Rosella for Hacker News vs Hacksy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rosella for Hacker News
A modern, privacy-focused reader for Hacker News content. It offers full functionality, including reading, commenting, voting, and submitting stories, with extensive customization options. Designed natively for iOS devices, it provides an ad-free and tracking-free experience.
- Full Hacker News functionality
- Participate in discussions
- Vote on stories
- Hide disliked websites
- Customize colors
- Native iOS interface
- No tracking or ads
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Rosella is a beautiful Hacker News reader, designed from the ground up to provide the best possible experience on iPhone and iPad. * Full Hacker News functionality Read stories, participate in discussions, vote, see poll results, submit content, reply to others and view user profiles. You can do it all from Rosella! * Make It Yours Hide stories from websites you dislike, choose your favorite colors, and customize the experience with many more options! * Designed for iPhone (and iPad!) Rosella features a native, clean interface that makes it feel right at home on your device. * No tracking, no ads Rosella is a privacy respecting app made by an independent developer. Whether you're a longtime Hacker News user or just discovering it, I hope you'll enjoy using Rosella. Try it out and take your Hacker News game to the next level! Disclaimer: This app is an independent creation and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Y Combinator or the official Hacker News site in any way.
Hacksy
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Hacksy is a modern and minimalistic Hacker News reader that serves as a one-stop shop for all tech-related news. Found an interesting article you’d like to read later? Just swipe to add it to your bookmarks. Read a comment that resonated with you? Save it to reference it anytime. Want to search the extensive Hacker News archives? Hacksy’s got you covered. What truly makes Hacksy stand out is its seamless reading experience — you can follow both the discussion and the article at the same time, without ever having to choose between one or the other.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hacksy at none against Rosella for Hacker News's 1. Hacksy also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Rosella for Hacker News sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hacksy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rosella for Hacker News ships an update every 6 weeks, Hacksy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rosella for Hacker News | Hacksy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 4+ |
| Developer | Diego Otero Diaz | Janusz Polowczyk |
In-app purchases
Rosella for Hacker News
- Rosella Pro$4.99
Hacksy
No in-app purchases
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