
Free
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About
Hax is a free Hacker News client for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, that aims to provide a native browsing experience that improves upon the website while keeping a similar minimalistic appearance. Browse any Hacker News feed, scroll through stories and watch the discussion unfold in the comments. Other features include the following:
- Widgets: display the latest stories of any feed
- Discussion at a glance: generate a summary of a story's top comments using the Apple Intelligence on-device model (only on compatible devices)
- Controls: open any feed from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action button
- Safari extension: when opening Hacker News links in Safari, you can open them in Hax
- Filter out stories and comments depending on keywords and/or users
- Search stories
- Translate titles, comments, and more
- Dark Mode and Dynamic Type
The project is open-source, so you can check it out on Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/luisfl/hax
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What's New in Hax for Hacker News
2.3.0
October 31, 2026
- Add infinite scroll setting - Remove tip jar
Subscriptions & In-App Purchases
$9.99
Large Tip
Removed from the App Store on November 3, 2026. Large Tip









