Hacker Feed vs Hacki for Hacker News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hacker Feed
A fast and elegant application for reading Hacker News stories. Browse top, new, and specialized sections with beautiful typography and thumbnail options. Includes built-in reader mode, comment management, and iCloud syncing for bookmarks.
- Browse Top, New, Show HN, Ask HN, Jobs stories
- Beautiful typography with compact/large thumbnails
- Built-in Safari view with reader mode
- Expand/collapse story comments and threads
- Bookmark favorite stories with iCloud sync
- Share story links to other apps
- System Dark Mode support
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Hacker Feed is a modern, fast and elegant app for reading Hacker News. Features: • Swipe between tabs to browse Top, New, Show HN, Ask HN and Jobs stories • Scroll through stories in beautiful typography, along with compact or large thumbnails • Open story links in the built-in Safari view, with reader mode support • Expand and collapse story comments and threads via intuitive tap gestures • Bookmark your favourite stories to read later, synced across all your devices via iCloud • Easily share story links to other apps • System Dark Mode support for browsing in low-lighting conditions • Universal app - split view support on iPad for easy viewing • Optimised for performance Contact me @ken_toh on Twitter, if there are any issues. Enjoy!
Hacki for Hacker News
Access Hacker News content with this open-source client. Browse, search, and submit stories, manage favorites, leave comments, and participate in polls. Enjoy offline reading and receive notifications for replies.
- Hacker News account login
- Browse stories by category
- Search and submit stories
- Favorite and pin stories
- Comment and view polls
- Offline reading
- Reply notifications
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Features: - Hacker News account login - Favorites sync - Hacker News Search - In-thread search - Ancestor lookup so you don't have to scroll back up to regain context - In-thread notification for new comments since your last visit - In-app notification for new replies to your comments or stories - Offline mode - Synced settings across devices - Favorites import and export - Open Hacker News link in Hacki via system share dialog - Share story or comment as image - Reply, vote, filter, block - Polls - True dark mode - Tablet support - Accent color and font customization - And more...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hacker Feed at 4.8 against Hacki for Hacker News's 4.6. Hacker Feed also leads on ratings volume (436 vs 37) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 Feed holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hacker Feed has 436 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Hacker Feed's written reviews are positive against 88% of Hacki for Hacker News's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hacker Feed ships an update every 5 days, Hacki for Hacker News every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hacker Feed | Hacki for Hacker News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (436 ratings) — better | 4.6 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.5% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 436 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ken Toh | Jiaqi Feng |
Customer experience
Hacker Feed
Hacki for Hacker News
Bugs and requests
Hacker Feed
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cached stories not updating with latest content
- Stories not loading
- Intermittent loading delays when opening links
- Thread collapsing on accidental screen touch
Requested features
13 requests- Dark mode
- Adjustable text/font size
- User account login for voting and commenting
- Ability to post new threads
- Search functionality
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- Edge browser support on iOS
- Export/backup bookmarks feature
- Text selection in comments for dictionary lookup
- Dim visited posts
- Compact feed view option
- Landscape video support
- Pull-to-refresh for new content
- Open HN links within app instead of external browser
Hacki for Hacker News
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hacker Feed
No in-app purchases
Hacki for Hacker News
No in-app purchases
Questions
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