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24 alternatives to HackerWeb

A simple and readable Hacker News app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HackerWeb launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   HackerWeb▲189

   A simply readable Hacker News app

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   HackerBuzz▲68

   Hacker News trend visualization

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   New York Times APIs▲247

   Why just read the news when you can hack it?

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hacker Feed▲259

   Modern iOS app for reading Hacker News

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   One App▲182

   Read Product Hunt, Hacker News, DN & Reddit in one place

   2015 · reader.one · its alternatives →

6. 6
   hn.▲78

   Yet another client to browse Hacker News

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7HN
   Hacker News Mobile - A fast and readable mobile HN website▲209

   2011 · hn.gethifi.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Boreal▲165

   A Hacker News iOS app

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   HNwatcher▲136

   Track keywords and users on Hacker News

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    HackerWeb V2▲5

    Read-only Hacker News iOS app

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Starters▲107

    Hacker news for sports tech

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    HackerDaily▲87

    A less addictive Hacker News

    2020 · hackerdaily.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hackero▲148

    An unbiased reader for Hacker News

    2019 · its alternatives →

14. 14HH
    Hacky – Hacker News app for Mac▲163

    2013 · hackyapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    I developed a native macOS Hacker News client▲188

    macOS HackerNews client that aims to be a Mac-assed Mac app. Written in Swift + AppKit. - goranmoomin/HackerNews

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    I Built a “Google Alerts” for Hacker News▲151

    2019 · pipedream.com · its alternatives →

17. 17HN
    Hacker News Trends▲137

    2020 · eliot-jones.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Slack-HN▲99

    Read Hacker News right from Slack

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Newsit▲63

    Find the discussion around the page you're looking at!

    2018 · newsit.benwinding.com · its alternatives →

20. 20HF
    Hackernews for Mac▲35

    2013 · whimsyapps.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    the iPhone version of News/YC, a Hacker News reader▲110

    The iPhone version of News/YC, a Hacker News reader and interactive iOS application. - bennyguitar/News-YC---iPhone

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ReadByHumans▲126

    Top HackerNews articles in human-read podcast format

    2017 · readbyhumans.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    HackerNewt for Hacker News▲87

    iOS Hacker News client to not get lost in big discussions

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dark Hacker News▲69

    A Dark-themed Hacker News App

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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