Hacker News Reader vs Contrario

The best native Hacker News reader for iOS. Read, vote, comment, and post. HackerNows is a native iPhone app that brings the full Y Combinator Hacker News experience to your device. No webviews, no compromises, just a fast, clean way to stay on top of tech news and developer discussions. Everything you expect from HN: • Vote, comment, post, and favorite stories • Browse Ask, Show, Jobs, and New sections • Read threaded discussions with a clean, native layout • Submit stories directly from the app Organize your way: • Create custom story groups to save and sort what matters • iCloud sync keeps your groups updated across all your devices Built for the community: • Lightweight, fast, and privacy-focused • Optional patronage: support the app if you want, when you want https://hackernows.app/eula

Contrario is for the rebel reader. Get a daily contrarian idea and a clean Hacker News (YC) reader—no fluff, no doom-scroll. Just ideas worth arguing about. Why Contrario • Hacker News (YC), done right: fast feed, comments, search, and reading view—unfiltered, like the original. • One contrarian idea a day: evidence-backed, designed to challenge default thinking. • Save & share with receipts: add to Favorites or export a share card with citations. • Minimal, fast, respectful: zero dark patterns; your attention stays on the idea. Built for founders, engineers, and curious people who’d rather question assumptions than follow trends. Legal: Hacker News is a trademark of Y Combinator. Contrario is an independent reader and not affiliated yet with Y Combinator.