Comparison

Translating Hacker News vs Hacka

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

Head to head

Translating Hacker News

read HN in your own language

Read hacker news your own way

Free

📡 News

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About

Translating Hacker News

Features

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Translating Hacker News is a terminal-style Hacker News reader that translates stories, comments, and articles into your preferred language. Browse Top, New, Best, Ask, Show, and Jobs feeds, read threaded discussions, save favorites, and revisit recent stories. Pro unlocks widgets, Hacker News login, favorites sync, and advanced AI translation.

About

Hacka

Features

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Read Hacker News without any of the disruption, theme it how you like, ignore those you don't want to hear from. Save stories for later. Save comments for later Hacka is a simple and easy to use Hacker News reader (https://news.ycombinator.com) it aims to be customisable and easy to use. Hacka allows you to save stories for later, save comments for later. It allows you to theme your app however you like. It allows you different display modes and accessibility features. It also is able to ignore certain users you do not wish to see comments and stories from

Screenshots

Translating Hacker News4 screens

Hacka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hacka at every 2 days against Translating Hacker News's every 3 weeks. Hacka also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). 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. Translating Hacker News sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hacka sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Translating Hacker News ships an update every 3 weeks, Hacka every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Translating Hacker News versus Hacka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Translating Hacker News	Hacka
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks	Every 2 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	26.0	18.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	13 MB	3 MB
Age rating	4+	12+
Developer	嘉琦沈	Kyle Adamson

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Translating Hacker News

One-time1

PRO Mode$0.99

1 purchases

Hacka

One-time1

Unlock Features$0.99

Questions

Is Translating Hacker News free?

Translating Hacker News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Hacka free?

Hacka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Translating Hacker News or Hacka have ads?

Neither Translating Hacker News nor Hacka shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Translating Hacker News or Hacka?

Translating Hacker News ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hacka every 2 days. Most recently, Translating Hacker News was updated on October 9, 2026 and Hacka on October 3, 2026.