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Hacki for Hacker News

by Jiaqi Feng

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Quick verdict

What it is
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At a glance
  • Free to download

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Key functions

Function Availability Access Scope Evidence
Free app Yes Free Store published

Screens

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18 store screenshots

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Pricing & paywalls

App Store

  • Free

Ratings & reviews

App Store

4.6 35 ratings · App Store

  1. 5/5Probably the best HN app I’ve used

    This is by far the best HN app I’ve used. Surprised never heard of it before. It’s pretty feature rich. Only weird things I’ve run into is two pop up modals for fonts and themes that look straight out of Android. But I don’t mind. Hope this app keeps getting developed.

    jquintanilla4.us · 6 Aug 2026

  2. 5/5Love the new update!

    The ui is nice

    PreciousO. · 6 Aug 2026

  3. 5/5A good one

    You can feel the developer’s professionalism in the design.

    xiaofeng_li · 6 Aug 2026

  4. 5/5Excellent Hacker News Client

    Overall: Clean UI, quick to load, and has adequate customizability. To improve: Minor bug fixes for various issues—all stories appearing twice, cache size ballooning (maybe include a max?), etc.

    Anon.iOS · 6 Aug 2026

  5. 5/5updated: a very nice app

    UPDATE: Very much appreciate that tutorial mode is now optional. This is a good app, small install size, and it does its job very well. One of the best Hack News clients for iOS! Old review: A nice app tarnished by the assumption I want to be forced to use a tutorial when I first open the app to explore it. The audience for this app must skew highly technical. I would be shocked if most users need this level of hand holding. Forcing me to tap the button the tutorial highlights is awful. I just want to explore your app in my own time! Make tutorial mode optional on first launch so I can opt out. Just awful first UX impression, "welcome user, I am so sure you are incompetent with apps that you must tap along with me as I guide you through features and force you to interact whether you need it or not!". YUCK. Also, forcing me directly to login on an app like this makes me suspicious of the developer's intentions. I never blindly trust my credentials to a new app especially one with so few users. The app is probably trustworthy, but "tutorial mode" begs the question of why the developer thinks the most important thing to do, before you can even try the app, is to push user login. Hacker news website is perfectly enjoyable without login. In fact, there is little reason to login unless you want to participate in the site. A very nicely laid out app that is very usable despite the nanny like hand hold that is forced on you. --------- Response to developer: I guess everyone is different. Catering a hacker news client to people who can't navigate a simple ios app is an interesting choice. I expect this behavior in other apps, just disappointed to see it forced on me with zero option to escape until i tap where you tell me. Other apps usually let you quit tutorials if you want to. Is it too difficult to make the tutorial optional?

    Chet Blackwell · 6 Aug 2026

Privacy & accessibility

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  • Data Not Collected Developer declared

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Versions

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  • 2.10.0

    • Improved back gesture on comment screen. • Home widget.

  • 2.11.0

    • Improved offline experience: you can know choose how many stories you want to download. • Improved back gesture. • Divider between story tiles.

  • 2.9.5

    • Fixed comment parser.

  • 2.9.7

    • Fixed comment parser.

  • 3.0.0

    • Improved offline experience. • Improved Split View on iPad. • Improved post sharing experience. • Fixed favorites sync. • Hacker News theme.

  • 3.1.0

    • Added an option in settings to display index on story tile. • Added an option in settings to hide story instead of marking it gray. • Fixed comment tile on share screen.

  • 3.1.1

    • Added an option in settings to display index on story tile. • Added an option in settings to hide story instead of marking it gray. • Added an option to save image on share screen. • Added an option to disable text scaling on share screen. • Fixed comment tile on share screen.

  • 3.1.2

    • Added an option in settings to display index on story tile. • Added an option in settings to hide story instead of marking it gray. • Added an option to save image on share screen. • Added an option to disable text scaling on share screen. • Fixed comment tile on share screen.

  • 3.2.0

    • Added last download date on settings screen. • Added import from files options for favorites import. • Improved comments fetching by automatically falling back to API when web scraping fails. • Improved in-thread search results with highlighted matching texts.

  • 3.3.0

    • Improved story tile preview with a better scraper. • Added option to disable floating buttons on the thread screen. • Added "Search Hacker News" shortcut to the context menu. • Updated colors across onboarding and thread screens. • Graceful handling of rate limit errors from HN.

  • 3.4.0

    • Added preview image alignment setting. • Added option to filter for new comments in thread search. • Improved download progress bar. • Improved collapsed state of comment tile. • Highlighted target comment after tapping it from search results. • Persisted collapse state for comments.

  • 3.4.2

    • Added preview image alignment setting. • Added option to filter for new comments in thread search. • Improved download progress bar. • Improved collapsed state of comment tile. • Highlighted target comment after tapping it from search results. • Persisted collapse state for comments.

  • 3.4.3

    • Added preview image alignment setting. • Added option to filter for new comments in thread search. • Improved download progress bar. • Improved collapsed state of comment tile. • Highlighted target comment after tapping it from search results. • Persisted collapse state for comments.

  • 3.4.5

    • Added preview image alignment setting. • Added option to filter for new comments in thread search. • Improved download progress bar. • Improved collapsed state of comment tile. • Highlighted target comment after tapping it from search results. • Persisted collapse state for comments.

  • 3.4.7

    • Added preview image alignment setting. • Added option to filter for new comments in thread search. • Improved download progress bar. • Improved collapsed state of comment tile. • Highlighted target comment after tapping it from search results. • Persisted collapse state for comments.

  • 3.5.0

    • Updated thread appearance with multi-color indent lines. • Improved Time Machine for ancestors lookup. • Improved feature discovery.

  • 3.5.1

    • Updated thread appearance with multi-color indent lines. • Improved Time Machine for ancestors lookup. • Improved feature discovery.

  • 3.6.0

    - Added points and number of comments filters to search screen - Added more usage tips - Added a button on the thread screen for quick access to settings screen - Improved thread list scrolling performance - Improved thread appearance

  • 3.6.1

    - Added points and number of comments filters to search screen - Added more usage tips - Added a button on the thread screen for quick access to settings screen - Improved thread list scrolling performance - Improved thread appearance

  • 3.6.2

    - Added points and number of comments filters to search screen - Added more usage tips - Added a button on the thread screen for quick access to settings screen - Improved thread list scrolling performance - Improved thread appearance

  • 3.6.3

    - Added points and number of comments filters to search screen - Added more usage tips - Added a button on the thread screen for quick access to settings screen - Improved thread list scrolling performance - Improved thread appearance

  • 3.6.4

    - Added points and number of comments filters to search screen - Added more usage tips - Added a button on the thread screen for quick access to settings screen - Improved thread list scrolling performance - Improved thread appearance

  • 3.6.5

    - Added points and number of comments filters to search screen - Added more usage tips - Added a button on the thread screen for quick access to settings screen - Improved thread list scrolling performance - Improved thread appearance

  • 3.6.6

    - Added points and number of comments filters to search screen - Added more usage tips - Added a button on the thread screen for quick access to settings screen - Improved thread list scrolling performance - Improved thread appearance

  • 3.6.7 · 30 Jul 2026

    - Fixed irresponsive search field when query is empty - Fixed unexpected sound when opening certain stories - Added points and number of comments filters to search screen - Added more usage tips - Added a button on the thread screen for quick access to settings screen - Improved thread list scrolling performance - Improved thread appearance

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