Native Reader for Hacker News vs Dash News
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.
Dash News
Stay updated on the Dash cryptocurrency project with this dedicated RSS feed. Get the latest news and information directly from the source. This app provides a focused way to follow project developments.
- RSS feed for Dash project
- Project news and updates
- Dedicated information source
- Follow project developments
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RSS Feed about the Dash project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dash News at 5.0 against Native Reader for Hacker News's 4.2. Dash News also leads on iOS requirement (10.2 vs 16.4). Native Reader for Hacker News's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Dash News holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.
Native Reader for Hacker News ships an update every 2 days, Dash News every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Native Reader for Hacker News | Dash News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 10.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cristian Monterroza | The Dash Foundation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Native Reader for Hacker News
Dash News
In-app purchases
Native Reader for Hacker News
No in-app purchases
Dash News
No in-app purchases
Questions
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