TwitterrificbyThe Iconfactoryis one of the finest Twitter clients available for iOS and OS X. I’ve been using both Tweetbot and Twitterrific on a daily basis and couldn’t be happier with these fine pieces of software. Today a new Twitterrific build has surfaced on the App Store, bringing a few nice new features and a bunch of tweaks and fixes.
Twitterrific 5.6 for the iPhone and iPad, now available as a$0.99 universal download, can now render image attachments in direct messages, a feature that first appeared in Twitter’s own iOS clientin early-December(Tweetbot gained images in DMslate-December).
What else is new in Twitterrific 5.6? Read on for the full reveal..
Now your timeline will stay pinned to the top when streaming. If you want to keep your position, scroll the top tweet out of view. Live streaming is available over Wi-Fi only due to Twitter-imposed restrictions. The feature needs to be enabled in the app’s settings.
@MH3129We only know that Twitter’s streaming rules prevent us from allowing streaming over data connections.
— Twitterrific (@Twitterrific)June 08, 2025
Ajailbreaktweak called3G Unrestrictorshould take care of timeline streaming over cellular, by the way. For those wondering, they’re using background app refresh in iOS 7 toperiodicallyrefresh your timeline, meaning itdoesn’tstream in the background.
As for list management, the new version lets you add or remove lists or users from lists, edit list details and privacy settings and create new lists. Previously, you had to manage your lists in Twitter’s web interface so this will be a major improvement for folks who manage their Twitter lists on the go.
You should be really using lists to tame your Twitter feed andMacWorldhas a few useful tips on using lists to better organize your Twitter timelines and reduce information overload.
Finally, the app now makes it easy to copy whole discussions from the Share menu. In addition to these new features, iTunes release notes cite the following improvements and bug fixes:
Grab Twitterrific for iPhone and iPad for $0.99 in the App Store.
iOS 7.0 or later is required.
