Hacker Buzz vs Hacko 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!
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 rating: Hacko for Hacker News at 4.6 against Hacker Buzz's 4.0. Hacko for Hacker News also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 5). Hacker Buzz's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. Hacko for Hacker News sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Hacker Buzz asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hacko for Hacker News holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hacko for Hacker News has 31 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Hacker Buzz's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hacko for Hacker News's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hacker Buzz ships an update weekly, Hacko for Hacker News fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hacker Buzz | Hacko for Hacker News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rafal Ciesielczuk | Andrii Sievrikov |
Customer experience
Hacker Buzz
Hacko for Hacker News
In-app purchases
Hacker Buzz
No in-app purchases
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
Questions
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