Native Reader for Hacker News vs Deks
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.
Deks
Access distilled knowledge and insights from tech professionals through concise cards. Stay updated on tech news and stories without distractions, and share your own experiences to contribute to the community.
- 500+ distilled tech insights
- Latest tech news and stories
- Ad-free and distraction-free
- Collaborate and share experiences
- Variety of tech topics
- Bite-sized content cards
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Explore 500+ cards with distilled knowledge and insights from tech professionals. Keep up to date with the latest tech news and stories and stay sharp without spam, ads, or other distractions. Collaborate for mutual growth, and share your firsthand experience to empower the tech community members. Ride the information tide together, and shape the space where skills and knowledge take priority. NO DISTRACTIONS: forget about noisy ads popping up on your screen. We erased all the distractions, so you can focus on what matters. BITE-SIZED CONTENT: explore and create concise cards with tech news, stories, and insights. With deks, you get everything you need to know about the world of tech at a glance. GO BEYOND THE BASICS : learn best practices, valuable insights, and the ins and outs of tech jobs from experts. Become a thought leader by offering a comprehensive, unique, and impactful view of your area of expertise. STAY SHARP: explore what’s trending in the world of tech and keep your professional skills honed. VARIETY OF TOPICS: tech, product management, software development, marketing, design, web3, startups (building, promoting, financing, and growing from zero to hero)… this is only the beginning. If you have any questions or suggestions on how we can improve the application, please do not hesitate to contact us at hello@deks.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Deks at 100% against Native Reader for Hacker News's 20%. Deks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). Native Reader for Hacker News's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Deks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. 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 100% of Deks's.
Native Reader for Hacker News ships an update every 2 days, Deks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Native Reader for Hacker News | Deks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cristian Monterroza | DEKS MEDIA |
Customer experience
Native Reader for Hacker News
Deks
In-app purchases
Native Reader for Hacker News
No in-app purchases
Deks
No in-app purchases
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