Hacker Buzz vs Hacki for Hacker News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Hacki for Hacker News
Access Hacker News content with this open-source client. Browse, search, and submit stories, manage favorites, leave comments, and participate in polls. Enjoy offline reading and receive notifications for replies.
- Hacker News account login
- Browse stories by category
- Search and submit stories
- Favorite and pin stories
- Comment and view polls
- Offline reading
- Reply notifications
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Features: - Hacker News account login - Favorites sync - Hacker News Search - In-thread search - Ancestor lookup so you don't have to scroll back up to regain context - In-thread notification for new comments since your last visit - In-app notification for new replies to your comments or stories - Offline mode - Synced settings across devices - Favorites import and export - Open Hacker News link in Hacki via system share dialog - Share story or comment as image - Reply, vote, filter, block - Polls - True dark mode - Tablet support - Accent color and font customization - And more...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hacki for Hacker News at 4.6 against Hacker Buzz's 4.0. Hacki for Hacker News also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 71%) and ratings volume (40 vs 5). Hacker Buzz's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hacki for Hacker News holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hacki for Hacker News has 40 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Hacker Buzz's written reviews are positive against 88% of Hacki for Hacker News's.
Hacker Buzz ships an update weekly, Hacki for Hacker News every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hacker Buzz | Hacki for Hacker News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rafal Ciesielczuk | Jiaqi Feng |
Customer experience
Hacker Buzz
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In-app purchases
Hacker Buzz
No in-app purchases
Hacki for Hacker News
No in-app purchases
Questions
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