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24 alternatives to Hacker News Client

Realtime HN Client

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 Client launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   hn.▲78

   Yet another client to browse Hacker News

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   HNwatcher▲136

   Track keywords and users on Hacker News

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   HN Follow▲69

   Follow your friends on Hacker News

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hacker News Search▲92

   a faster hnsearch

   2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Slack-HN▲99

   Read Hacker News right from Slack

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HN Cards▲142

   Stay on top of Hacker News, Tinder-style

   2014 · lollicode.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   HNSlack▲135

   Get the front page of Hacker News in your Slack, every day

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   HN Search (Experimental)▲112

   A new experimental UI for Hacker News Search

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MackerNews▲84

    Beautiful Readable Hacker News Articles

    2015 · mackernews.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    HNDigest▲61

    Top Hacker News stories in your inbox

    2014 · hndigest.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    HackerBracket▲219

    A community for sharing hacks

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Postatic▲196

    Create your own HackerNews

    2014 · postatic.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hazumi News 3.0▲99

    Alerts, AI summaries, and easy search for Hacker News

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    HackerBuzz▲68

    Hacker News trend visualization

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Top HN▲5

    A simple live real time dashboard for Hacker News

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hackernews push▲61

    Push only most popular stories on HN

    2014 · push.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    thenews.im▲116

    Designer News + Hacker News

    2014 · thenews.im · its alternatives →

19. 19HH
    HNLive – Hacker News in Real Time▲51

    2016 · hnlive.cf · its alternatives →

20. 20
    A Modern Hacker News Client▲14

    A fast, keyboard-friendly Hacker News client. Browse Top, New, Show HN, Ask HN, and jobs, read comment threads, and sign in to vote, comment, and submit.

    2019 · hn.matthewblode.com · its alternatives →

21. 21NH
    New Hacker News web client▲128

    2014 · hack.ernews.info · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hacker Beat▲2

    Real-time tech news

    2018 · hackerbeat.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    H▲6

    Tech news & discussion from Hacker News

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    HackerDaily▲87

    A less addictive Hacker News

    2020 · hackerdaily.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →