If you are still searching for a good way to receive push notifications for new Twitter mentions and direct messages,
Boxcar by
appremix may just fulfill that need.
Boxcar is not a full featured Twitter client, it focuses solely on providing push notifications for Twitter mentions and direct messages. Every five minutes
Boxcar will check your Twitter account for new mentions and direct messages, and if there is anything new, you will receive a push notification. Once you have received a push notification,
Boxcar can then open your favorite Twitter client (
Tweetie and
Twitterrific are apparently the only two currently supported) from the notification itself. It's basically a workaround for the lack of push support in all Twitter apps, but it does the job.
The developer has already submitted an update to Apple that should add some more useful features, including the ability to open direct messages in either
Boxcar or your favorite Twitter client, some small UI tweaks, and multiple account support.
Boxcar is available in the App Store for $2.99.
We have also added
Boxcar to our
Apps That Push You AppList.
