NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader)

It's a nice app. An oldie too. One thing I think is curious is that it still doesn't have a url-scheme, so you can't share a post with someone else. I'd like to see the developer create a url-scheme that can be used to jump to specific posts on specific servers, and also add sharing of posts and servers to the iOS share sheet. It can't be that hard. I get that it's niche but the whole app is niche. Own the niche I say.

As a usenet application it’s ok but the filters (killfiles) need the option to Delete posts. As it is, simply marking them as read still leaves them cluttering up the timeline. A kill filter should do just that, kill the posts, ie delete them. By definition they are not wanted, not just marked as read.

Having not read news for several years, I'm really glad to find that NewsTap still exists and is supported: thanks!

NewsTap is a functional news reader, and while I don't think it will win design prizes, it works. Best NNTP reader I’ve found. The update fixes iOS 9 compatibility and now scales to the bigger iPhone sizes.

So happy to see this superb update to Newstap. I really missed it when the iOS9 beta broke it and it's great to have it back. It was definitely worth waiting for. Usenet junkies are a dying breed, so I really appreciate the hard work the developer has put into this app. Thank you!

It was good under IOS8 but doesn't work under IOS9.

Seems to have broken in iOS 9

Functionality wise it would be OK (forgetting the dreadful interface for implementing 'filters' (ie. killfiles),) but unfortunately the performance is very poor. Basic interactions like skipping from message to message invoke a complete freeze of indeterminate duration, or one time in ten it crashes completely. Changing settings in something like a filter doesn't actually work so you have to delete and start again every time, which you'll be doing a lot because the absence of a 'show full headers' option on messages means setting up a filter is a matter of trial and error (assuming they actually work at all - I've yet to successfully get any to work.) Could be good but let down by, being blunt, amateur programming, reminiscent of 1990s freeware quality. Absolutely not worth paying for in its current state.

Mr Clauss has done it again. He has a very good pedigree behind him, I remember CAB on the Atari. So if you want a basic usenet reader then this does the job, not had a single problem and great for keeping an eye on the group when you are on the move or in the loo.

I think this is an excellent usenet reader and I'm very happy with it. However, F For me, it is really essential for there to be a one touch facility to mark a group as Read. Possibly a one touch for marking ALL groups read as well. And with an option in the set-up NOT to have to confirm such one touch commands. Wilf