Ever since I’ve been using my HP iPaq 910c, which was a change from my iPhone to Windows Mobile, I had been searching for a Twitter application that was as good as the iPhone apps I had used.

I struggled with ceTwit, PockeTwit for a while, I tried Twobile, Tiny Twitter and Twitter’s mobile site and was left with a bad taste in my mouth.  Why?  Because I had been used to the clean, ease of use applications I got from the iPhone app store and all the Windows Mobile apps were kludgy and underdeveloped in my opinion.  They just didn’t have the polish that I was looking for.  The web based sites were not as convenient as an actual application.

Side note: Twinkle was my favorite iPhone Twitter app because of the location (who’s twittering around me) functionality.

Then, I found Twikini (http://www.trinketsoftware.com/Twikini/) by using Twitter’s search page to find windows mobile apps.  I’ve been using it since release .5 (I think) and each release has been an improvement on the previous.  The latest release, version 1.1 fixed some of the ‘bugs’ that were in 1.0 and since then, it’s been great.  Twikini is a very well written and has the polished look and feel that reminds me of what I miss about the Apple applications I used to use.  Customer support (via @twikini on twitter) is very good about getting back to users and posting updates on the program/functionality.  

The GPS integration isn’t working on my device yet, but according to their FAQ, they are working on improving GPS functionality.  In the meantime, they allow you to manually update your location (see screenshot).

Screenshot of tweet

Screenshot of tweet

One thing I’d really like to see in a future release is the “who’s twittering around me” functionality, like Twinkle on the iPhone.  

If you’re looking for a Twitter application for Windows Mobile, Twikini is the best around, as far as I’m concerned.

Get it here: http://www.trinketsoftware.com/twikini/