Native Reader for Hacker News vs Hacki for Hacker 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.
Hacki for Hacker News
Access Hacker News content with this open-source client. Browse, search, and submit stories, manage favorites, leave comments, and participate in polls. Enjoy offline reading and receive notifications for replies.
- Hacker News account login
- Browse stories by category
- Search and submit stories
- Favorite and pin stories
- Comment and view polls
- Offline reading
- Reply notifications
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Features: - Hacker News account login - Favorites sync - Hacker News Search - In-thread search - Ancestor lookup so you don't have to scroll back up to regain context - In-thread notification for new comments since your last visit - In-app notification for new replies to your comments or stories - Offline mode - Synced settings across devices - Favorites import and export - Open Hacker News link in Hacki via system share dialog - Share story or comment as image - Reply, vote, filter, block - Polls - True dark mode - Tablet support - Accent color and font customization - And more...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hacki for Hacker News at 88% against Native Reader for Hacker News's 20%. Hacki for Hacker News also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (40 vs 5). Native Reader for Hacker News's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
Hacki for Hacker News holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hacki for Hacker News has 40 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Native Reader for Hacker News's written reviews are positive against 88% of Hacki for Hacker News's.
Native Reader for Hacker News ships an update every 2 days, Hacki for Hacker News every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Native Reader for Hacker News | Hacki for Hacker News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cristian Monterroza | Jiaqi Feng |
Customer experience
Native Reader for Hacker News
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In-app purchases
Native Reader for Hacker News
No in-app purchases
Hacki for Hacker News
No in-app purchases
Questions
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