HackerWeb - Hacker News client

Name: HackerWeb - Hacker News client
Rating: 5.0 (10 reviews)
Author: Chee Aun Lim

by Chee Aun Lim

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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Quick verdict

What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: $2.99

Categories and search queries

Official categories

News

AppCorpus categories

News & magazines

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

Screens

No screenshots collected yet.

Pricing & paywalls

App Store

Price: $2.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

App Store

5.0 10 ratings · App Store

5/5Huge potential
I've been reading Hacker News for years now and am growing increasingly frustrated at their lack of usability and modern design. HackerWeb is already an improvement by letting me collapse comments. I think it's got a ways to go but I see some huge potential to offer such an improved experience that people would be stupid not to use it.

Andrew919191 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5By far the best Hacker News client
Easily the best Hacker News client available, highly recommend the web app version as well. The interface is a huge improvement over Hacker News itself, and lacks any of the clutter of other clients.

jkotzker · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Clean and crisp and sharp and amazing
It's a web app. But you'd NEVER know because it's amazing work. Work like this deserves your money and time. This has been my go-to app since the start. Brilliant.

Glucopilot · 31 Jul 2026

Privacy & accessibility

App Store

Privacy

Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Diagnostics — Crash Data Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Identifiers — Device ID Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Diagnostics Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Identifiers Developer declared

Accessibility

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Versions

App Store

1.0
1.1
Hello there. This is the first ever update for HackerWeb. I've squashed a few tiny little bugs here and there, hopefully you wouldn't even notice them. I mean, by the time you read this, all those bugs that you should have noticed are *gone*. Never gonna see them again. Oh well, I've also added a few UI "links" that you might not notice. If you notice the changes, fine, go ahead and look at them. I mean, those changes are supposed to be *subtle* but sometimes it's difficult to "hide" them. Anyway, a *huge* thanks for continue using this app. It means a lot to me. As always, any feedback is welcomed. Tweet me @cheeaun or send me an email. I'll definitely read your feedback but no guarantees that I'll reply, because you know, life. Thanks for reading.
2.0
Everything rebuilt from scratch (since 2016). - Supports notch - Supports dark mode - Revolutionary comments thread UI - Easy-switch between web view and comments view
2.0.1
- Slightly better support for iPad - Significantly smaller download and build size - Tiny bug fixes
2.0.2
- Upgrade to Expo SDK 43 - Strip indents from code blocks - Tiny bug fixes
2.0.3
Fix crash bug.
2.1.0
- Upgrade to Expo SDK 45 - New HTML parser - More readability formatting for lists, block quotes, and inline code - New native modal view to open HN story links - Add underlines to hyperlinks - Add option to enable interactions like upvoting and commenting (inside web views) - Add option to enable automatic syntax highlighting for code blocks - Subtle UI hints for identifying depth of comment thread modals - Large header for Settings screen - Full screen gesture for Story screen - Reduce haptics - Expandable parent comment in Comments screen - Add ‘View Thread’ visualization - Add ‘Share as Image’
3.0.0
Updated for iOS 26
3.0.1 · 2 Dec 2025
Bug fixes

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HackerPillar: HN Reader — Same category + similar ratings
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Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
Sources: App Store

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