RedHN vs Jubon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RedHN
Enhances the Hacker News reading experience with a familiar Reddit-style interface. Offers customizable themes, text adjustments, and organized story browsing. Seamlessly integrates with the official Hacker News website for all core functionalities.
- Reddit-style story cards
- Visual thread guides
- Customizable themes and text
- Viewed story tracking
- Keyword and domain muting
- Sidebar/menu drawer navigation
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RedHN makes Hacker News easier to read in Safari. Enjoy a familiar, Reddit-style layout while staying on the official Hacker News website. • Browse story cards with scores, comments, author details, and links. • Follow discussions with visual thread guides and collapsible replies. • Choose light, dark, or system theme, and adjust text size, line spacing, and page width. • Keep track of viewed stories and mute keywords, domains, or topics. • Navigate with a sidebar on larger screens and a menu drawer on smaller screens. • Keep using Hacker News for voting, replying, hiding, favoriting, and submitting. • Switch back to classic Hacker News using the extension popup. RedHN is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hacker News, Y Combinator, or Reddit.
Jubon
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Jubon is a quiet life journal for the things you use, love, and want to remember. You can create a personal record for each meaningful item, including photos, purchase date, price, category, status, and the stories behind it. Whether it is something you have used for years, a gift with special meaning, or a small object that stayed with you through a certain time in life, Jubon helps you keep it in a gentle and organized way. Main features: - Add item photos, names, categories, prices, and purchase dates - Record stories and memories behind your items - Mark items as still with you, retired, or sold - Review items and stories through the timeline - Organize items that have left your life in the Memory Shelf - Keep your data stored locally on your device, with no account required Jubon is not a complicated asset management tool. It is a calm space for keeping the memories of everyday objects and seeing the time you have shared with them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RedHN at none against Jubon's 3. RedHN also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Jubon's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Jubon sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. RedHN asks for nothing beyond the download.
RedHN ships an update every 2 months, Jubon every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RedHN | Jubon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GigaBeyond (Guangzhou) Technology Ltd. | 锡 胡 |
In-app purchases
RedHN
No in-app purchases
Jubon
- A Small Gesture$1.99
- A Little Boost$4.99
- Along for the Journey$9.99







