Ukuba sithetha ngabathengi be-Twitter kwi-iOS, wonke umntu uya kuthi i-Tweetbot yeyona nto sinokuyifumana kwintengiso namhlanje. Ngokukodwa, ndiyekile ukusebenzisa isicelo sakho emva kokubona ukuba yonke iminyaka emibini, ihleka bonke abasebenzisi bayo ibanyanzela ukuba bathenge ingxelo entsha, isicelo esitsha esineendaba ezimbalwa kakhulu xa kuthelekiswa nohlobo lwangaphambili, nangona ixesha lihamba longeza imisebenzi emitsha. . Lo mgaqo-nkqubo wokuhleka kwabasebenzisi bawo kungekudala okanye kamva uza kuwuthatha, kwaye ukuba akunjalo ixesha. Ngaphakathi kwi-iOS sinezinye iindlela ezifanelekileyo ezinje nge-Twitterrific, umxhasi we-Twitter ongakwenzi ukuba uhlawule yonke iminyaka emibini njenge-Tweetbot. Ndimele ndivume ukuba andenzanga nto xa ndingekho kwi-Tweetbot, akukho nto.
Okwangoku kwi-Mac, i-Tweetbot sesona sicelo silungileyo esinokusifumana kwi-ecosystem ye-Apple, kufuneka kuthiwe, kuba ayikho enye indlela ngaphandle kwesicelo se-Twitter. Ukuzama ukulungisa le app ilahlekileyo, umphuhlisi we-Twitterrific nje yazisa ngephulo lenkxaso mali yeKickstarter, ifuna intsebenziswano yabasebenzisi ukumilisela inguqulelo yeMac yesi sicelo sibalaseleyo se-iOS.
IProjekthi Phoenix, njengoko ibizwa njalo le projekthi, ifuna ukunika enye indlela kubo bonke abasebenzisi abathi, ngenxa yokunqongophala kwezicelo ze-Twitter, banyanzelwe ukuba basebenzise eyokuqala okanye iTweetbot. Iconfactory, abaphuhlisi be-Twitter bafuna i-75.000 yeedola ukulungiselela ukwenza le projekthi, abathi bayakubona ukukhanya ngaphambi kwehlobo lalo nyaka. Ngokuqinisekileyo andilazi inani labasebenzisi abanokuthi babe nesicelo se-Twitter kwi-iOS, kodwa andazi ukuba abasebenzisi abaqhelekileyo kwesi sicelo bazimisele kangakanani ukusebenzisana kule projekthi. Ngenyanga siza kuyazi impendulo, nangona emva komhla ekwazile ukukhulisa i-22.000 yeedola.