apps / 292410356
NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader)
News
Alexander Clauss · News · $3.99 · US storefront
- rating
- 3.4 ★
- ratings
- 19
- updated
- Jan 20, 2026
- released
- Oct 8, 2008
v5.6.3
visible word pool · 4 words
title 27/30 chars · subtitle 4/30 chars
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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…
latest US reviews
★★★★★
Well, it works at least
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.
— WYCowboy911
★★★★★
Loaded articles once, then they disappeared
After that articles won’t load again, tried following steps in the support section and no luck. Wish I could get my money back.
— TheShok
★★★★★
Works just fine
I have no idea what others are complaining about. Possibly setup wrong. Anyways, I use this every day now, after being away from Usenet for many years. It’s fast, the layout is fine on the iPad screen and it is easy to navigate. A bargain at $4.
— naddy6969
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