Was reluctant to purchase ...

But, as a longtime usenet newsgroup participant who was looking for a simple, yet configurable interface that allowed threaded newsgroup reading and replying on my iPad2, Im extremely happy with my purchase of NewsTap. Ive used desktop versions of every nntp client out there over the years and can truthfully say that this app is as good as the best in ease of reading and replying in text based newsgroups, and it really leverages the screen real estate on the iPad. Highly recommended!

1Karlac about NewsTap (Usenet Newsreader), v3.2