Comparison

闻道HN vs App Rank Tracker

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

Head to head

a HackerNews client

Track storefronts worldwide

Free

🛠️ Developer Tools

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About

闻道HN

Features

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HNEveryDay is a high-performance, privacy-first, AI-enhanced Hacker News client , built specifically for Geekers who live in the terminal and dream in code.

About

App Rank Tracker

Features

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See exactly where any App Store app sits in the charts — in every country, updated daily. WHAT IT DOES - Live Top 100 chart position in every storefront - Per-country history and trend - Local push the moment your rank moves - Background refresh, no app open needed - 100% on-device. No account. No sign-in. WHO IT'S FOR - Indie devs tracking their own launch - Founders watching competitor charts - ASO managers monitoring category performance Uses Apple's public iTunes chart feeds. No App Store Connect login or API key required.

Screenshots

闻道HN4 screens

App Rank Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 闻道HN at none against App Rank Tracker's 1. App Rank Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. App Rank Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 闻道HN asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

闻道HN ships an update every 5 months, App Rank Tracker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

闻道HN versus App Rank Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	闻道HN	App Rank Tracker
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 months	Every 10 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPad — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	18.6	17.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	5 MB	6 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	永林陈	Milad Atef

In-app purchases

None

闻道HN

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

App Rank Tracker

One-time1

Buy me a coffee$2.99

Questions

Is 闻道HN free?

闻道HN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is App Rank Tracker free?

App Rank Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do 闻道HN or App Rank Tracker have ads?

Neither 闻道HN nor App Rank Tracker shows ads.

Which is updated more often, 闻道HN or App Rank Tracker?

闻道HN ships an update every 5 months, and App Rank Tracker every 10 days. Most recently, 闻道HN was updated on October 24, 2026 and App Rank Tracker on October 22, 2026.