BlackBerry Twitter Clients

A year ago, the competition between clients for Twitter was just starting to heat up.

Earlier this month, RIM announced the launch of its native Twitter client through invitations to download the BETA version.

On Friday Seesmic released an update to its client, integrating Ping.FM (a company acquired last year by the Seesmic group).

SocialScope announced at the beginning of the year that they were no longer sending out invitations, as they hoped to surprise their users with a major app overhaul.

So, which client is the best for me?

It’s tough; I write about these three for the following reasons:

SocialScope: In my opinion, the best client. Integration of Facebook updates, PUSH updates, low request overhead, and battery savings. The bad: it’s invitation-only, and they haven’t sent any in over six months.

 

Twitter for BlackBerry: the native client (PUSH updates, official ReTweet, Follow/Unfollow, regional Trending Topics, detailed profile, image preview, and integration with TwitPIC). The downside: when you refresh manually, it’s a huge battery drain.

Seesmic: In my view, the fastest at refreshing updates. Integration of Ping.FM and access to official ReTweets. Very noticeable battery savings.