HN vs Hackery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Hackery
This app offers a clean and distraction-free way to read Hacker News stories. It prioritizes content visibility with large headlines and integrates with Safari's Reader Mode for an optimal reading experience on iPhone and iPad.
- Distraction-free reading experience
- Large, bold headlines
- Safari Reader Mode integration
- iPad and split-screen support
- Clean and simple interface
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A clean, fast Hacker News client for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. Stay in the Loop Browse the latest Hacker News stories in a clean, card-based layout. See scores, comment counts, and authors instantly. Tap any story to read in Safari's reader mode. Never Lose a Story Swipe to save stories for later. Your bookmarks sync across all your devices via iCloud, so you never lose track of what you want to read. Follow the Conversation Follow conversations with nested, threaded comments. Links are tappable and underlined. Discussions load in pages so the app stays fast, even on long threads. Keep It Civil On-device comment moderation powered by Apple Intelligence lets you filter out noise and focus on quality discussions. Adjust the sensitivity to your comfort level. Easy on the Eyes Easy on the eyes, day or night. Hackery follows your system appearance with a carefully crafted dark theme. https://hackery.timshim.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HN at 60% against Hackery's 0%. HN also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Hackery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HN asks for nothing beyond the download.
HN ships an update every 6 months, Hackery every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 2, 2026 and July 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HN | Hackery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sokichi Fujita | Tim Shim |
Customer experience
HN
Hackery
In-app purchases
HN
No in-app purchases
Hackery
- Buy me a coffee$4.99
