HN Pro vs LOCO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HN Pro
This app provides a streamlined and efficient way to access Hacker News content. It allows users to browse stories, comment, upvote, and manage threads directly from their mobile device, mirroring the functionality of the web application.
- Browse Hacker News stories
- Reply to comments
- Upvote and hide stories
- Collapse comment threads
- Dark mode support
- Access to all HN lists
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HN Pro shows you Hacker News the way it was meant to be. If you want splashy animations and an unnecessary coat of paint, HN Pro may not be for you. But, if you've learned to love that classic orange and beige and want everything to just "work" like the web app, you've come to the right place. Browse your stories, reply to comments, upvote, hide, collapse threads, the list goes on. Do everything that you might want to do using your web browser, right in the palm of your hand. If you login with your account, any threads you collapse or stories you hide carry over to your web browser (and vice versa). Dark mode? Check. Comment replies? Check. Flagging, hiding, upvoting (and "unvoting"?)? Check. Access to all of the lists? Check (including /news, /show, /shownew, /ask, /best, /active, /newest, /classic, and /noobstories). Other features I probably forgot about? Check. Many other improvements are in the pipeline. Have an idea? Shoot me an email at dan@lionheartsw.com. Coming soon: push notifications for comment replies. Stay tuned.
LOCO
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The LOCO-Bubble is a small universe giving you access to activities / events organized in your city / your organization / your university etc. Inside the LOCO-Bubble you can subscribe to those organizers (communities) for which you want to stay on top of their event-agenda. A personalized calendar of LOCO events is then displayed and you can subscribe to events and see who else will join.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HN Pro at every 2 weeks against LOCO's monthly. LOCO's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HN Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, LOCO monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HN Pro | LOCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lionheart Software LLC | Locotables |
In-app purchases
HN Pro
No in-app purchases
LOCO
No in-app purchases









