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24 alternatives to Yet another Hacker News Reader for Android.

Hopefully doesn't suck.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Yet another Hacker News Reader for Android. launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1AN
A new, clean, open source Hacker News reader for Android▲8
2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
2AF
A Fast and Lightweight Android App for Hacker News▲9
2019 · dreambits.net · its alternatives →
3AH
A Hacker News Reader App with Tabs▲108
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
4MF
My first Android app - Hacker News reader▲40
2013 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
5
hn.▲78
Yet another client to browse Hacker News
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6HN
Hacker News in Audio for Android▲9
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
7HN
Hacker News reader for Android▲45
2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
8HN
Hacker News reader for Android tablets▲24
2011 · market.android.com · its alternatives →
9YA
Yet Another Hacker News Interface▲8
2021 · yahni.news · its alternatives →
10
Hacker News for Android▲6
An unofficial Hacker News client
2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
11
HackerNews reader on Android▲80
HackerNews reader powered by Algolia's API
2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
12GB
Good/Bad/Breaking News in Your Pocket (Android)▲7
2017 · sentinewsmob.ml · its alternatives →
13
Hacker News electron app with improved readability▲8
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
14
¯\_(ツ)_/¯▲75
Shrug keyboard for Android
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
15HN
Hacker News for mobile devices▲49
2014 · hnmobile.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
16
Techie News▲72
A new simple and fast HN Reader for iOS
2015 · its alternatives →
17PN
Positive News Reader for Android▲6
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
18
Hacky – a user-friendly Hacker News reader built in React Native▲7
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19AS
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 →
20HN
Hacker News Android Application▲10
I was frustrated with current native HN Android apps so I created my own. Very clean. No ads or 'Hire Me' messages. Here's what it does: * Homepage news * Newest * Best * Ask HN * Comments * Home screen Widget * Saving news items for later reading Download here: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.glebpopov.hackernews
2011 · market.android.com · its alternatives →
21CF
Cheddar for Hacker News, a Free and Lightweight Hacker News Reader▲6
2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
22NA
Non addictive and pinnable Hacker News reader▲5
2019 · 8hrs.xyz · its alternatives →
23
A Hacker News mobile app with crowdsourced images and subtitles▲6
View stories in a newspaper-style format, with preview pictures and story descriptions chosen by users
2021 · mclarentimes.com · its alternatives →
24HA
HackLens – A fast and clean Android/iOS Hacker News reader▲7
Hey everyone! I built HackLens, a modern Android/IOS app for browsing Hacker News with a cleaner and smoother reading experience. Why I built it I love Hacker News, but wanted: a cleaner reading experience better topic discovery modern UI lightweight performance So I built HackLens. Key features 1. Clean, modern UI inspired by minimal reading apps 2. Fast browsing of Hacker News stories 3. AI-powered summaries to quickly grasp key points 4. Read full articles directly from the source 5. Trending stories (last 1h, 6h, or 24h) 6. Built-in search to find stories and topics 7. Topic…
Jan 2026 · its alternatives →

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