15+ Best Twitter Clients for BlackBerry Users

Twitter helps in keeping ourselves upto date has shown enormous growth in micro-blogging platform. If you do not want to miss a single tweet from a person you are following than you must install and use twitter client on your BlackBerry. Below is the list of 15 Twitter clients for your BlackBerry device.

1) ÜberTwitter

It is a fully featured Twitter client for BlackBerry device that is mostly used by BlackBerry users. UberTwitter lets you update your Google Talk status with your last tweet, making your tweets reach to more number of people and also allows you to send videos embedded in your tweet. Pictures can also be uploaded to a site dedicated to serving ÜberTwitter users. UberTwitter automatically update your location without any requirement of GPS hardware. Visit feature List of UberTwitter.

Download UberTwitter on your BlackBerry Device

The ÜberTwitter client supports BlackBerry devices running 4.2.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, and 4.7. Select the correct download based on your BlackBerry OS version. You can determine which version of the OS your BlackBerry is running by looking under Options->About. Click the appropriate link below from your BlackBerry device and follow the on-screen instructions.

For 4.2.1 Devices | For 4.3 Devices | For 4.5 Devices | For 4.6 Devices (Bold, new Curves) | For 4.7 Devices (Storm, Tour)

2) TwitterBerry

A powerful twitter client for your blackberry mobile that lets you post Tweets to the Twitter website, without loading the XHTML form in your browser. Besides posting new Tweets, you can view your friend’s timeline, or the public timeline. The timelines show the user’s icon, the Tweet, username, and relative time for easy browsing. Tweets and icons get cached thus saving bandwidth. Pictures can also be sent to TwitPic straight from inside the media browser. It works over the data network, so you don’t need to use SMS service. Supports BlackBerry OS 4.1.0+.

Minimum Requirements

1. BlackBerry OS 4.1.0+ (BlackBerry OS 4.2+ for TwitPic support)
2. BlackBerry Internet Browsing Service (BIS-B or BIBS) OR a BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) OR a direct TCP data connection

Supported Devices

BlackBerry Tour, BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Curve 8900, BlackBerry Curve (8300, 8310, 8320, 8330, 8350i) Series, BlackBerry 8800 Series, BlackBerry Pearl (8100, 8110, 8120, 8130) Series, BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8220, 8230), BlackBerry 8700 Series, BlackBerry 7130 Series, BlackBerry 7100 Series, BlackBerry 7200 Series, BlackBerry 7520

Visit http://orangatame.com/ota/twitterberry/ on your BlackBerry to download TwitterBerry on your BlackBerry. You can also download TwitterBerry for installation via BlackBerry Desktop Manager or BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Download ALX files for Desktop/BES installation: TwitterBerry.zip

3) TwiXtreme

TwiXtreme is yet another powerful BlackBerry Twitter client created by Xtreme Labs. The tool allows you to upload pictures, view graphics, Re-Tweet, send Direct Messages, view nearby tweets and profile of twitter users, checks for new tweets every minute if the app is open. You can also search with TwiXtreme.

Supports

BlackBerry with OS 4.2.1 and higher.

Download – TwiXtreme  

4) SocialScope

SocialScope is a powerful Twitter and Facebook client for BlackBerry. The user interface is easy to navigate and allows options for update interval, retweet, notifications and more.  You can also tab users in addition to timelines, replies and direct messages.

Features:

1. Post updates to all your social networks with one click
2. View all your social network status updates and picture updates in one place
3. Address Book Integration allows you to save your contacts’ social network information and see their updates from the address book
4. Support for standard BlackBerry shortcuts, r – reply, d – direct message, c – compose update, b – bottom,  t – top, f – favorite
5. Post updates directly from your Inbox
6. Twitter search support with #topics highlighting throughout BlackBerry
7. @username highlighting
8. One click access to the “in reply to” messages
9. BlackBerry spell checker support
10. Tabbed Interface so you never miss replies, direct messages or updates from specific contacts
11. Direct message interface makes it easier to see conversations
12. Post pictures via TwitPic from the camera or BlackBerry Media app
13. URL Shrinking with bit.ly with the BlackBerry Browser integration

5) TweetCaster

TweetCaster is a new and full featured twitter client for BlackBerry SmartPhone users. With TweetCaster you can shorten URL’s, share Pictures send @replies and retweets, toggle between multiple accounts, view trending topics and your current location is updated automatically via inbuilt GPS locator in addition to all the standard features needed to enjoy a complete mobile Twitter experience.

