Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HNMention: Email notification when someone mentions you on Hacker News launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Desktop Notifications (webkit) for Hacker News▲5

   2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hacker News Slack Bot▲129

   Get Slack notifications for HN mentions

   2022 · hn-slack-bot.vercel.app · its alternatives →

3. 3HR
   HN Replies – Get notified of replies to your comments▲217

   2016 · hnreplies.com · its alternatives →

4. 4HN
   HN Notifications – Get an email when a HN story matches your criteria▲49

   2015 · hnnotifications.com · its alternatives →

5. 5HG
   HNNotify – Get emailed when a users reply to your HN Posts and Comments▲66

   2018 · hnnotify.xyz · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HNwatcher▲136

   Track keywords and users on Hacker News

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   A Chrome extension to see notifications for comments on your HN threads▲79

   2021 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8HN
   HN Notify - Email reply notifications for comments and posts.▲32

   Daily original takes and guides.

   2011 · hnnotify.com · its alternatives →

9. 9AP
   a "personalized" Hacker News▲8

   2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Slack-HN▲99

    Read Hacker News right from Slack

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Get Slack notifications for Hacker News mentions▲15

    A bot that notifies you on Slack whenever your company/product is mentioned on Hacker News. Powered by Vercel Functions & Upstash. - vercel-labs/slacker

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hacker News Articles Subscription and Notification Chrome Plugin▲9

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13IB
    I built an open-source notification inbox widget for Hacker News▲12

    Hey all, I built a Chrome extension (open source) that adds a notification inbox widget (and optional email notifications) inside HackerNews. * This inbox feed shows an unread bubble (Like in Reddit) whenever someone replies directly to your thread or comment. * Optionally, you can enable email notifications for the same. (With batching support) * Makes it easy to navigate to new replies. == URLs == Github Repository : https://github.com/anandrmedia/hn-notifier == How it works? == * This extension uses Engagespot to embed an In-App notification inbox. * It just makes use…

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14AI
    Android, iOS, macOS client for Hacker News with reply push notification▲8

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    HNswered – watches for replies to your Hacker News posts and comments▲30

    Notifies you when someone replies to your Hacker News posts and comments. - adam-s/HNswered

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16TH
    The "Hacker News Status" Twitter account▲6

    2014 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

17. 17SH
    See Hacker News submissions while you browse▲6

    2020 · epiverse.co · its alternatives →

18. 18HN
    Hacker News for Busy People▲5

    2022 · supertechnews.com · its alternatives →

19. 19HN
    Hacker News Daily Newsletter▲6

    2015 · nielsole.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20AM
    At-mentions in Gmail▲5

    2015 · refapp.co · its alternatives →

21. 21HN
    Hacker News comments for your blog▲7

    2020 · hndisq.xyz · its alternatives →

22. 22
    "tl;dr" Chrome extension for Hacker News▲9

    2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23SI
    See if someone reads your emails▲6

    2011 · gotcha.io · its alternatives →

24. 24CU
    Create ultra shortcut like hn/ to Hacker News▲8

    2022 · i-feel-lucky.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →