Comparison

Native Reader for Hacker News vs Calmdigest

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Filter stories by Rank, Points, or Comments
  • Responsive text sizes
  • Share articles to social platforms
  • Swipe to hide stories
  • Ad-free reading
  • Dark mode
Features
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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.

About

Calmdigest

Features
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Good reading deserves a quieter place. Calmdigest saves web articles in a focused library you can read, hear, or carry to an e-reader. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Share a page from Safari with the Calmdigest extension. • Paste any article URL in the app. • Keep your library synced across devices. READ WITH FOCUS • Open articles in a clean, native reader. • Search and filter by topic, reading time, summaries, or audio. • Explore articles other Calmdigest readers are saving without exposing private article text. MAKE EVERY ARTICLE PORTABLE • Generate a concise summary. • Create a two-voice podcast or a faithful audiobook. • Export a clean EPUB or send it to your Kindle. • Connect an Xteink or another OPDS-compatible e-reader. BUILD PRIVATE MAGAZINES Compile a day, week, month, quarter, or year of saved reading into a dated EPUB, podcast, or both. Set a schedule and Calmdigest can assemble future issues automatically. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your saved library is private. You decide if an article appears on an unlisted public shelf, and you can revoke reader access at any time. An account is required for syncing, generation, and delivery features. AI-powered summaries and audio are created only when requested.

Screenshots

Native Reader for Hacker News3 screens
Calmdigest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Native Reader for Hacker News at 16.4 against Calmdigest's 18.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Native Reader for Hacker News versus Calmdigest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNative Reader for Hacker NewsCalmdigest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCristian MonterrozaVictoriano Izquierdo

In-app purchases

None

Native Reader for Hacker News

No in-app purchases

None

Calmdigest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Native Reader for Hacker News free?
Native Reader for Hacker News is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calmdigest free?
Calmdigest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Native Reader for Hacker News or Calmdigest have ads?
Neither Native Reader for Hacker News nor Calmdigest shows ads.

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