Comparison

UtilKB vs RedHN

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

Head to head
About

UtilKB

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A utility keyboard for iOS that helps developers, testers, and power users quickly insert useful content like, hashes, encodings, UUIDs, timestamps and dummy data — right from the keyboard. Features - Dummy Data - Lorem Ipsum - Words, sentences, paragraphs - UPPER / lower / Title Case / Sentence case - Random names and addresses - Dummy email addresses in latin characters - Addresses in regional format (CA, CN, JP, RU, UK, US) - Timestamps - Epoch (seconds and milliseconds) - ISO 8601 (standard and compact, custom format) - Encode & Decode - Base2 (binary) - Base64 - Hash - SHA-256 - SHA-1 - MD5 - CRC32 - Random - UUID v4 (UPPER and lower case) - ASCII - Simple and Full US Keyboard - More keyboard layout (customizable) coming soon. ---- More keyboard functionalities will be added soon. Feature request is welcomed! This app is in early development stage.

About

RedHN

Enhances the Hacker News reading experience with a familiar, Reddit-style interface directly within Safari. Offers customizable themes, text adjustments, and organized story browsing with visual thread guides. Seamlessly integrates with Hacker News for all core functionalities.

Highlights
  • Reddit-style story cards
  • Visual thread guides
  • Collapsible replies
  • Customizable themes and text
  • Viewed story tracking
  • Keyword and domain muting
  • Sidebar/menu drawer navigation
Features
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RedHN makes Hacker News easier to read in Safari. Enjoy a familiar, Reddit-style layout while staying on the official Hacker News website. • Browse story cards with scores, comments, author details, and links. • Follow discussions with visual thread guides and collapsible replies. • Choose light, dark, or system theme, and adjust text size, line spacing, and page width. • Keep track of viewed stories and mute keywords, domains, or topics. • Navigate with a sidebar on larger screens and a menu drawer on smaller screens. • Keep using Hacker News for voting, replying, hiding, favoriting, and submitting. • Switch back to classic Hacker News using the extension popup. RedHN is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hacker News, Y Combinator, or Reddit.

Screenshots

UtilKB4 screens
RedHN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: UtilKB at daily against RedHN's monthly. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UtilKB ships an update daily, RedHN monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
UtilKB versus RedHN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUtilKBRedHN
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAngda SongGigaBeyond (Guangzhou) Technology Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

UtilKB

No in-app purchases

None

RedHN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UtilKB free?
UtilKB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RedHN free?
RedHN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UtilKB or RedHN have ads?
Neither UtilKB nor RedHN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UtilKB or RedHN?
UtilKB ships an update daily, and RedHN monthly. Most recently, UtilKB was updated on November 12, 2026 and RedHN on November 13, 2026.

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