Be Your Own Magazine's Editor With TweetMag

Just in time for the holidays and the pending Christmas iPad rush, TweetMag, the new Twitter-based magazine app has finally made its way to the App Store. In case you missed it, here is the concept, as explained in our preview:

TweetMag uses the same concept as Flipboard, but makes it even better. After signing into your Twitter account, it will create an iPad magazine based on what is being shared on your feed. That is, each article becomes a box composed of some text and the lead image. Then, you can tap it to access the entire post in a mobile-friendly format. All this Is powered by natural gestures and a beautiful interface. Another good point, it doesn’t bother with the link-less noise that consists of your friends describing how much they love what they’re having to eat.

So is it a Flipboard killer? It depends on what you're looking for. In a nutshell, TweetMag only aggregates Twitter content, unlike Flipboard which also supports Facebook, Google Reader and Flickr. In my opinion, it does a much better job with Twitter, thanks to the fact that it completely aggregates the posts linked and makes it much easier to create new magazines. Since I personally only care about Twitter integration in Flipboard, I have replaced it with TweetMag. If you care about Flickr or Facebook as well, and want it all in one place, then Flipboard will probably be a better choice for you. Also, Flipboard is free while TweetMag will cost you $4.99. As an amazingly designed new approach to Twitter, I think it's worth it. But, at this price, I must admit it's probably not for everyone. Here's how it looks on video, from my preview: