Octal
Hacker News iOS and iPadOS
Octal launched on April 27, 2020 with 1 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.
What it does
Octal is a modern, full-featured Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com) app built with a focus on design, speed, and usability. Octal has all the features you'd expect from a Hacker News app, including the ability to sign in to your account, upvote, post & more!
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Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS. I’ve really enjoyed using this app! The experience of reading through linked pages and comment threads is very smooth. There are some optional quality-of-life features that can be toggled in settings (tab refresh, pure-black UI for OLEDs, quick collapse, etc.); these are nice features that really make interacting with the app feel fluid, and enabling users to enable/disable them according to preference is evidence of very thoughtful design.My only (minor) complaint: the app doesn’t seem to respect certain account settings, specifically regarding whether or not to hide “dead”/downvoted comments. It’s not a dealbreaker by…from apps.apple.com
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If you use an iPhone, please give my Hacker News app a try. It is a full-featured app with login, posting, and upvoting capabilities. It's also free for the next 48 hours! Feedback is highly appreciated. Octal on the Apple App Store https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1308885491
OctolensJul 2026 · octolens.com · ▲354Hi Hacker News, Octolens is a social listening tool that helps early stage B2B software companies find social posts with buy signals. I use Octolens to grow our business daily, this is how: I track keywords related to our solved pain points, brand, and competitors. Octolens finds posts across sites like Reddit, X, LinkedIn, and more, then assesses them with AI for relevance and buying signals. I receive alerts about highly relevant posts in Slack. I then engage with these posts to connect and convert potential customers. As cold outbound becomes more challenging with AI automation and email…
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