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24 alternatives to Hacker News for iPhone

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

1. 1
   Tech Today▲95

   Daily breaking tech news by CNET

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Tech Insider for iOS▲76

   Follow today's tech news on your iPhone

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The News (iOS)▲232

   Product Hunt, Designer News, & Hacker News on iOS

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MackerNews▲84

   Beautiful Readable Hacker News Articles

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Yahoo Answers Now▲85

   Unique answers for those unsearchable questions

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hacker Newsletter▲143

   Best of Hacker News in your inbox every Friday.

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   BuzzFeed News App▲151

   The most interesting stories from around the web

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   HackerWeb▲88

   A simple and readable Hacker News app

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    This. for iOS▲151

    Share just one link a day

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    hn.▲78

    Yet another client to browse Hacker News

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12TI
    the iPhone version of News/YC, a Hacker News reader▲110

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    IOS Goodies▲137

    A curated list for IOS goodies

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    iOS Dev Weekly▲157

    The best iOS development news delivered weekly

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Techstra for iOS▲72

    Curated news aggregator for makers w/ previews for each link

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Morning Reader Mobile▲165

    Keep up with the latest tech news wherever you go

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    App Marketing Daily▲103

    Hacker News for App Marketing

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Wikipedia Mobile▲136

    Big update for iOS: now with shareable "fact cards"

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Featured▲76

    What's trending in technology news.

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Bivid▲61

    Discover and share life's best moments with your community!

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hacker News-cli▲82

    Browse Hacker News from your Terminal

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    InYourLeague▲71

    The new Hot or Not

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hacker News Search▲92

    a faster hnsearch

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Techie News▲72

    A new simple and fast HN Reader for iOS

    2015 · its alternatives →

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