NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader) vs TinyTinyClient
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader)
This app is a robust Usenet newsreader designed for mobile devices. It allows users to subscribe, manage, and read newsgroups, with features for offline access, article filtering, and binary file support. Discussions are visualized in a clear tree view for easy navigation and participation.
- Offline usage for reading and writing
- Easy group subscription and management
- Article filtering (killfile)
- Binary group support with image display
- Graphical discussion tree view
- Sync read/unread states via cloud services
- Post new articles and followups
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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 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.
TinyTinyClient
This app allows users to read and manage RSS feeds hosted on a tt-rss server. It offers features like browsing feeds by category, marking articles as read, and sharing content. Users can subscribe, unsubscribe, and manage labels for their feeds.
- Browse and manage RSS feeds
- Organize feeds by categories and labels
- Mark articles as read on scroll
- View and share articles
- Subscribe and unsubscribe from feeds
- View server information
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TinyTinyClient is an iOS app used to communicate with a tt-rss server. TinyTinyClient (also known as TTC) is used to read and manage RSS feeds that are hosted on a tt-rss server. You can use any server you'd like, as long as you have the credentials for it. Any feature suggestions or bug reports are welcome! # Features - Browse your feeds - Hide and show special feeds - Mark as read on scroll - View feeds in categories - Subscribe and unsubscribe from feeds (requires: >= API level 5) - View articles within the app - Share articles - Browse labels (requires: >= API level 1) - View server information - Publish articles - See labels that are applied to articles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TinyTinyClient at Free against NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader)'s $3.99. TinyTinyClient also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4). NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#27 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
TinyTinyClient is free to download; NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader) costs $3.99 up front. TinyTinyClient sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader) asks for nothing beyond the download.
TinyTinyClient holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader) has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader) ships an update every 2 months, TinyTinyClient every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader) | TinyTinyClient |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #27 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Clauss | Milo Gertjejansen |
Customer experience
NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader)
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In-app purchases
NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader)
No in-app purchases
TinyTinyClient
- Small Donation$0.99
- Medium Donation$4.99
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