Re: NNW vs. Reeder

[whiteout_box]

BD,

I know this is a NNW-forum, but would you mind telling us/me if there
are any issues with Reeder? Anything you don't like?

I've basically given up on NNW/iPhone at this point. I'm also affected
by refresh issues (apart from the old and well-known bugs), but it's
pretty much pointless to report these bugs. Given Brent's/NewsGator's
resources it would be foolish to maintain this particular version, and
the new version is nowhere to be seen.

So, is Reeder worth the money?
Thanks.

On Oct 17, 11:49 pm, BD <bdet...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So after waiting 4 months for iOS 4 support (retina display,
> multitasking support, sync not always working, not having to force
> quit the app half the time) and 2.5 years for mark as unread, I
> decided to take the $2.99 plunge and try out Reeder for iPhone
>
> I have been using NNW for Mac, iPhone, and iPad and have always liked
> the apps, even with the extremely frustrating lack of any significant
> updates, even to address crucial bugs. But it's now gotten to the
> point that it is no longer usable.
>
> Look at the list of feature requests on the user voice site (http://
> nnwiphone.uservoice.com/forums/56410-general/topics/56974-i-suggest-
> you-/filter/top)
>
> Almost every single request on there is in Reeder!! What a joke. How
> does it take so long to add *ANYTHING* to the app? Nothing has been
> changed, fixed, or added since about a year ago except for the Twitter
> authentication issue. Brent claims that he is working on the coding
> for all 3 apps - if he truly is, then he's gotta be the slowest
> developer on the planet. Other apps and developers are running laps
> around this guy.
>
> I use to tell all my friends to use NNW, notwithstanding the poor
> reviews on the app store and the near unanimous recommendation of
> Reeder on app review sites. That day is no more. You people should
> stop wasting your breath asking Brent for a feature request or to fix
> the damn thing so that it even works properly.

[Gavin Lawrie]

On 18 Oct 2010, at 14:29, whiteout_box wrote:

> So, is Reeder worth the money?

Yes, on the iPad - where it is almost perfect I think. On the iPhone it is OK - but I prefer Byline. Both are better than NNW.

HTH

[BrentSimmons]

Reeder's a cool app, no doubt -- but please take the discussion to a
more appropriate place. Thanks!

-Brent