Hacker Read vs Greenlight AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hacker Read
An alternative reader for Hackernews that leverages AI and LLMs for advanced search capabilities. Discover similar comments, stories, and users through text-based similarity searches with positive and negative queries. Sort comments by user karma for a refined reading experience.
- AI-powered similarity search
- Find similar comments
- Find similar stories
- Find similar users
- Sort comments by karma
- Positive and negative query search
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Alternate reader for Hackernews with some AI features using LLM's such as similarity search. Other features: find similar comments, similar stories, and similar users. Find users and comments using similarity search on input text using positive and negative queries. sort comments by user karma.
Greenlight AI
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Your agents keep stopping. Greenlight keeps them working — so you actually get what you're paying for. Works with Claude Code, Codex CLI and more. Free features: * Ticket driven workflow — work at the level of specs instead of chat * Approve, deny, or halt — stay in control of every agent action with a single tap * Direct Claude — send instructions to any agent session from your phone * Start or resume agents — launch or wake a session right from your phone * Push notifications — know when your agents are blocked or idle * Apple Watch — keep your agents working with a tap of your wrist * Voice input — direct your agents with fast, accurate voice to text * Temporary grants — never worry about over-generous agent permissions Greenlight Pro: * Autopilot — write a ticket and have Greenlight spin up agents to spec, code, review and merge it Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Hacker Read at 3 against Greenlight AI's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Hacker Read sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Greenlight AI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Hacker Read | Greenlight AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garglet LLC | Verge Labs LLC |
In-app purchases
Hacker Read
- Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year
Greenlight AI
- Greenlight Pro$2.991 Month
