Android OS’s popularity have steadily been on the rise since it was released into the market, and since it has become a serious contender for the likes of Apple and Blackberry. Since the launch of Android, app numbers have been increasing tremendous with over 500000 applications currently available in the Android Market.

With social media being part of our daily lives nowadays, the need for Facebooking or Tweeting on the go is increasing and having the perfect application to accomplish your task is what matters. Here is a list of what I deem is the three best Twitter clients available for the Android platform.

Twitter for Android

Twitter for Android is the official Twitter for Android developed by Twitter themselves. The app has everything one would need from a Twitter client and then some more, this was developed by Twitter themselves so it should be good.

When it comes to speed Twitter for Android is lightening fast, but this may be due to the fact that the timeline does not get updated when you open up the application. The downside about Twitter for Android is that it’s unfortunately only available for Android 2.1 (Eclair) and up.

It looks sleek, works great, is fast and free, everything one would want from a Twitter client.

Twidroyd

Twidroyd is known as the ultimate Twitter client for Android, something big to live up to, but Twidroyd does it well being packed with features.

Twitdroyd has support for plugins, list edits, native bit.ly support and a offline outbox should your network connection drop while sending that all important tweet. This all however comes at a small price, to get your hands on all these features you will have to fork out a few bucks. There is a free version available but forget about multiple accounts and the fancy things above, the free version however is still a great product.

The interface is easy to navigate and lightweight, everything is where it should be and with plugin support you can easily expand Twidroyd for extra functionality like showing locations on a map.

Seesmic

Seesmic is my new favorite Twitter app for Android, Seesmic recently released a new version of their application for Android adding some great new features like Google Buzz support.

Seesmic has support for multiple accounts and its interface is clean and easy to navigate. Out of the box it has support for an array of third party api’s for URL shortening and video and photo uploading. This all can be done right from where you type your tweet. Also the new in-line image preview functions is a nice addition to Seesmic, now you do not have to click on a image URL to see whats behind it, it will show a thumbnail in your timeline.

It has native support for Geolocation, enabling you to see who of your friends tweet nearby you on a map. Seesmic also comes with a nice widget you can place on one of your homescreens and notification alert when someone mentions or DM you while you are not using the application.

The nice thing about Seesmic is that all these features are available to you in a free application on any Android smartphone.

Conclusion

All of the above Twitter clients have the basic functionality that allows you to send out a tweet, but they also have their own unique features that makes them outshine the rest. If you are into nice looking applications with all the functionality needed for tweeting then I’d say go for Twitter for Android. If you are a power user wanting all that extras and do not mind forking out a few buck then go for Twidroyd, it possibly is the best application out there for Twitter if you don’t mind paying.

If I had to choose a winner out of the three I would with out a doubt choose Seesmic, I have used their desktop client before and ditched it after a month or two, but the new Android client is really a great app. It comes with everything a normal user would need and then some more for the power users, and the best thing is all its features are free.