Top Now vs Hacki for Hacker News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Top Now
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Top Now is the app you want when browsing YC's Hacker News via Safari is not enough, Top Now offers a familiar and enhanced navigation of the Hacker News web experience: - Every article opens in a temporary browsing session. - Delivers optional push notifications on every new top #1 article on the home page. - HN discussions are available right after you finish reading articles. Everything else works as expected, including your regular user sign-in, upvotes, flagging, comments and other sections of the Hacker News web experience.
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 update cadence: Hacki for Hacker News at every 3 days against Top Now's fortnightly. Top Now's advantage is iOS requirement (13.1 vs 18.6). 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.
Top Now ships an update fortnightly, Hacki for Hacker News every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Top Now | Hacki for Hacker News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FIREBASE S A S | Jiaqi Feng |
In-app purchases
Top Now
No in-app purchases
Hacki for Hacker News
No in-app purchases
Questions
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