Native Reader for Hacker News vs Hackery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Native Reader for Hacker News
Explore Hacker News with advanced filtering and customizable text sizes. Share articles easily and hide unwanted stories with a swipe. Enjoy an ad-free reading experience with dark mode options.
- Filter stories by Rank, Points, or Comments
- Responsive text sizes
- Share articles to social platforms
- Swipe to hide stories
- Ad-free reading
- Dark mode
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Experience Hacker News like never before with our new app! Take full advantage of your iOS device to: * Explore the Top 100 Hacker News stories in innovative ways: filter by Rank, Points, or Comments. * Enjoy fully responsive text sizes that cater to your reading comfort. * Share the articles that resonate with you across all your favorite social platforms. * Quickly hide stories from your feed with a simple swipe to the left! * Immerse yourself in ad-free reading with built-in reader mode. * Switch to dark mode for comfortable reading day or night.
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 rating: Native Reader for Hacker News at 4.2 against Hackery's 3.0. Native Reader for Hacker News also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Native Reader for Hacker News asks for nothing beyond the download.
Native Reader for Hacker News holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Native Reader for Hacker News's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hackery's.
Native Reader for Hacker News ships an update every 2 days, Hackery every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and July 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Native Reader for Hacker News | Hackery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cristian Monterroza | Tim Shim |
Customer experience
Native Reader for Hacker News
Hackery
In-app purchases
Native Reader for Hacker News
No in-app purchases
Hackery
- Buy me a coffee$4.99
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