Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Android, iOS, macOS client for Hacker News with reply push notification launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   I developed a native macOS Hacker News client▲188

   macOS HackerNews client that aims to be a Mac-assed Mac app. Written in Swift + AppKit. - goranmoomin/HackerNews

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Desktop Notifications (webkit) for Hacker News▲5

   2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   hn.▲78

   Yet another client to browse Hacker News

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AF
   A Fast and Lightweight Android App for Hacker News▲9

   2019 · dreambits.net · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hack – new Hacker News iOS client with swipe to upvote, favorite, reply▲64

   Download HACK for Hacker News YC Reader by Pranoy Chowdhury on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like HACK for…

   2019 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6AN
   A new, clean, open source Hacker News reader for Android▲8

   2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pubo for Slack▲56

   Smarter, actionable Slack notifications.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8AS
   A Smart Client-Side JavaScript Hacker News Button▲8

   2015 · blog.giantswarm.io · its alternatives →

9. 9PH
   Pure-hn – Real-time Hacker News UI in AngularJS and Firebase▲8

   2014 · rvikmanis.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hacker News Articles Subscription and Notification Chrome Plugin▲9

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11HE
    HNMention: Email notification when someone mentions you on Hacker News▲5

    2013 · hnmention.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hacky – a user-friendly Hacker News reader built in React Native▲7

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hacker News electron app with improved readability▲8

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    HackerNows – Native iOS HN Client▲28

    Native mobile experience forged for Hacker News. Journey through stories, delve into comments, vote, post and more.

    Jul 2026 · hackernows.app · its alternatives →

15. 15RH
    Responsive Hacker News written in Go, with source▲5

    2015 · gohacker.news · its alternatives →

16. 16HN
    Hacker News in Audio for Android▲9

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17YA
    Yet another Hacker News Reader for Android.▲6

    Hopefully doesn't suck.

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18AS
    A 'swipe'able, minimal and installable Hacker News client for mobile▲6

    Hey HN folks, I built a simple, minimal and 'swipe'able HN interface to glance through HN posts on mobile. It is a PWA, so feel free to install and use it. Any feedback is welcome! Cheers!

    2025 · newz.dev · its alternatives →

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    A Facebook Messenger Bot for Hacker News▲6

    2016 · m.me · its alternatives →

20. 20HA
    HackerMint, a mobile-friendly infinite-scrolling view of Hacker News▲6

    2015 · hackermint.com · its alternatives →

21. 21TA
    Trext, an easy way to hack SMS apps [Startup Feedback?]▲8

    2013 · trext.me · its alternatives →

22. 22BR
    Beta release of open-source alerts platform for developers▲5

    2023 · emitbase.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    I open-sourced my HN comment/reply alerts service▲13

    2 months ago I launched a service that sends email alerts when you get a new comment/reply on Hacker News. I've only been able to acquire 6 users since releasing it (°ー°〃) I tried promoting it here (duuh), Reddit, and LinkedIn. Optimized it for SEO (ranking 3rd on my target keywords). All with limited success. So I've decided to open-source it! Links to... - frontend: https://github.com/mihailthebuilder/hackernewsalerts-fronten... - backend: https://github.com/mihailthebuilder/hackernewsalerts-backend I'm still using it for myself, since there's…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    "tl;dr" Chrome extension for Hacker News▲9

    2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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