Showing posts with label torrent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label torrent. Show all posts

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Review: tTorrent

Torrent? Well, like Windows system, Android also has torrent downloading apps to be used.

I found among all the existing torrent app in Play Store, tTorrent to be the best app available, and apparently the first to include search and download features in a single app.



If you search the Play Store for torrent, you will find tTorrent at the top 5 in most countries. In the screen shot, it is number 3.

tTorrent advantages:
- built in search (you will be ask to download search engine at first search, download it)
- it connects to several popular torrent servers: bitsnoop, isohunt, pirate bay, limetorrent, extratorrent, etc.
- free version can have at max 250 kBps download speed
- you can set tTorrent a certain number of download torrent simultaneously, remember 250 kBps is split to the number simultaneous torrent download actively running
- limit upload speed, by default it has unlimited speed but you can set it to specific speed at min 5 kBps
- can be set to shutdown after download completed
- good news, Windows' viruses don't work on Android
- automatic saving at stop point should the internet connection got cut off, whether it is caused by power drain or just broken connection
- share magnetic link
- easy access with torrent file

Disadvantages:
- battery hog
- tends to overheat the smartphones
- beware of virus, malware and spyware (not all anti virus can detect them)
- beware of fake files
- if you use quota based internet, it will drain your quota like a gold-digger

Why use tTorrent?
- to sample music before you purchase the CD/DVD
- to sample movies before you buy the collectible version
- to sample software before buying the license

Of course for every good thing, there is a bad thing also. I don't know whether by reviewing this app, tTorrent will have problems with Google or not, but so far I found tTorrent to be the best torrent available in Android so far. Try it, maybe you like it. If you like it, don't forget to buy it. Support the maker.