly designed Twitter client then look no further. Twitterrific is easy to understand and a delight to use. The unified timeline lets you read and post mentions and direct messages from a single view and the new theme panel lets you tailor the way tweets are displayed. Change fonts, type & avatar sizes, adjust line spacing and brightness effortlessly. Gestures let you quickly respond to tweets, change accounts or view conversation threads with minimum effort, and robust VoiceOver support means Twitterrific is accessible for the hard of seeing on iOS.

Twitterrific 5 is a completely new app, available today from the App Store for a special launch price of just $2.99. This special price won’t last long, so be sure to swoop over and pick up this new, beautiful Twitter client today. We invite you to visit the Twitterrific home page to learn all about version 5, get answers to frequently asked questions and order Twitterrific related goodies.