Handmark is selling the app for $4.99 at Store. The company is offering TweetCaster for free in exchange for a “tweet” about the application here. Intelligent idea for promoting their twitter client.

Supports - BlackBerry smartphones running OS 4.3 and above

6) BBTweet

It is an open source twitter client for BlackBerry that does not eat away your bandwidth and seamlessly integrates Twitter with your message inbox. BBTweet works over the data network, so you don’t need to use SMS service. Many new features on the way for future versions.

For details visit http://code.google.com/p/bbtweet/ or download OTA from this link (latest release) or this link (stable release).

7) Tweeteev

Blackberry and Android client for Twitter to be launched soon. The interface, features and experience that Tweeteev provides will totally change the way you use Twitter on your mobile phone. Stay tuned to this blog for updates.

TweetGenius

Right now the app is available for BlackBerry 8900 and Bold but support for other devices is coming soon.

You need to shell out $4.99 for license for one device and they you will be allowed to move it to a different device. Stay tuned to this blog for updates.

9) Viigo

This is my personal favorite for my BlackBerry Bold. The UI is very simple to use and allows you to splits up timelines, replies and messages into separate feeds. The app lets you send articles to Twitter in the same way you email them to friends with only one click. To tweet an article:

1)       Open the article you want to tweet.

2)       Scroll to the bottom of the article and click the Twitter button.

3)       If necessary, specify your Twitter user name and password.

4)       Modify the message that will accompany the Tiny URL of the opened article.

5)       Click the Post button.

Visit here to download Viigo. You can also download it by going to http://getviigo.com on your mobile browser. Supports almost all version of BlackBerry.

10) Logpost

A full featured free Twitter client for Android, Windows Mobile, iPhone, Palm, and BlackBerry devices. The app provides a web based interface customized for these phones. With Logpost  BlackBerry users can follow friends, carry out direct conversation and add new friends. Visit: Logpost.com/login from your BlackBerry device to use Logpost.

11) Twibble

One of the powerful Twitter Client for BlackBerry device, Nokia or any other java enabled smartphones with GPS support. It supports video, pictures, GPS, Search, and more for twitter and twitter compatible servers.

This is a beta version (Current (beta) version is 0.9.25) and will expire on September, 30th. twibble also comes with a couple of different themes you can chose from.

Download – twibble.jad twibble.jar

12) BlackBird

It is a Twitter client for the BlackBerry device and provides almost all the functionalities of native twitter. BlackBird display tweets as the hyperlinks that can be opened inside the BlackBerry Browser. The user’s avatar is visible only when you view the details of the tweet. With BlackBird timeline data is cached in persistent storage.

Downloads BlackBird Version 0.5.23, 2009-03-23

Over-the-air download: Blackbird.jad

BlackBerry Application Loader install – Blackbird.alx | Blackbird.cod

13) Yatca

Twitter client application for BlackBerry (OS 4.6+) that delivers updates and replies directly to your device’s inbox. The app lets you tweet and reply in much the same way that you work with email and SMS.

Download – Yatca (OTA)

14) TinyTwitter

It is yet another twitter client for any Java enabled BlackBerry, Windows Mobile Pocket PC or any Smartphone. The app has got simple interface and takes less resource while running. Saves your bandwidth. Visit http://www.tinytwitter.com/m/ directly from blackberry and select Recent Java enabled phones (MIDP 2.0).

Download – Tinytwitter OTA

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