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24 alternatives to Hacker Wave

Listen to Hacker News on the go in a radio format, for free

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Hacker Wave launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1HN
   Hacker News Radio▲7

   This is a little project I have been working on that lets you listen to Hacker News. Please note that is SERIOUSLY BETA. http://hackernewsradio.com

   2011 · hackernewsradio.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   New York Times APIs▲247

   Why just read the news when you can hack it?

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3BA
   Built a Hacker News radio web app I can listen to▲315

   2013 · soundgecko.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   HackerWeb▲88

   A simple and readable Hacker News app

   2016 · hackerwebapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MackerNews▲84

   Beautiful Readable Hacker News Articles

   2015 · mackernews.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   ReadByHumans▲126

   Top HackerNews articles in human-read podcast format

   2017 · readbyhumans.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   VOX Radio▲151

   Listen to the best radio stations from all over the world

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hacker News, without AIfree▲207

   A better Hacker News reader for following stories, filtering noise, and keeping up with discussions.

   Sep 2026 · hcker.news · its alternatives →

9. 9LT
   Listen to HN on the go in a radio format▲38

   2017 · hackerwave.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hacker News Search▲92

    a faster hnsearch

    2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Wave for iPhone▲76

    Stream all your podcasts and discover new trending stories

    2015 · wavepodcasts.com · its alternatives →

12. 12HD
    Hacker Daily, a daily podcast for Hacker News readers▲199

    2018 · hackerdaily.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hacker Newsletter▲143

    Best of Hacker News in your inbox every Friday.

    2014 · hackernewsletter.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    hn.▲78

    Yet another client to browse Hacker News

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    HackerBuzz▲68

    Hacker News trend visualization

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HackerWeb▲189

    A simply readable Hacker News app

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Newscombinator▲115

    Like Google-News, but for hackers

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Slack-HN▲99

    Read Hacker News right from Slack

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    A free HackerNews reader App for iOS▲16

    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 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Free My Play▲58

    A Hacker News for freemium games

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hacker News-cli▲82

    Browse Hacker News from your Terminal

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    HN Follow▲69

    Follow your friends on Hacker News

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23HR
    hackernews.roundtable.audio turns HN posts into live audio discussions▲109

    2021 · hackernews.roundtable.audio · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hacker Daily Podcast▲99

    Latest news for hackers, startup founders, and tech addicts

    2018 · its alternatives →

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