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Hacker News for mobile devices is an application that brings Hacker News to smartphones and tablets. Launched in 2014, it provides mobile users with access to the technology news aggregator and discussion platform. The… 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 mobile devices launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1HN
   Hacker News Mobile - A fast and readable mobile HN website▲209

   2011 · hn.gethifi.com · its alternatives →

2. 2HN
   Hacker News reader for Android▲45

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3HN
   Hacker News reader for Android tablets▲24

   2011 · market.android.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AH
   A Hacker News Reader App with Tabs▲108

   2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5MF
   My first Android app - Hacker News reader▲40

   2013 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HackerWeb▲189

   A simply readable Hacker News app

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hacker Feed▲259

   Modern iOS app for reading Hacker News

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8HH
   Hacky – Hacker News app for Mac▲163

   2013 · hackyapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9MI
   My iPad Hacker News Client, Hacker News Paper▲38

   2011 · hackernewspaper.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    HackerNews reader on Android▲80

    HackerNews reader powered by Algolia's API

    2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hacker News for Android▲6

    An unofficial Hacker News client

    2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hacker News iOS app▲11

    The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

    2014 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13HN
    Hacker News Comments▲189

    2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The News 2▲323

    Product Hunt + Hacker News + Designer News

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    I Built a “Google Alerts” for Hacker News▲151

    2019 · pipedream.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hacker News LCD Badge▲134

    A gadget that displays the latest HackerNews article, and notifies you of changes to your karma - jareklupinski/hackernews-badge

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hacker News in your system tray▲91

    :information_source: HackerTray is a minimalist Hacker News app for Linux - captn3m0/hackertray

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18HF
    Hackernews for Mac▲35

    2013 · whimsyapps.com · its alternatives →

19. 19HM
    Hack – my Hacker News mobile client now lets you block AI posts▲11

    Sep 2026 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    HackerWeb▲88

    A simple and readable Hacker News app

    2016 · hackerwebapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21TU
    The users behind Hacker News▲193

    2011 · hnwho.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hacker News Client for Windows Phone 8.1▲17

    2015 · windowsphone.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The News (iOS)▲232

    Product Hunt, Designer News, & Hacker News on iOS

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Read.HN▲86

    Read Hacker News with Instapaper

    2018 · readhn.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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