Comparison

Hacker News Redux vs stdout.

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hacker News Redux

Read Hacker News articles and comments even without an internet connection. Download the latest news in advance for offline access, enjoy distraction-free reading with built-in Readability, and bookmark your favorite content. It offers a native iOS experience for iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Offline article and comment reading
  • Automatic news download
  • Built-in Readability support
  • Article preview
  • Bookmarking of articles and comments
  • Native iOS interface
  • Sharing options
Features
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With Hacker News Redux you can enjoy reading articles and comments even when you are offline. Seamlessly continue browsing and reading Hacker News with poor or no Internet connectivity like on subways or in-flight. • Downloads the latest news in advance for offline reading • Built-in Readability support for distraction-free reading experience • Article preview in the news feed • Bookmarking of articles and comments • Full support for iPhone and iPad with completely native iOS user-interface • Sharing via Twitter, Facebook or E-Mail

About

stdout.

Features
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stdout. is a native iOS client for Hacker News, built from the ground up with SwiftUI. It goes far beyond content aggregation — offering a rich, interactive experience designed around how you actually read. DUAL THEMES Switch between two handcrafted visual modes. Zen offers warm, editorial typography with Georgia serif headlines. Terminal transforms the app into a retro green-on-black CRT aesthetic, complete with monospaced type and animated scanlines. OFFLINE-FIRST WITH SWIFTDATA Stories and comments are cached locally so the app loads instantly on launch. When your connection drops, you keep reading seamlessly with a subtle offline indicator. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add a Top Stories widget to your home screen in Small or Medium size. The widget updates every 30 minutes and matches your in-app theme. Tap any story to jump straight to it. NATIVE INTERACTIONS Long-press any story to save it to Favorites, share the link, or hide it from your feed. Pull-to-refresh and save actions are accompanied by haptic feedback for a tactile, responsive feel. IN-APP READING Story links open in a themed Safari View Controller with optional Reader Mode — no context switching to external apps.

Screenshots

Hacker News Redux2 screens
stdout.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hacker News Redux at none against stdout.'s shown. Hacker News Redux also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). stdout.'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hacker News Redux ships an update every 4 months, stdout. every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hacker News Redux versus stdout.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHacker News Reduxstdout.
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB5 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPetar DjekicHanshuo Tan

In-app purchases

None

Hacker News Redux

No in-app purchases

None

stdout.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hacker News Redux free?
Hacker News Redux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is stdout. free?
stdout. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hacker News Redux or stdout. have ads?
stdout. shows ads; Hacker News Redux does not.
Which is updated more often, Hacker News Redux or stdout.?
Hacker News Redux ships an update every 4 months, and stdout. every 4 days. Most recently, Hacker News Redux was updated on September 10, 2026 and stdout. on September 21, 2026.

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