Hacker Buzz vs Z Combinator 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!
Z Combinator for Hacker News
An open-source client for browsing Hacker News. It offers a straightforward way to access news and discussions from the popular tech community.
- Hacker News client
- Open source
- News aggregation
- Discussion access
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Just another open source Hacker News client.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hacker Buzz at 71% against Z Combinator for Hacker News's 50%. Hacker Buzz also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hacker Buzz holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Hacker Buzz's written reviews are positive against 50% of Z Combinator for Hacker News's.
Hacker Buzz ships an update weekly, Z Combinator for Hacker News every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hacker Buzz | Z Combinator for Hacker News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rafal Ciesielczuk | Jiaqi Feng |
Customer experience
Hacker Buzz
Z Combinator for Hacker News
In-app purchases
Hacker Buzz
No in-app purchases
Z Combinator for Hacker News
No in-app purchases
Questions
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