I made Hazumi, a modern HN reader for iOS
Hello HN, I'm thrilled to announce the launch of my first app, Hazumi, a Hacker News reader, available for free on iOS! I’ve been lurking on HN for around 2 years while working on this project seeing people post amazing HN reader apps of their own. I’ve always figured Hazumi wasn’t good enough yet to post here but if I wait around until I’m ready, I’ll probably never share so here goes… Hazumi is a modern Hacker News app for your pocket with some intentional limitations. Stories are displayed on a simple colourful card, with images, that condenses all the information you need at a glance.…
I made Hazumi, a modern HN reader for iOS launched on May 22, 2023 with 12 votes, #1,652 of 4,910 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
In plain words
Hazumi is a free iOS app for reading Hacker News that displays stories on colorful cards with images, condensing key information at a glance. It features intentional design limitations and accessibility options including light/dark mode, adjustable text size, and reader mode preferences. Users can browse top, new, and best story sections with customizable settings for how links open and animation intensity.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Download Hazumi for Hacker News by James O
Thank you for the feedback! I’m really glad you’re enjoying the app - Improved news item animations and transitions - Add infinite scrolling - Improve bookmarks screen design - Add performance improvements - Preparing for the big 4.0 release and brand new features - The visit article button shrinks when scrolling so it's not in the way (thanks for the suggestion Harry!) - Changed the customize feed toggles to be actual toggles Added a new toggle in Settings to enable or disable custom haptics. Version 3 has arrived! - New Home screen which aggregates popular stories in the last 12 hours - Bookmarking is now available to all users for free! - The new Home screen arrives on the Apple Watch…from apps.apple.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hello HN, I'm thrilled to announce the launch of my first app, Hazumi, a Hacker News reader, available for free on iOS! I’ve been lurking on HN for around 2 years while working on this project seeing people post amazing HN reader apps of their own. I’ve always figured Hazumi wasn’t good enough yet to post here but if…
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