LevelUp Studio is the creator of one of the most popular widget application suites for Android, Beautiful Widgets. They add a wide range of attractive functionality to the Android home screen. Touiteur (pronounced “Twitter” with a French accent) is a new Twitter application from LevelUp that gives users another beautiful and functional way to browse and update Twitter seamlessly.

There are two ways to tweet in the app: the first is by pressing the Tweet button at the bottom left of the screen, and choosing the option. The other, more seamless way, uses the seldom-used Android option of sliding down an option bar. By dragging your finger over this bar, it exposes a text input box that lets you tweet without losing your spot on the timeline. The same functionality exists for @replies and Direct Messages, including auto-completion of usernames.

When you tap on a tweet, below it appears a dynamic icon line which lets you Reply, Retweet, and DM. By pressing Links it gives all the web links and hashtags that appear in the tweet. You also have the option of showing the user’s profile, to favorite, to share via email, and to add the text to the clipboard.

One of the best things about the app is that it is fast. Really fast. Compared to its closest rival, Twicca (in terms of direct feature and look comparison) it loads your timeline at least twice as fast. Newer versions have improved speed across the board as well.

The Pro version includes multiple accounts, though the implementation is haphazard, and I would prefer it the way some other clients, like HootSuite, do it. In Touiteur, different accounts are differentiated via colored lines on the side of each tweet. These colors are completely customizable in the options menu, which is a nice touch, though.

One of the nicest features included in Touiteur is the ability to follow a conversation you’ve been having with someone. When you press on either a reply someone has made to you, or you to someone else, in your timeline, your previous conversation will show up below the tweets. I cannot stress how helpful this was for me, and it was the first Twitter client I’ve used that supports this.

Other features include auto URL-shortening and auto picture hosting support, which is standard in most Twitter apps now. Widget support is also included, which means adding a dynamic moving list of tweets to your homescreen, which can be very helpful when you just want to check your newest tweets without having to open the program.

I would like to see some geo-tagging support in a future update, as well as the ability to separate accounts into different timelines. The developer seems to be actively developing the program, and claims that features such as TwitLonger support is on the way.

Compared to other Twitter apps on the Android platform, I think Touiteur is among the best. While it doesn’t have the same name recognition as Seesmic or the new-to-Marketplace Hootsuite, it improves upon them with its speed, attractive and functional interface.

Rating: 8/10