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24 alternatives to Hacker News
Clean, simple, modern looking and fast performing app.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hacker News launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A beautiful, clean, modern web UI for Hacker News
2022 · its alternatives →
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2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Alerts, AI summaries, and easy search for Hacker News
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hey everyone! I built HackLens, a modern Android/IOS app for browsing Hacker News with a cleaner and smoother reading experience. Why I built it I love Hacker News, but wanted: a cleaner reading experience better topic discovery modern UI lightweight performance So I built HackLens. Key features 1. Clean, modern UI inspired by minimal reading apps 2. Fast browsing of Hacker News stories 3. AI-powered summaries to quickly grasp key points 4. Read full articles directly from the source 5. Trending stories (last 1h, 6h, or 24h) 6. Built-in search to find stories and topics 7. Topic…
Jan 2026 · its alternatives →
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Hacker News app with AI summaries, smart tags, and insights.
Jan 2026 · hackthenews.app · its alternatives →
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2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hello Hacker Newsers, I have made an iOS Universal app for Hacker News. You can download it from: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hackernode/id473882597 (Clickable link in comments) Please do check it out when you get time.I have worked really hard to make it happen. It works on iPod Touch,iPhone and iPad (armv6,armv7). The iPhone interface is designed like the old Facebook for iPhone and the iPad interface is designed like Twitter for iPad. I will really appreciate any critical feedback or a nice review in the app store in case you like it :) Thanks.
2012 · its alternatives →
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Since I got an iPad I was looking for a better Hacker News reading experience than the one you can get using the web version. On the iPhone I use the ihackernews.com web app (and soon going to try news.yc). It's decent for the iPhone, but it doesn't scale good on the iPad. To my surprise, when I checked there was no decent iPad app for HN (i.e. lacking ability to comment or vote, no readability support and more). I anyway wanted to give a try to iPad development, and was looking for an interesting project to work on. Making HN reader app seemed as a good candidate. Over the last weekend I…
2011 · its alternatives →
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An easy and beautiful way to read Hacker News on your phone.
2018 · its alternatives →
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2014 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →
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I create a free HackerNews reader App for iPhone/iPod touch. I have worked really hard 2 months. You can vote / reply the news. I appreciate any feedback, any reviews to me. Thanks very very much. You can download it from: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hackernews+-free/id490595576?mt=8 You can download it from: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hackernews+-free/id490595576?mt=8
2012 · its alternatives →
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I was frustrated with current native HN Android apps so I created my own. Very clean. No ads or 'Hire Me' messages. Here's what it does: * Homepage news * Newest * Best * Ask HN * Comments * Home screen Widget * Saving news items for later reading Download here: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.glebpopov.hackernews
2011 · its alternatives →
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HN stories + comments side by side in a beautiful newspaper
Mar 2026 · hackernewstimes.com · its alternatives →
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