Open Source & Software News vs HackerBook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Source & Software News
Stay updated on open source and software development news with a curated feed. Explore top stories, follow specific topics like Linux and programming, and save articles for later. Offers customizable reading settings and notifications.
- Curated news feed
- Topic following
- Full story coverage
- Saved articles
- Customizable reading settings
- Story notifications
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Open Source News brings open source and software development news from many sources into one clean, fast feed. WHAT YOU GET • Today: Top, Latest and Most Discussed. The biggest releases, the newest projects, and what developers are talking about. • Full Coverage: see how every outlet reports the same story, side by side • Top Stories: the day's biggest stories, full screen, one tap at a time • Topics: follow Linux, programming languages, databases, cloud, security and more, and your Today feed follows you • Explore and search every story and topic • Saved: keep stories for later • Story notifications: a few stories a day, picked from what you read, and quiet at night • Reading settings: text size, typeface, spacing and page color, with light and dark mode • Designed for iPhone and iPad FREE, WITH AN AD-FREE OPTION Open Source News is free and supported by ads. Remove all ads with a monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or canceled in your Apple Account settings. Every headline links to the original publisher. Questions or ideas: support@newsfusion.com Privacy Policy: https://www.loyal.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
HackerBook
Stay updated with the most popular discussions on Hacker News through a streamlined interface. This app makes it effortless to immerse yourself in the tech community's latest conversations.
- Trending topics showcase
- Streamlined interface
- Tech community buzz
- Effortless navigation
- Immersive tech discourse
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Stay in the loop with the top trending topics on Hacker News using our streamlined app. Our main interface showcases the hottest discussions, ensuring you are always updated with the tech community's buzz. Navigating the vast world of Hacker News has never been this effortless and efficient. Dive in and immerse yourself in the heart of tech discourse! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HackerBook at none against Open Source & Software News's shown. HackerBook also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Open Source & Software News's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 HackerBook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HackerBook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Source & Software News has 29 ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of HackerBook's.
Open Source & Software News ships an update every 4 weeks, HackerBook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Source & Software News | HackerBook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Loyal Foundry, Inc. | Tao Xu |
Customer experience
Open Source & Software News
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In-app purchases
Open Source & Software News
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Remove advertising$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$5.991 Year
HackerBook
- Exclusive News$2.991 Month
- Tips$0.99
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