Comparison

Readspace vs Orange Reader for HN

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

Head to head
About

Readspace

Consolidate all your news, blogs, and newsletters into a single, chronological feed. Get daily summaries of major developments and discover new sources tailored to your interests. Enjoy a focused reading experience with customizable options and privacy-first design.

Highlights
  • Unified chronological feed
  • Five-minute daily digest summaries
  • Discover new internet sources
  • Save articles for later reading
  • Summaries, highlights, and translations
  • Cross-device syncing
  • OPML import for existing subscriptions
Features
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The internet never runs out of things to show you. Your attention does. Readspace brings the publications, independent blogs, newsletters, and communities you care about into one calm, chronological feed. Discover new sources based on your interests, build your own information diet, and follow the web on your terms. When you don't have time to read everything, your Daily Digest turns hundreds of unread articles into a five-minute briefing of the major developments, plus a short list of stories worth reading in full. Stay informed without spending your day scrolling. **WHY READSPACE?** **• One Feed You Control** Follow the sources you choose and see every new article in chronological order. No engagement algorithm deciding what deserves your attention. **• A Five-Minute Daily Digest** Catch up on the major developments across your sources without opening every article. Readspace also highlights "Worth reading" stories you may want to explore yourself. **• Discover Your Corner of the Internet** Explore a searchable catalog of 120,000+ feeds, from major publications to independent writers and niche blogs. Search for a specific source or simply describe what you're interested in. Smart search helps you find relevant sources, even when you don't know their names. **• Follow More of the Web** Keep up with independent writers, publications, magazines, Reddit communities, and email newsletters without scattering everything across different apps and inboxes. **• Save Now, Read Later** Save articles from your browser and return to them whenever you have time. Enjoy supported articles in a focused, customizable reader with dark mode and less visual clutter. **• Summaries, Highlights, and Translations** Generate quick summaries, surface key highlights to skim articles faster, or translate content into your preferred language. These features are always optional. **• Your Reading, Everywhere** Keep your subscriptions and saved articles synced across Readspace on mobile and web. Follow sites and save articles with the browser extension, or bring your existing subscriptions with OPML import. **PRIVACY COMES FIRST** Readspace is open source and built around your choices, not advertising, addictive recommendations, or selling your reading activity. Your chronological feed contains what you followed, not whatever keeps you scrolling longest. Whether you already use RSS or simply want a more mindful way to follow the internet, Readspace helps you discover great sources, catch up on what matters, and move on with your day. Build your own calmer corner of the internet with Readspace. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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 — 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, Español, Italiano, Français, 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

Readspace4 screens
Orange Reader for HN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orange Reader for HN at none against Readspace's 2. Readspace's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Readspace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Orange Reader for HN asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Readspace versus Orange Reader for HN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadspaceOrange Reader for HN
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB51 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAbhay SrivatsaGrisu Studio LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Readspace

Subscriptions2
  • Readspace Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Readspace Pro Monthly$59.991 Year
None

Orange Reader for HN

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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