Comparison

feeeed vs HackerWire for Hacker News

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

Head to head
About

feeeed

Build a personalized, ad-free news feed from any website or social media. Enjoy a customizable reader, offline access, and AI summaries. Stay informed on your own terms.

Highlights
  • Customizable ad-free news feed
  • Fast, focused reader mode
  • AI article summaries
  • Offline reading
  • Subscribe to websites, social media, and communities
  • Custom reminders and flashcards
  • Homescreen widgets
Features
Currently charting
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Stay informed without losing sanity. A feed curated by you, not the social-media mob. with feeeed, you can build your own ad-free news feed, on your own terms: • subscribe to any website and get the latest stories in your feed • view articles in a fast, focused, customizable reader mode • see local weather, flashbacks from your photo library or birthdays from your contacts • no ads or purchases • free ai summaries of articles • offline mode: download dozens of stories to read when you're offline • subscribe to communities from reddit, youtube channels, tiktok profiles, mastodon or threads accounts • add your own custom reminders, or flashcards • see your step count for the day, and your progress towards 10k steps. (powered by an optional integration with the Health) • browse a curated catalog of suggested news feeds for any topic • full dark mode, including auto-dark mode for any site • a built-in chatbot that can recommend feeds and channels for any topic • customize your app icon, tab bar, algorithm and more • see news on your homescreen with a customizable widget • create and share lists of feeds • groups feeds into folders and pin your favorite folders to the tab bar for one-tap access • a lot more! it's 100% private and on-device (no servers, no accounts, nothing leaves your device). don't worry — it's still as fast, smooth and addicting as your favorite Mark Zuckerberg app. it includes a built-in reader mode and reading list. it's fast! take back your news feed ~ scroll on your own terms :)

About

HackerWire for Hacker News

A fast, native iOS reader for Hacker News offering a clutter-free experience. Enjoy threaded comments, AI summaries, customizable themes, and offline reading without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Native, lightning-fast interface
  • Threaded comments
  • AI summaries on tap
  • 17+ handcrafted themes
  • Offline reading
  • No ads, no tracking
Features
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Hacker News, reimagined. HackerWire is a fast, beautiful, fully native iOS reader for Hacker News, no web wrappers, no clutter, no account required to browse. Built from scratch in SwiftUI, HackerWire makes reading HN a genuine pleasure on iPhone. FEATURES • Native, lightning-fast interface, zero web views • Threaded comments that are actually easy to follow • AI summaries on tap, get the gist of long threads instantly • 17+ handcrafted themes, from clean light to deep dark • 30+ custom app icons to match your home screen • Offline reading, save stories for the subway • No ads, no tracking, no account needed to browse Whether you're a developer, a founder, or just love the orange site, HackerWire is the cleanest, fastest way to keep up with what's new. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

feeeed4 screens
HackerWire for Hacker News4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: feeeed at 1.6K against HackerWire for Hacker News's 2. feeeed also leads on chart position (#187 vs unranked). HackerWire for Hacker News's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HackerWire for Hacker News holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: feeeed has 1.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

feeeed ships an update monthly, HackerWire for Hacker News every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
feeeed versus HackerWire for Hacker News: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterfeeeedHackerWire for Hacker News
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB22 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJames ParrottSabba Petri

Customer experience

feeeed

All ratings1,534 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews462 reviews
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.5%

HackerWire for Hacker News

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

feeeed

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with loading certain feeds or articles
  • Problems with the 'Read Later' feature
  • Inconsistencies in the 'Reader' mode

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to sort/filter feeds
  • Improve sync between devices
  • Add support for more content types (e.g. podcasts)
  • Provide more customization options (e.g. font size, layout)
  • Implement translation/localization features
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  • Add push notifications for new content

HackerWire for Hacker News

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

feeeed

No in-app purchases

None

HackerWire for Hacker News

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is feeeed free?
feeeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HackerWire for Hacker News free?
HackerWire for Hacker News is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, feeeed or HackerWire for Hacker News?
HackerWire for Hacker News is rated higher. feeeed averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while HackerWire for Hacker News averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do feeeed or HackerWire for Hacker News have ads?
Neither feeeed nor HackerWire for Hacker News shows ads.
Which is updated more often, feeeed or HackerWire for Hacker News?
feeeed ships an update monthly, and HackerWire for Hacker News every 2 weeks. Most recently, feeeed was updated on October 25, 2026 and HackerWire for Hacker News on October 6, 2026.

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