Comparison

HN Pro vs LOCO

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Browse Hacker News stories
  • Reply to comments
  • Upvote and hide stories
  • Collapse comment threads
  • Dark mode support
  • Access to all HN lists
Features
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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.

About

LOCO

Features
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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.

Screenshots

HN Pro4 screens
LOCO4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

HN Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, LOCO monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HN Pro versus LOCO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHN ProLOCO
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLionheart Software LLCLocotables

In-app purchases

None

HN Pro

No in-app purchases

None

LOCO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HN Pro free?
HN Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LOCO free?
LOCO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HN Pro or LOCO have ads?
Neither HN Pro nor LOCO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HN Pro or LOCO?
HN Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and LOCO monthly. Most recently, HN Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and LOCO on October 27, 2026.

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