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. Non addictive and pinnable Hacker News reader launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1YA
   Yet Another Hacker News Interface▲8

   2021 · yahni.news · its alternatives →

2. 2CF
   Cheddar for Hacker News, a Free and Lightweight Hacker News Reader▲6

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slack-HN▲99

   Read Hacker News right from Slack

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4HN
   HackNews – Not an Ugly Hacker News Reader▲6

   2018 · hacknews.launchaco.com · its alternatives →

5. 5AN
   A new, clean, open source Hacker News reader for Android▲8

   2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6HN
   Hacker News Threshold▲8

   2011 · userscripts.org · its alternatives →

7. 7HN
   Hacker News for Busy People▲5

   2022 · supertechnews.com · its alternatives →

8. 8MH
   My Hacker News clone (redesigned)▲9

   2021 · hacker-news-dj.netlify.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Non-Hacker News – a Chrome extension to highlight non-technical stories▲6

   2019 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hacker News electron app with improved readability▲8

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11YA
    Yet another Hacker News Reader for Android.▲6

    Hopefully doesn't suck.

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AP
    a "personalized" Hacker News▲8

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Hacker News Puzzle▲5

    Aug 2026 · pzlgames.com · its alternatives →

14. 14HN
    Hacker News Daily Newsletter▲6

    2015 · nielsole.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15TM
    Time machine for HackerNews▲9

    2014 · tthn.wenbin.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Prettier Hacker News Front End▲7

    2020 · hackernews-kappa.vercel.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hacky – a user-friendly Hacker News reader built in React Native▲7

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18AS
    A Smart Client-Side JavaScript Hacker News Button▲8

    2015 · blog.giantswarm.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Desktop Notifications (webkit) for Hacker News▲5

    2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20HN
    Hacker News 2.0 - A Work in Progress▲7

    2012 · hn2.co · its alternatives →

21. 21HT
    HN to Kindle, Read Hacker News on Kindle▲7

    2021 · hntokindle.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hacker News Articles Subscription and Notification Chrome Plugin▲9

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23HA
    HackerMint, a mobile-friendly infinite-scrolling view of Hacker News▲6

    2015 · hackermint.com · its alternatives →

24. 24SH
    See Hacker News submissions while you browse▲6

    2020 · epiverse.co · its alternatives →

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