In an astounding battle to reclaim the best twitter client crown Carbon developers have leapfrogged competitor Rowi by introducing slews of new features in Carbon 1.3 version. With other twitter client almost out of contention, the real battle is between paid apps like Rowi and Carbon. Undoubtedly, both the apps offers slews of features that put them in line with iOS and Android apps.

In earlier version Trial mode, video preview, quote taps features were introduced. However, version 1.3 brings real gem. It introduces a whole new level of competition by implementing Timeline filters, landscape typing, read later support and plenty of other features. Push notification is slated for version 1.4. While Rowi is known for slick design, Carbon has earned ‘most polished’ twitter app moniker.

Recently Carbon was also advertised as a featured app on marketplace which itself is a big achievement. Hailing from webOS, Carbon has certainly achieved rave reviews. Here is the changelog of version 1.3.

Carbon 1.3 changelog

• Timeline filters
• Mute hashtag or tweet
• Landscape mode typing support
• Read Later support (tap+hold URL)
• New gestures
• Mark all DMs as read
• Automatic twitter account removal bug fixed
• Performance improvement
• Small redesign
• More features in list for power users
• General bug fixes

Carbon 1.3 twitter client is usually available for $1.99 from marketplace. There is also a trial version available with many restrictions. Trial version will let you take a glean at some of the features. It supports only single account. Moreover, quickline, retweet and some other functions have been cut down to encourage the user to buy the full version.

Have you tried any other twitter client on your Windows Phone? Which according to you is the best twitter client among Rowi and Carbon?

Download Carbon 1.3