Native Reader for Hacker News vs DeThings
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.
DeThings
This platform provides news, insights, and articles on Crypto and Web3.0. It also aims to build a community for Web3.0 communication and develop Social-Fi & Game-Fi ecosystems.
- Web3.0 news and insights
- Crypto industry coverage
- Articles and opinions
- Web3.0 community building
- Social-Fi & Game-Fi ecosystem
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DeThings作为一站式的Web3.0平台, 不仅聚焦于Crypto以及Web3.0等前沿金融科技领域的新闻资讯、行业洞察、评论、观点、文章，也致力于搭建Web3.0交流社区以及Social-Fi & Game-Fi生态系统。 As a one-stop Web3.0 platform, DeThings not only focuses on news, industry insights, reviews, opinions and articles on Crypto and Web3.0, but also aims to build a Web3.0 communication community and a Social-Fi & Game-Fi ecosystem.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Native Reader for Hacker News at 4.2 against DeThings's 2.0. Native Reader for Hacker News also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). DeThings's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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.
Native Reader for Hacker News holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Native Reader for Hacker News has 5 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of DeThings's.
Native Reader for Hacker News ships an update every 2 days, DeThings every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Native Reader for Hacker News | DeThings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cristian Monterroza | Uniweb Pte. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Native Reader for Hacker News
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In-app purchases
Native Reader for Hacker News
No in-app purchases
DeThings
No in-app purchases
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