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HACK for Hacker News YC Reader

HACK for Hacker News YC Reader

Best Hacker News app for tech

1.6K ratings
199 reviews
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Released
May 26, 2019
Updated
October 18, 2026

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Developer

Pranoy Chowdhury
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About

This app offers a beautiful and intuitive way to read tech, startup, and STEM news from Hacker News. It provides advanced features like push notifications, threaded comments, and powerful search, with extensive customization options for a personalized reading experience.

✓Ad-free and subscription-free reading
✓Push notifications for replies
✓Nested threaded comments with collapse
✓Swipe to upvote and favorite
✓Submit new posts and drafts
✓Powerful Algolia-powered search
✓Customizable themes, fonts, and layout
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What's New in HACK for Hacker News YC Reader

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October 18, 2026

- Updated to latest iOS 27 SDK. - Fixed a bug where replying to a comment would mess up the comment tree with random comment appearing below your reply. - Fixed bugs where the "Open in HACK" safari extension, URL scheme, and app icon shortcut weren't working. - HACK is supported on Mac, iPhone, iPad. I am a small indie developer and need your help keep the lights on. I offer an ad and analytics free and beautiful app for the absolute best experience for my users. I need to run my own server for caching high quality favicons shown in the app plus for push notifications for replies to hacker news posts. If you can afford it, please support me by purchasing the one-time-only in-app-purchase or giving me a tip. No subscriptions. You can also leave a review on the App Store as that really helps me get the word out. Thank you for choosing HACK and supporting me. If you have a programming job or have feedback, contact me at: pran@pranapps.com

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$9.99

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User reviews

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Awesome app

This is the best HN app I’ve found. The developer is super responsive, the app is very well designed, and even the non-premium app is very full featured. I of course recommend going premium to support amazing people like Pran!
JJoBrad

iOS 27 bug, but great

On iOS 27, scrolling up and down comments seems to cause some random "tremor" as if the UI is being caught by a comment header and springs back and forth up and down at like 5hz for 1 seconds.

It gets quite annoying over time.
ATAsh Tyler

Response from developer

Can you email me a video of this and what device? My email is pran@pranapps.com

Easy

Simple et efficace
Jjipsou

Fantastic

Does everything you could want from a HN reader and is continuously maintained. Fast, customizable and no subscription! Highly recommended
G1Ghosty 101

Response from developer

Thank you!!

Awesome app

This is the best HN app I’ve found. The developer is super responsive, the app is very well designed, and even the non-premium app is very full featured. I of course recommend going premium to support amazing people like Pran!
JJoBrad
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FAQ

What is HACK for Hacker News YC Reader?

HACK for Hacker News YC Reader is an application designed to provide a beautiful and user-friendly interface for consuming content from YC's Hacker News. It focuses on delivering the latest tech, startup, and STEM news with advanced features and customization options.

What are the key features of this Hacker News app?

Key features include an ad-free and subscription-free experience, push notifications for comment replies, nested threaded comments that can be collapsed, the ability to swipe to upvote and favorite stories, and the option to submit new posts. It also offers powerful search capabilities powered by the Algolia API and extensive customization for themes, fonts, and layout.

Is this app free to use?

Yes, the application is free to use and does not have any ads or subscriptions. This allows users to enjoy all the features without any cost or interruptions.

What devices is HACK for Hacker News YC Reader compatible with?

The app is supported on iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. It also offers features like split view support on iPads, making it versatile for multitasking and different screen sizes.

How can I customize the reading experience?

Users can extensively customize their reading experience through various options. This includes selecting from different dark mode themes (pure black and gray), a low contrast text mode, numerous color choices with a color picker, a variety of app icons, font choices, and the ability to adjust font sizes and padding for a personalized layout.