Flamingo Reader vs HN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flamingo Reader
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Flamingo is a minimalist reader for Hacker News. You can check the sources of this app on Github : https://github.com/kirualex/Flamingo Contributors : - Alexis Creuzot - David Bonnet
HN
Access Hacker News stories with a clean and high-performance interface. Bookmark articles, share them via integrated services like Twitter and Facebook, and enjoy a simple design with dark mode support.
- Top, New, and Best stories
- Bookmark stories
- Integrated sharing (Twitter, Facebook, Mail)
- High performance fetching
- Simple and clean design
- Dark mode support
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Simple and High Performance Hacker News app. Stories - Top stories - New stories - Week's best stories - Bookmarked stories (You can bookmark any stories.) Integrated Services and Apps - Twitter - Facebook - Pocket - Evernote - Mail - Message etc. Other features - Bookmark stories - High performance fetch - Simple and clean design - Dark mode support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HN at every 6 months against Flamingo Reader's every 17 months. HN also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flamingo Reader ships an update every 17 months, HN every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flamingo Reader | HN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexis Creuzot | Sokichi Fujita |
In-app purchases
Flamingo Reader
No in-app purchases
HN
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Flamingo Reader free?
Is HN free?
Do Flamingo Reader or HN have ads?
Which is updated more often, Flamingo Reader or HN?
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