Hacki for Hacker News vs Ember Feed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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...
Ember Feed
A beautiful and calm RSS reader designed for focus and clarity. Organize your chosen content with custom themes, fonts, and folders. Syncs seamlessly across devices and offers offline reading.
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Folder organization for feeds
- iCloud sync across devices
- Offline article caching
- OPML import/export
- Mark articles as read/unread
- Save articles for later
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A calm, beautiful home for your feeds. Ember Feed is a modern RSS reader for macOS designed for people who want focus, clarity, and control over their news. No algorithms. No noise. Just the content you choose — presented beautifully. Designed to Feel Good Reading should feel calm. Ember Feed features soft pastel gradient themes, light and dark mode, and a curated selection of 20 beautiful fonts so you can create a reading space that feels uniquely yours. Seamless iCloud Sync Your feeds and reading progress stay in sync across your devices with iCloud. Start reading on your Mac and continue right where you left off. Stay Organized • Organize feeds into folders • Personalize folders with custom emoji icons • Mark articles as read or unread • Save articles for later Your feed structure is fully yours — simple, flexible, and intuitive. Import and Export with Ease Already using another RSS reader? Import your subscriptions instantly with OPML. You can also export anytime — your data always belongs to you. Offline-Ready Articles are cached for offline reading, so your feeds are available even without an internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hacki for Hacker News at Free against Ember Feed's $5.99. Hacki for Hacker News also leads on ratings volume (40 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.1). Ember Feed's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and chart position (#138 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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
Hacki for Hacker News is free to download; Ember Feed costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ember Feed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hacki for Hacker News has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Hacki for Hacker News's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ember Feed's.
Hacki for Hacker News ships an update every 3 days, Ember Feed every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hacki for Hacker News | Ember Feed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #138 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jiaqi Feng | Lawrence Gimenez |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
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No in-app purchases
Ember Feed
No in-app purchases
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