Integrated apps vs individual apps

[DannyNvrr]

Hello everyone, I'm kinda new here.

I came with a question that's been bothering me for a few days...

I wonder if It's better to have several individual social networking apps (Twitter, Friendcaster Pro and Instagram) that have working push notifications so I don't have to set them to refresh every 5 minutes than one app that Integrates all services (SocialScope, Tweetdeck) that uses pull notifications and has to check the servers every 10 minutes so I can get "near immediate" notifications.

Which option is better battery life wise and MB saving wise.

I've asked around twitter on some local accounts in Venezuela but I'm getting mixed opinions and I was wondering if the biggest android community on the net could give me a clearer answer!

Thanks!

 

[chanchan05]

battery life wise, integrated is better, since only one app checks. And push notifications eat more battery than interval refresh.

 

[DannyNvrr]

battery life wise, integrated is better, since only one app checks. And push notifications eat more battery than interval refresh.

Even if I set the interval refresh to 5 min? Also, could you recommend on of this apps? I'm currently trying SocialScop and I like it but it is still in beta and the notifications sometimes don't show up on time.

 

[chanchan05]

I just use Tweakdeck because I use Tweetdeck on my desktop.

 

[Tre Lawrence]

I have gone against everything I believe in and have multiple apps LOL.

I just re-downloaded Socialscope; used it since my BB days, and the new update makes it even better. The only thing missing (for me) is multiple twitter account management, FB pages management and possibly scheduling tweets. I do love the combined feed for Twitter, FB, Instagram, Tumblr and 4Square.

I also have Tweetcaster Pro (scheduled posts and beautiful UI) and Seesmic (FB pages and multiple Twitter accounts).

I have ample space, so hey. I am trying to move towards Socialscope, but I just might keep the others for their specific niches.

 

[DannyNvrr]

The thing is I own a low end device, and don't have the means to upgrade to a better one. So I have very limited internal memory, ram and battery life, and that's why I'm trying to figure out which solution is better.

 

[Tre Lawrence]

Got ya. For me, it would boils down to the features you need the most.

I can give pointers on the three: Seesmic, Scope and Tweetcaster Pro.