Comparison

ReadOne vs HackerFlow

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

Head to head
About

ReadOne

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ReadOne is a clean, minimal reader designed for focused reading. Gather your favorite RSS feeds, articles, and newsletters in one beautiful place. Free from clutter, distractions, and algorithms. Key Features: - Distraction-free reading interface with customizable typography. - Offline support to save articles for later. - Sync seamlessly across all your devices. - Organize your content with tags and custom folders. - Smart reading progress tracking.

About

HackerFlow

Features
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Ready to explore the internet’s most interesting ideas? Welcome to HackerFlow. From emerging technologies and ambitious startups to programming, science, thoughtful essays, Hacker News is where curious people share what they are building, reading, and thinking about. What you’ll find in HackerFlow: ■ Stories worth discovering: Explore technology news, research, essays, personal projects, unexpected websites, and ideas you might not encounter anywhere else. ■ Show HN: Discover apps, experiments, and open source projects shared directly by the people building them. ■ Ask HN: Read questions, practical advice, personal experiences, and recommendations from a knowledgeable community. ■ Conversations made clearer: HackerFlow’s comment design makes it easier to see who is replying to whom and follow different branches of a conversation. ■ Bookmarrk stories and comments: Found something interesting but don’t have time to read it? Bookmark it and return whenever you’re ready. ■ Never lost a story: Your history helps you find stories you previously visited, even when you can no longer remember their titles. Browse Hacker News, follow the discussion, and save what matters with HackerFlow. HackerFlow is an independent, unofficial client for Hacker News and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Y Combinator.

Screenshots

ReadOne4 screens
HackerFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ReadOne at 4 against HackerFlow's 1. HackerFlow's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

ReadOne ships an update every 6 days, HackerFlow every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ReadOne versus HackerFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadOneHackerFlow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS27.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHongbo JiLev Lekush

In-app purchases

None

ReadOne

No in-app purchases

None

HackerFlow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReadOne free?
ReadOne is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HackerFlow free?
HackerFlow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ReadOne or HackerFlow have ads?
Neither ReadOne nor HackerFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReadOne or HackerFlow?
ReadOne ships an update every 6 days, and HackerFlow every 4 days. Most recently, ReadOne was updated on October 25, 2026 and HackerFlow on October 25, 2026.

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