I switched from Shrook, which i still use on my desktop. I set up a google reader account that is streamlined. So far I'm pretty pleased.

I switched to Reeder and never looked back.

v2 crashes over and over. unusable.

No longer syncs unless you have a Google Reader account. Looking for something else.

the only app that let's me have feeds on Mac and iPhone in sync. Great work!

No integrated browser => fail!

The desktop version of NNW is beautifully crafted while this iPhone version of the app is negligently designed and ugly.

—No landscape mode;
—Information scrambled in a totally botched folder structure;
—No access to clippings;
—No flagging nor access to flagged items.

It is a rudimentary, inferior product, but the only one — in my knowledge — that has a desktop version (and an impeccable one) with which it can synchronize.

NewsGator Online for iPhone was my gateway drug to RSS frenzy, and I was highly anticipating the native NNW app. And while Brent Simmons is doing a kickass job of revving his app, it's still got a few fundamental flaws (for me, at least):

1. Any reading-intensive app simply MUST have a landscape mode. You're just not tapping into the strengths of the device if your text-heavy app doesn't work with the accelerometer.

2. The "location" setting should, by default, use the same profile that you've got defined for NewsGator Online. Setting up a new one by default just introduces confusion. It's good to have the choice to do it on your own, but it's bad to make the disconnect happen by default. Also, I shouldn't have to type in the name of my Location profile. Error-prone. Make it a Select element.

3. There's got to be a better flow from Feed List --> Article List --> Expanded Article. Currently, there are too many taps to go from an expanded item back to the article list, and without a "Mark as Unread" button, you risk losing the article you were just looking at (I know he's currently working on the "Mark Unread" button). I just think NewsGator Online for iPhone really got it right: put brief synopses in the article list, and allow the user to expand the items right in that view. There should only be three views: Feed List, Article List, and WebKit View, all three of which should allow landscape mode.

Gripes aside, this app only has one real competitor: NewsGator Online. But, since that won't cache your stuff for offline viewing, NNW has a leg up in that regard. I have no doubt that it'll continue to improve, given Brent's stellar track record for attention to detail.

I moved my feeds to newsgator from Bloglines for this sole reason. A++

The newest version is much better, and much faster, than the first release.