NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader)

Published by: Alexander Clauss

Description

NewsTap is a powerful Usenet Newsreader for the iPad, iPhone and the iPod Touch.
Features:
- Optimized for offline usage, so you can read and write news articles without an internet connection
- It's easy and simple to subscribe, manage and read news groups.
- Filters (also known as "Killfile") can automatically mark articles as read or mark them with a certain color.
- The application fully supports the portrait and landscape mode.
- Support for binary groups (photos and other files). Photos and pictures can be displayed directly. It's possible to add photos into the photo album or open them in other Apps.
- Quotes are displayed in different colors. Colors are also used to distinguish between read and unread articles, filtered articles.
- Hyperlinks are automatically detected and can be opened in a web browser.
- Optimized article layout for the small iPhone display. The original article layout is also available.
- Navigate within the articles from within the thread view or simply by flipping to the next/previous article with your finger.
- A graphical „tree view“ visualizes a complete discussion and makes it super-easy to follow and participate discussions.
- It's possible to hide articles that are already read and to hide quotes.
- Sync the read/unread states of the articles using a „newsrc“ file with other usenet client. The sync can be done via SFTP, WebDAV, Dropbox and iCloud.
- Post new articles or send followups.
- Build-in help, which explains all the application features.

For more screenshots please look at the developers web site.
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User Rating

4.67 out of 5

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NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader) Reviews

A perfect mobile NNTP client

Adrian Petrescu on

Canada

This app’s offline-first, explicit sync connection model is perfect for the way NNTP works. It even has newsrc sync. I love it. My one big big feature request that would make me happy beyond words is the option for a monospace font. I use NNTP for technical mailing lists with lots of code snippets or ASCII diagrams and those just don’t render properly with the single proportional font the app allows. Thank you so much for keeping NNTP alive on iOS!

Easy to use

DuaneSH on

Canada

This app works well for my needs on both my iPhone and iPad. The developer is very quick with support.

Connects and downloads only rarely and incompletley

Chrisish2 on

Canada

One of the worst apps I've ever bought. Update: much improved after the most recent update. Thanks

NewsTap = NewsCrap

willowtaylor on

Canada

Junk, pure and simple. Support so elementary as to be laughable.

Easy to configure and use

Syltrem on

Canada

I was happy to find and app that let me follow technical newsgroups on my iPhone as I don't have a newsreader at work anymore. Quick and easy to configure and use, I like it very much for this use. It is lacking binary support as others have noted but I don't need it personally. Thank to the developer for this very useful app !

Binary issues...

Ex PDA User on

Canada

Most shortcomings noted by other reviewers, but most annoying for me is lack of binary support. I access newsgroups to get e-books; ePub and mobi files are filtered by Newstap. Fail!

Mmmmnotgreat

Bigbadunclebrad on

Canada

Not all functions work on IPad - reader is slow - but ok for low data posts _ does not clear read cache so you have to keep deleting group - with a few tweeks this should be great Cheers

Great

fstrelok on

United States

Best Usenet reader I’ve found for IOS. Does everything I need it to do (reading, posting, browsing) in a simple, easy to understand and smooth interface. Thank you!

Well, it works at least

WYCowboy911 on

United States

Unfortunately, it lumps EVERY message on the server into EVERY group. Example: I subscribed to only 3 or 4 groups. Every single message on the server shows up in each of the groups I subscribed to. Kinda pointless.

Loaded articles once, then they disappeared

TheShok on

United States

After that articles won’t load again, tried following steps in the support section and no luck. Wish I could get my money back.

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