FeedWatch vs Hack News for HN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FeedWatch
Stay informed with breaking news, live radio, and podcasts in one app. Features a newspaper-style layout on iPad and a dual-page view on iPhone. Offers real-time updates from global sources and on-device AI summaries.
- Breaking news aggregation
- Live radio streaming
- Podcast discovery and playback
- Customizable RSS feeds
- On-device AI summaries
- Real-time notifications
- Newspaper-style layout on iPad
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FeedWatch is your all-in-one app to stay informed: breaking news, live radio and podcasts, all in one place. IN BETA — GROWING FAST FeedWatch is in beta and constantly expanding: we add new countries, sources and podcasts all the time. If your country or source isn't here yet, it's on the way — tell us and we'll add it. Free for now. NOW ON IPAD A newspaper-style front page: lead story, photos and the latest headlines in a column, every section as a page of its own. The full article opens in reader mode, live TV lives in a small window while you keep reading, podcasts get a page of their own. Keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, from iPadOS 16.4. FEEDWATCH ON IPAD On iPad, FeedWatch becomes a newspaper: a front page with the lead story, the latest headlines and a band for every section. Articles open in full in reader mode, live TV (37 official channels) keeps playing in a small window while you read, and Listen puts your podcasts on a shelf. Keyboard shortcuts, and support back to iPadOS 16.4 for older iPads. AND ON IPHONE DUO Closed, a phone; open, a newspaper. A full front page in portrait, two pages split on the crease in landscape: the article opens like a book on one side, the latest headlines, live TV and the podcast you're listening to stay on the other. Close and reopen whenever you like: the article stays where it was and the audio never stops. YOUR FAVORITE TEAM Follow your favorite team — football, basketball, F1, MotoGP, rugby, cricket and more: 543 teams across 37 countries — and its news flows straight into the Sport tab, with its own quick filter. REAL-TIME NEWS 200+ Italian and international sources: politics, business, tech, sport, culture and more. Customisable RSS feeds, instant updates, reader mode, on-device AI summaries. RADIO FROM AROUND THE WORLD Stream live radio from your favourite stations and discover thousands of broadcasts from 28+ countries, powered by RadioBrowser, the world's largest open radio directory. Add in one tap, remove with a swipe. MILLIONS OF PODCASTS Search 30 million podcasts on iTunes — add and listen free. Add any podcast via RSS, import/export OPML. ON-DEVICE AI Automatic summaries generated locally on your iPhone or iPad. No data ever sent to external servers. CUSTOM ALERTS Instant notifications for keywords you care about. APPLE WATCH AND WIDGETS Live headlines on your wrist and Home Screen. Total privacy: no account, no tracking, no data collected.
Hack News for HN
A fast and lightweight application for browsing Hacker News stories and discussions. It offers a clean, native interface for reading comments and viewing user profiles without unnecessary clutter or slow loading times.
- Fast native story lists
- Clean comment reading
- Hacker News user profiles
- iPhone and iPad support
- Simple settings
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Hack News is a fast, lightweight reader for Hacker News. Browse stories, open comment threads, read discussions, and move around quickly with a clean native interface. The app is built for people who want Hacker News without extra clutter, slow loading, or unnecessary features. Features: - Fast native story lists - Clean comment reading - iPhone and iPad support - Hacker News user profiles - Simple settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FeedWatch at every 4 days against Hack News for HN's every 3 weeks. FeedWatch also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FeedWatch ships an update every 4 days, Hack News for HN every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.
| Parameter | FeedWatch | Hack News for HN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Giuseppe Arbia | E.J. Dyksen |
Customer experience
FeedWatch
Hack News for HN
In-app purchases
FeedWatch
No in-app purchases
Hack News for HN
No in-app purchases









