# Atlas for Hacker News — YC Hacker News Client

> YC Hacker News Client (iPhone/iPad app by Dominik Prinzensteiner.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/atlas-for-hacker-news/id6758789477 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dominik Prinzensteiner](https://appshunter.io/developer/1875065145)
- Category: News
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-02-09
- Data updated: 2026-06-28
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/atlas-for-hacker-news/id6758789477/reviews.md

## What is Atlas for Hacker News?

Atlas for Hacker News is a fast, focused way to read Hacker News on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Stay current with Top, New, Best, Ask HN, Show HN, and Jobs feeds, then open any story to read context and discussion without leaving the app. Search is powered by Algolia with advanced filters, and saved stories sync across all your devices via iCloud.

Make it yours with custom color themes, light or dark appearance, and your own accent color. Back up your saved stories to a file and restore them on any device.

Features:
- Multiple feed views: Top, New, Best, Ask HN, Show HN, Jobs
- Native macOS app with three-column layout
- iCloud sync for saved stories across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- Back up and restore saved stories with file export and import
- See your saved count, the last iCloud sync time, and sync on demand
- Advanced search filters: points, content type, author, story
- Save and manage stories for later
- Story details with comment threads
- In-app article reading via Safari view
- Custom color themes: Dracula, Nord, Solarized Dark, Monokai, Gruvbox Dark, Terminal Green
- Light, dark, and system appearance with a customizable accent color

Atlas is designed to be lightweight, readable, and distraction-free so you can focus on what matters.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2.1 — 2026-06-13

What's new in 1.2.1:

- Custom color themes: Dracula, Nord, Solarized Dark, Monokai, Gruvbox Dark, and Terminal Green
- Back up and restore your saved stories: export them to a file and import on any device
- Color themes and saved-story backup now on Mac, too
- The Saved Items settings now show your saved count, the last iCloud sync time, and a Sync Now button
- Bug fixes and stability improvements

### 1.1 — 2026-02-19

- Faster comment loading: replies now load on demand when you expand a thread, so stories open quicker
- More resilient: if a comment fails to load, the rest of the thread still appears
- New theme colors: Teal, Green, Cyan, and Brown accent options
- Article button now visible alongside text on posts that have both
- Accessibility improvements in Settings

### 1.0 — 2026-02-09

No release notes.

## Related topics

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