Another idea popped in my mind: I don't know what the api and rules are, but AFAIK, an app could register itself to open, when the user opens a url with a certain prefix (for example, I think Facebook.app opens and displays iTunes' wall when you go to 'facebook://itunes' - I don't use Facebook so I don't know for sure, but I've seen other apps do this).
You can register for 'newsyc://'.
Now, when a user is on, say, 'http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3814563, if s/he opens a simple bookmarklet (which is a 2-line javascript code), s/he'll be redirected to 'newsyc://3814563', and magically your app would open!
I bought it just after it was announced for iPad, and used it a few times but stopped afterwards. For me, not having a chronological timeline of submissions (like 'http://www.hckrnews.com/) is a deal breaker.
Rating a comment (not a submission) is also a little hard. It takes a whole second for the controls to appear. A faster animation would be nice.
Don't get me wrong, just like the title says, it's the only iPad client that doesn't suck, and it's a great one. I recommend buying it. But it could be better.
Thanks for taking the time to create this. I know such apps usually don't generate huge revenues...
And another suggestion: use inputAccessoryView (http://stackoverflow.com/a/8998216/347353) to add a bar on top of keyboard when posting a comment (for the character asterisk, for italic text)...
Excellent! I love this app. Now if you could only do something about the HN performance issues, the app would be an even greater pleasure to use! Thanks for your hard work.
But it still lacks basic features such as opening the story without visiting comments or a back button to return to previously viewed threads
E.g., I've lost this thread after opening other stories and only managed to find it again because I've saved previously