Hacker Feed vs TinyTinyClient
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!
TinyTinyClient
This app allows users to read and manage RSS feeds hosted on a tt-rss server. It offers features like browsing feeds by category, marking articles as read, and sharing content. Users can subscribe, unsubscribe, and manage labels for their feeds.
- Browse and manage RSS feeds
- Organize feeds by categories and labels
- Mark articles as read on scroll
- View and share articles
- Subscribe and unsubscribe from feeds
- View server information
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TinyTinyClient is an iOS app used to communicate with a tt-rss server. TinyTinyClient (also known as TTC) is used to read and manage RSS feeds that are hosted on a tt-rss server. You can use any server you'd like, as long as you have the credentials for it. Any feature suggestions or bug reports are welcome! # Features - Browse your feeds - Hide and show special feeds - Mark as read on scroll - View feeds in categories - Subscribe and unsubscribe from feeds (requires: >= API level 5) - View articles within the app - Share articles - Browse labels (requires: >= API level 1) - View server information - Publish articles - See labels that are applied to articles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hacker Feed at none against TinyTinyClient's 2. Hacker Feed also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (436 vs 3). TinyTinyClient's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TinyTinyClient sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hacker Feed asks for nothing beyond the download.
TinyTinyClient holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hacker Feed has 436 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hacker Feed ships an update every 5 days, TinyTinyClient every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hacker Feed | TinyTinyClient |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (436 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 436 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| 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 | 14.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ken Toh | Milo Gertjejansen |
Customer experience
Hacker Feed
TinyTinyClient
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
TinyTinyClient
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hacker Feed
No in-app purchases
TinyTinyClient
- Small Donation$0.99
- Medium Donation$4.99
Questions
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