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. Pure-hn – Real-time Hacker News UI in AngularJS and Firebase launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   HN Search (Experimental)▲112

   A new experimental UI for Hacker News Search

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2AS
   A Smart Client-Side JavaScript Hacker News Button▲8

   2015 · blog.giantswarm.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   hn.▲78

   Yet another client to browse Hacker News

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AF
   A Fast and Lightweight Android App for Hacker News▲9

   2019 · dreambits.net · its alternatives →

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

   2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6HS
   Hacker Search – real time search for Hacker News▲32

   2017 · hacker-search.net · its alternatives →

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

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8HN
   Hacker News 2.0 - A Work in Progress▲7

   2012 · hn2.co · its alternatives →

9. 9HA
   HackerMint, a mobile-friendly infinite-scrolling view of Hacker News▲6

   2015 · hackermint.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Top HN▲5

    A simple live real time dashboard for Hacker News

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Angular 2 HN – A responsive Hacker News client built with Angular 2▲40

    A Hacker News client built with Angular CLI, RxJS and Webpack

    2016 · angular2-hn.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12HH
    HNLive – Hacker News in Real Time▲51

    2016 · hnlive.cf · its alternatives →

13. 13AN
    A new, clean, open source Hacker News reader for Android▲8

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    SwiftyNews – A hacker news clone written in Swift [WIP]▲7

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hacker News electron app with improved readability▲8

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16IN
    I noticed I've spent too much time reading Hacker News▲14

    I noticed I was getting side tracked reading Hacker News, checking back, reading articles, comments, etc. It felt like my productivity was being hampered so I created a simple web app to receive the most popular stories in a daily email. http://dailyhn.com

    2011 · dailyhn.com · its alternatives →

17. 17AI
    Android, iOS, macOS client for Hacker News with reply push notification▲8

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18HR
    HN4D: Recent Hacker News Front Page Activity▲7

    2012 · hn4d.com · its alternatives →

19. 19YA
    Yet Another Hacker News Interface▲8

    2021 · yahni.news · its alternatives →

20. 20HT
    HN Timeline - A cool way to read Hacker News Chronologically▲6

    2012 · hntimeline.com · its alternatives →

21. 21RH
    Responsive Hacker News written in Go, with source▲5

    2015 · gohacker.news · its alternatives →

22. 22HN
    Hacker News Dashboard (hckrnews.com data + kibana3 + qbox.io + appfog)▲9

    2013 · hnk.aws.af.cm · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ruby Wrapper for the Hacker News API▲6

    2014 · rubygems.org · its alternatives →

24. 24AS
    A 'swipe'able, minimal and installable Hacker News client for mobile▲6

    Hey HN folks, I built a simple, minimal and 'swipe'able HN interface to glance through HN posts on mobile. It is a PWA, so feel free to install and use it. Any feedback is welcome! Cheers!

    2025 · newz.dev · 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 →