Finding a Facebook client for the iPad

07.04.2011

( Macworld rated 3.5 out of 5 mice ) doesn't have that problem. Like MyPad+, this $2 app attempts to re-skin Facebook's mobile touch site--but it does so in a much smarter way. (iPhone and iPod touch owners, note that there's a as well.) Pica looks very nice. The app sports a handful of themes, though it's certainly annoying that the app must reload your entire News Feed when you change to a new theme.

Rather than create its own interface elements like MyPad+, Pica simply shows the mobile site in its entirety, but with major visual tweaks. You can navigate between Home, Profile, Friends, and Inbox, and there are buttons for accessing search and notifications, too. Because Facebook's touch site doesn't yet offer an interface for accessing Groups, though, Pica doesn't either.

Pica's interface for Chat mirrors MyPad+'s; it employs a full-screen Web view taken directly from Facebook's mobile interface, without reflecting your chosen theme from the rest of the app.

Overall, Pica is a far more visually appealing experience than MyPad+, but is limited to the functionality offered by Facebook's mobile site.