HackNe vs Signal for Hacker News

HackNe for Hacker News is a native iPhone app built for reading Hacker News in a clean, fast, and simple way. Browse the feeds you actually care about: - Top - New - Best - Ask - Show - Jobs Open articles directly inside the app, then jump into the discussion with one tap. Read nested comment threads, check user profiles, and follow the conversation without losing your place. HackNe is designed for people who want a straightforward Hacker News experience that feels at home on iPhone. No clutter, no unnecessary complexity, just stories, comments, and links that matter.

Signal is a faster way to explore Hacker News. Open Top Today, Top Week, or Top Year, then dig into the stories, domains, authors, and discussions behind the headlines. Build reusable saved lenses for the topics you care about: AI this week with 100+ comments, Show HN launches, quiet gems with high points but fewer comments, or comment-first searches that jump back to the parent discussion. Signal is read-only, requires no account, and stores your saved lenses, bookmarks, recent searches, and reading history locally on your device. Search results come from the public HN Search API powered by Algolia, article and discussion links open in Safari, and the app is supported by Google AdMob banner ads.