Amid all Facebook's new apps, acquisitions, and add-ons, it seems that all users really want is for the official Facebook iOS app to be rid of its shortcomings. If you’re such a user and you’re on the lookout for an alternative app, you can do a lot worse than using the newly updated Pica app.
After many months of inactivity, Pica is now back, and it has brought with it plenty of improvements. To start with, the app now loads successfully. Beyond its loading screen, the app looks a lot like Facebook’s own. But it does offer speedy interactions, springy animations à la Tweetbot, plus the following new features:
Smart gestures
Multiple accounts support
Read/comment/like on your news feed
Filter your news feed by friend list/network
Instapaper and Pocket support
Favorite list for quick access of your best friends, pages, groups and posts
Keep up with friends via chat
Facebook message
Update status, share photo, check in from one single interface – accessible everywhere in the app
Full screen photo viewer with tags, comments and likes
Events and birthday lists