Feedalizr Updates, Still Not A Competitor
Feedalizr, the first Friendfeed AIR app to be released, has released an update to their client. However, it’s a bit of a disappointment compared to Alert Thingy (app review), Twhirl (app review), and bTT (app review).
Changes
- Twitter integration
- Filtering options
- Comment/Like items
The Experience Sucks
Sorry to put it so frankly, but it does. You can now filter by name, date, and service. Unfortunately, the filtering options are very basic. For example, sorting items by service doesn’t give you the option of picking which services you’d like to see by themselves. I’m not exactly sure how to describe it, so you’ll have to check it out for yourself. Sorting by name filters the latest updates alphabetically by username.
Items that have new likes or comments are not filtered back to the top of the stream. Also, with the new update, Feedalizr is a serious memory hog. It’s currently using 72% of my resources as I type this post.
The Bright Side
Sharing an item to Friendfeed and Twittering using Feedalizr is simple and quick. You can easily reply to a Twitter message by clicking on the Twitter icon for an item. The username of the person who posted the Twitter item will pop up in a box at the top of the client. When posting a comment or like, the app will automatically refresh to display the new update. Still, as aforementioned, nothing new goes back to the top of the stream.
A Day Late, A Dollar Short
All in all, the upgrade is a let down and I’ll be uninstalling it sometime today. It lags behind its competition tremendously. What are your thoughts on Feedalizr?
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