( Mashable ) -- Yesterday , Tweetie 2 for iPhone disappeared from the App Store . Its replacement , simply titled Twitter , is now available . This comes a little more than a month after Twitter acquired Tweetie from its creator , Loren Brichter . In addition to being free , the app now carries the distinction of being `` version 3.0 . '' If you were expecting a big update and iPad support alongside the new name , brace yourselves ; Tweetie -- er -- Twitter has remained relatively unchanged from its prior release . That 's not a bad thing ; as we reported in our original reviews of Tweetie 2 and Tweetie 2.1 , Tweetie is one of the best Twitter experiences for any platform and , in our opinion , was the winning app on the iPhone by a wide margin . That said , check out some of the new features and tweaks that you can find in the newly rebranded app : . • You can use Twitter without an account . Spy on your friends without having to actually use Twitter . • You can sign up for a Twitter account within the app itself , complete with Suggested User List . • The `` More '' tab has been reorganized and popular actions have been moved to the main action bar . • Search results include Top Tweets . In acquiring Tweetie , Twitter raised the ire of its developer community , who worried about what this means for their own applications now and in the future . Twitter has argued that it needs to have an official client to improve basic user experience . Earlier this month , Twitter for Android was released and RIM launched its own Twitter application for the BlackBerry . This means that the three hottest smartphone platforms all have official Twitter clients . If you never used Tweetie , we highly recommend downloading Twitter for iPhone . It 's just a great application and now that it 's free , there 's really no excuse not to give it a try . What is your favorite Twitter client for the iPhone ? Let us know in the comments below . © 2010 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
The app comes a little more than a month after Twitter acquired Tweetie . Tweetie/Twitter is one of the best Twitter experiences for any platform . In addition to being free , the app now carries the distinction of being `` version 3.0 ''