HN Pro vs Nomad
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.
Nomad
Connect with your local community and engage its members. Discover new products and ideas, create custom loyalty programs, and utilize business-empowering tools. More features are on the way to enhance community interaction.
- Market new products to nearby customers
- Create custom loyalty cards
- Utilize business-empowering tools
- Stay connected with community members
- Engage with local businesses
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Nomad is the app for staying connected with your community and engaging with its members. On Nomad it’s your community that is the core of your business. With Nomad, you can: - Market new products and ideas to nearby costumers in an easily discoverable way. - Create custom loyalty cards to maintain a connection with your customers. - Choose the tools you want to empower your business. - and more coming soon
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nomad at 100% against HN Pro's 40%. Nomad also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). HN Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Nomad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of HN Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nomad's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HN Pro | Nomad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lionheart Software LLC | Kelvin Tejeda |
Customer experience
HN Pro
Nomad
In-app purchases
HN Pro
No in-app purchases
Nomad
No in-app purchases
