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24 alternatives to Hacker News for Android
An unofficial Hacker News 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 for Android launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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- 5HN
2011 · market.android.com · its alternatives →
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An elegant way to experience Hacker News on Android
2022 · its alternatives →
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This app and widget and related code is free to use for anyone. This was a side project to learn Android, Kotlin and the many libraries that came along with it. Screenshots in the Google Play link above. app code: https://github.com/ddxv/hackernews-app backend api: https://github.com/ddxv/hackernews-api There are many Hacker News apps, but this one focused on two features: - Widgets: This app supports dynamic widgets using Compose Glance. The widgets can be themed and set up with one of the three main categories: "New", "Top" and "Best". - Themes: Both…
2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · hacker-news.news · its alternatives →
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2014 · play.google.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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An easy and beautiful way to read Hacker News on your phone.
2018 · 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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2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hackerflow is a native mobile app for Hacker News. Explore, discuss and discover the best stories from the Hacker News community.
Jun 2026 · hackerflow.app · its alternatives →
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I made a Hacker News reader for iOS with React Native and Redux. It was mostly for me to learn more about React Native, but I'm really happy with the result. Let me know what you think! I'm hoping to add a lot more features, the first being a settings page with some color settings and dark mode. App: https://appsto.re/us/czg7hb.i Code: https://github.com/seanyesmunt/hackernews
2017 · its alternatives →
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Browse Hacker News faster, smarter, and distraction-free.
Jan 2026 · hacklens.berranova.com · its alternatives →
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Hopefully doesn't suck.
2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · dreambits.net · its alternatives →
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Hey Android Geeks, I open-sourced the Hacker News Droid app and the API. App Download Page: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.glebpopov.hackernews App Source: https://github.com/glebpopov/Hacker-News-Droid-App API Source: https://github.com/glebpopov/Hacker-News-Droid-API Cheers, Gleb
2011 · its alternatives →
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Hi there everybody, I have been working on this Hacker News client recently and just want to share it here and hopefully gather some feedbacks!, thanks! GitHub link: https://github.com/Livinglist/Hacki?test
2022 · its alternatives →
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Why another android HN app? I simply wasn't happy with the current solutions, I wanted something simple that I can read the news from the front page. The goal on this app is to improve the readability and ease the browsing of the links. Also readability.com web services are used like alternative for the external links. Here some screenshots: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2111778/HN-Front-Page-Reader1.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2111778/HN-Front-Page-Reader2.jpg You can download this app for free here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vladocar.hn Technical stuff: HTML, CSS,…
2012 · its alternatives →
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