Open Source & Software News vs Hacker Buzz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Source & Software News
Stay updated with the latest news on open source software, programming languages, and development frameworks. Aggregates content from numerous sources into a single, prioritized feed. Offers customizable notifications and community features.
- Aggregated news from top software sources
- Customizable push notifications
- Topic management and blocking
- Save articles for later reading
- Community features: polls, comments, badges
- Collapsed mode for fast reading
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See all the latest news about Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora), Containers (Docker, CoreOS), Web development platforms and frameworks (node.js, Bootstrap), Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and many others aggregated across dozens of news outlets, sites and blogs. Skim quickly over the recent news and save specific items for review later. Save hours weekly by seeing all news items from the most popular websites in one place, without compromising on content quality. Features: - Full coverage from top software news sources in one app - a clean, prioritized feed and no repeat stories - Push notifications - specific topics that interest you, or prominent events - Topics management - choose your favorite topics (like "Debian" or "SQLite"), block certain topics and choose the topics you want to get notifications about! Read only what you want, get notified on only what interests you, and the configuration is easy and quick! - Save articles inside the app for later reading - Join the community and post polls, comment on stories, tag articles and earn Points & Badges! - Block source and it's articles won't show again - Collapsed mode for super fast reading Love the app? Give us a five star rating, write a review and share the app with your friends! Need Help? Let us know here: https://loyalfoundry.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1 Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://www.loyal.app/privacy-policy
Hacker Buzz
A dark-themed reader for Hacker News stories. Browse new, top, and best stories, and filter by specific categories like Ask and Jobs. Save favorites and share articles easily.
- Dark themed interface
- Filter stories by New, Top, Best, Ask, Jobs
- Infinite scroll
- Collapsible comments
- Share stories
- Favorite stories for later
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Read your favorite Hacker News (https://news.ycombinator.com/) stories in this dark themed app. Filter stories by • New • Top • Best • Share • Ask • Jobs Features • Infinite scroll & collapsible comments • Share any story with anyone • Like a story? Favorite it and read it later!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Open Source & Software News at 4.7 against Hacker Buzz's 4.0. Open Source & Software News also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 71%) and ratings volume (30 vs 5). Hacker Buzz's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Open Source & Software News sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Hacker Buzz asks for nothing beyond the download.
Open Source & Software News holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Source & Software News has 30 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Open Source & Software News's written reviews are positive against 71% of Hacker Buzz's.
Open Source & Software News ships an update every 4 weeks, Hacker Buzz weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Source & Software News | Hacker Buzz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (30 ratings) — better | 4.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Loyal Foundry, Inc. | Rafal Ciesielczuk |
Customer experience
Open Source & Software News
Hacker Buzz
In-app purchases
Open Source & Software News
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Remove advertising$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$5.991 Year
Hacker Buzz
No in-app purchases
Questions
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