# NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader)

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id292410356](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id292410356)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id292410356`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alexander Clauss
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 3.40 / 5 (19 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.6.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-20
- **First published:** 2008-10-08
- **Size:** 3.57 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/newstap-usenet-newsreader/id292410356)
- **Website:** [http://mobile.clauss-net.de/NewsTap/](http://mobile.clauss-net.de/NewsTap/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.clauss-net.de/privacy.php?lang=en](http://www.clauss-net.de/privacy.php?lang=en)

## 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.

## Rankings

- #286,803 — Overall

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id292410356)