Comparison

HackerPillar vs theoddsnews

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

Head to head
About

HackerPillar

This app offers a streamlined and focused reading experience for Hacker News. It features a clean feed, readable comment threads, and a reader mode for articles. Users can save stories, read offline, and track discussions.

Highlights
  • Fast Hacker News feed
  • Readable comment threads
  • Focused Reader Mode
  • Saved stories and offline library
  • Thread tracking
  • Advanced search (Pro)
  • Home screen widget
Features
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HackerPillar helps you read Hacker News with less friction and more focus. Browse top stories in a clean, high-performance feed, open deep discussions with readable comment threads, and switch to Reader Mode for long-form articles. Save stories, read offline, and track threads you care about. Key features: - Fast, modern Hacker News feed - Readable comments with thread controls - Focused Reader Mode - Saved Stories + Offline Library - Thread tracking and activity checks - Advanced search and custom feeds (Pro) - Home screen widget support - Share extension for quick imports HackerPillar Pro unlocks: - HN account actions (login, vote, reply) - Advanced search and custom feeds - Extended reader and tracking features - Additional power-user tools across the app Subscription details: - Title: HackerPillar Pro - Length: Monthly and Yearly - Price: Pricing varies by region and is shown in-app before purchase - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions Privacy Policy: http://smartcodeapps.tech/hackerpillar-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Built for people who read Hacker News every day.

About

theoddsnews

This app combines news stories with market signals to provide a unique reading experience. It allows users to compare reporting from various sources, follow prediction market data, and explore news context on interactive maps. Personalize your feed and save stories for easy access.

Highlights
  • Market-moving story summaries
  • Compare reporting from original sources
  • Follow prediction market signals
  • Interactive news maps
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Personalized feed and appearance
Features
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News tells you what happened. Markets show how expectations changed. The Odds News puts both in one reading experience. Start with a current edition of major stories. Open a story to read a concise summary, compare coverage across original sources, and follow the related prediction-market signal as events unfold. With The Odds News, you can: • Read a focused edition of market-moving stories • Compare reporting and open original source links • Follow related probabilities, price moves, charts, and market rules • Search stories, topics, sources, and related markets • Explore news and election context on interactive maps • Save stories and keep the leading headline close with Home Screen widgets • Personalize topics, regions, appearance, type, text size, and feed order • Read as a guest, with optional sign-in for synced preferences and alerts The Odds News is an independent news and market-intelligence reader. It does not execute trades, hold funds, connect to trading accounts, provide brokerage services, or offer financial, legal, tax, gambling, or investment advice. News, market data, and automated story-to-market matches may be delayed, incomplete, or incorrect. Verify important information with the linked original sources. The Odds News is not affiliated with by Kalshi

Screenshots

HackerPillar4 screens
theoddsnews4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: theoddsnews at none against HackerPillar's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. HackerPillar sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. theoddsnews asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HackerPillar against 5.0 for theoddsnews. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
HackerPillar versus theoddsnews: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHackerPillartheoddsnews
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB69 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperTaha Broachwalafreddy made another one LLC

Customer experience

HackerPillar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

theoddsnews

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

HackerPillar

Subscriptions1
  • HackerPillar Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
None

theoddsnews

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HackerPillar free?
HackerPillar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is theoddsnews free?
theoddsnews is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HackerPillar or theoddsnews?
HackerPillar and theoddsnews are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do HackerPillar or theoddsnews have ads?
Neither HackerPillar nor theoddsnews shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HackerPillar or theoddsnews?
HackerPillar ships an update fortnightly, and theoddsnews fortnightly. Most recently, HackerPillar was updated on November 3, 2026 and theoddsnews on October 31, 2026.

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