SneakyTweet for iPhone

21.06.2010
From all appearances, seems to be on a mission to create the ideal Twitter app. Its latest offering, , improves upon the developer's . Despite some unique features, though, SneakyTweet suffers from some services that are difficult or nearly impossible to figure out.

After you download SneakyTweet, go to the Settings app and enter your Twitter account information. The app supports up to five different screen names. Once that data's in place, you can launch SneakyTweet and dive into its many customization options.

Similar to TvvitterBug, SneakyTweet's main screen has five tabs, with 12 feed options. Depending on your preference, you can assign different timelines, different retweet feeds, direct messages, favorite tweets, and on and on. A button in the top left corner with gears printed on it opens up all of these options.

There is also a List function, which you can use to create custom feeds with only certain friends. You can also assign a tab to display a feed of a trending topic you're interested in tracking.

Once your display settings are in order, SneakyTweet offers another layer of customization, this one involving your own tweeting. The app provides a simple keyboard tab for composing a message, along with a toolbar tab for all of the fancy stuff.

You can tweet pictures (choose from four different Twitter picture services) as well as shorten URLs using TinyURL. All you have to do is type in a URL, tap the URL button, and watch it transform. You're supposed to be able to post video as well, but I found that every video I selected would freeze the app or appear to load but not show up in the tweet.