Open Source & Software News vs Hacko for Hacker News
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
Hacko for Hacker News
This client offers a unique way to navigate Hacker News discussions, keeping comments readable at any depth. Enjoy smooth navigation, custom boards, search, and a reading list for an enhanced experience.
- Alternative comment tree display
- Maintains comment readability
- Swipe navigation
- Custom boards
- Search functionality
- Reading list
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It's a Hacker News client that uses an alternative way of displaying the comment tree. Advantages over traditional interfaces: - Comment width doesn't get narrower no matter how deep in the tree you are - You always see the parent of the comment you're currently reading - Swiping allows you to move in and out of subtrees with animated transitions that you fully control - You can easily skip subtrees that don't interest you by simply scrolling As a result it's easier to maintain the context and to keep track of where you are in the Hacker News discussion tree. There are also: custom boards, search, in-thread search, anchors, reading list, recent items. Enjoy your Hacker News reading experience! Developer is not affiliated with Hacker News (https://news.ycombinator.com/) in any way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hacko for Hacker News at none against Open Source & Software News's shown. Open Source & Software News's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 67%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 and Hacko for Hacker News sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Open Source & Software News against 4.6 for Hacko for Hacker News. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 31 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Open Source & Software News's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hacko for Hacker News's.
Open Source & Software News ships an update every 4 weeks, Hacko for Hacker News fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Open Source & Software News | Hacko for Hacker News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (29 ratings) — better | 4.6 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Loyal Foundry, Inc. | Andrii Sievrikov |
Customer experience
Open Source & Software News
Hacko for Hacker News
In-app purchases
Open Source & Software News
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Remove advertising$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$5.991 Year
Hacko for Hacker News
- Tip - Regular Tip$0.99
- Tip - Big Tip$3.99
- Premium$5.99
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- Tip - Large Tip$6.99
- Tip - Huge Tip$9.99
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