Metal for Facebook & Twitter 3.0
Fortunately, Metal for Facebook & Twitter integrates the two networks in a clean and versatile interface that will surely keep you from going back to their same old official apps.
Sleek and clean interface with lots of tools
The app is packed with everything you need, it launches with a comprehensive tutorial showing new users all the neat things that they can do inside the app. The first thing that you need to do after launching the app is to log in to your Facebook and Twitter accounts.
The app uses material design and it has a side menu for accessing all sort of sections and features. Although, the UI is very clean and intuitive, it does have some settings that you can adjust. It comes with four themes that you can choose from and you can enable a bar in the notification screen, to make it easier to access the app.
Check out your Facebook and Twitter feed
It doesn't take long to update your feed and the app allows users to access all sort of sections, using the toolbar at the top of the screen. It also has a search bar for finding all sort of items on Facebook and there's the option to sort posts by most recent or top stories.
It has all the functionalities of the official Facebook and Twitter apps, but with a lot more features. The side menu allows users to switch between the two networks seamlessly and access all sort of interesting tools.
More features
The app was built mainly for Facebook, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't work for Twitter also. It lets you adjust notifications and even block images so that it wouldn't take up too much mobile data.
Use the notification bar to open Metal for Facebook & Twitter on top of other applications that you're using and to check your feed fast. You can also have the app display the desktop version, in case you like that one better. The app lets you make all sort of changes to your account, it has all of the tools that you might find on the desktop versions.
Hits & Misses
hits
|
misses
|
Bottom Line
Design / UI9
Sleek and clean interface, that makes it easy to switch between apps, check your news feed and apply a different theme. |
Function9
It works just fine, it's packed with all sort of interesting tools and it even opens on top of other apps, if you want to quickly check messages. |
Security9
Fortunately, this app needs a lot less permissions from your phone, compared to the Facebook app which is considered to be quite intrusive. |
Battery8
Probably the best thing about this app is its battery consumption which is considerably lower compared to the official FB app. |
Price10
It doesn't come with any ads or in-app purchases, which is quite nice. |
Compatibility7
The app should work on devices running Android version 4.1 or later, making it inaccessible to some users. |
It's a must-have app for any Android phone.
Specifications
- price:
- 100% Free
- current version:
- 3.0
- reviewed version:
- 3.0
- developer:
- Nam Nghiem
- category:
- SOCIAL NETWORKING
- os version req.:
- Android version 4.1 or later
- age rating:
- 12+
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 1028