Comparison

Glanced vs Orange Reader for HN

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

Head to head
About

Glanced

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Stay on top of everything you care about, without the noise. Glanced brings your news, blogs, newsletters, and podcasts together in one clean, fast reader. Follow it all in a single place. At a Glance Glanced groups articles covering the same story into clusters, so the day's top news and every angle surface together. Catch up on what's happening without scrolling through duplicates. AI Summaries Get the key points of any article in seconds. Concise, accurate summaries help you decide what's worth your time before you commit to the full story. All Your Feeds, One Place Subscribe to RSS and Atom feeds, follow your favorite blogs, and bring everything together. Feeds refresh automatically, and you can import your existing subscriptions from any other reader with OPML. Podcasts Browse shows, queue episodes, and listen with speed controls and skip. A mini player keeps audio playing while you read, and your progress syncs across devices. Newsletters Turn email newsletters into articles. Send them to your unique Glanced address and read them alongside your feeds. No more inbox clutter. Smart Organization - Nested folders to group feeds your way - Tag articles to build a system that works for you - Save articles to a dedicated reading list - Saved searches to track the topics that matter - Auto-archive old, unread articles on a schedule you choose Discover Find your next favorite source in a built-in catalog of podcasts and outlets, or follow any site by its URL. Similar Articles Glanced surfaces related coverage from across all your feeds, so you never miss an important perspective on a story. Full Articles Read the complete article, not just the preview. Glanced pulls the full text so you get the whole story, whenever the publisher allows. Powerful Search Full-text search across titles, article content, and your own notes. Find anything in seconds. Notes Add your thoughts to any article. Your notes are fully searchable, so you can find them whenever you need them. Your Reading, Your Way Pick from grid, list, or magazine layouts. Tune font size and line spacing, and switch between light, dark, and system themes. Swipe between articles, power through with keyboard shortcuts, and share to your favorite apps. No Ads, No Clutter Built for readers, not advertisers. A clean, distraction-free experience that puts your content first. Everywhere You Read Your feeds, newsletters, and podcasts stay in sync. Pick up right where you left off.

About

Orange Reader for HN

Features
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HN Reader is a fast, focused reader for Hacker News. EIGHT FEEDS Top, New, Best, Ask, Show, Jobs β€” plus Past, the front page for any day back to 2006, and Comments, every new comment on the site as it lands. SEARCH EVERYTHING Search across every story ever posted, not just what is on the page. THE WHOLE THREAD, AT ONCE A discussion loads in a single request, however long it is. Collapse any branch with a tap; colored rails show how deep you are. ARTICLE OR DISCUSSION Every story has two views, one switch: read the article inside the app, or the thread. Share either. Open in your browser any time. PROFILES Tap any name: karma, join date, about, and their submissions, comments and public favorites. SAVE FOR LATER Bookmark a story and it lives on your phone, with no account and nothing sent anywhere. MADE TO BE READ Light and dark, four text sizes, six languages (English, EspaΓ±ol, Italiano, FranΓ§ais, Deutsch, Русский). Animations that answer your finger. No reading history leaves your device, and ads appear only on the Saved and Settings screens, never over what you are reading. HN Reader is an independent app and is not affiliated with Y Combinator. Hacker News is a trademark of Y Combinator. Version 1 is a reader: signing in to vote and reply is not included.

Screenshots

Glanced4 screens
Orange Reader for HN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Glanced at none against Orange Reader for HN's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Glanced versus Orange Reader for HN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlancedOrange Reader for HN
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysβ€”
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB51 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAmol GarhwalGrisu Studio LLC

In-app purchases

None

Glanced

No in-app purchases

None

Orange Reader for HN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glanced free?
Glanced is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orange Reader for HN free?
Orange Reader for HN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glanced or Orange Reader for HN have ads?
Orange Reader for HN shows ads; Glanced does not.

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