ReadOnce for Reddit vs Hacked.It
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReadOnce for Reddit
Experience Reddit content in a novel, swipe-based interface. It prioritizes speed and mobile-first design, pre-loading content for immediate viewing. Navigate your front page or specific subreddits with a streamlined, full-screen experience.
- Swipe to upvote/downvote
- Pre-loaded content
- Full-screen content view
- Front Page and subreddit browsing
- Link copying and forwarding
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Imagine if reddit and Tinder had a baby. ReadOnce is a new mobile experience for reddit. Press and Swipe up to Up Vote, Swipe down to Down Vote. It's the fastest way to get access to the content that interests you. The next item is always pre-loaded, so you see content right away. Every other app out there tries to replicate the reddit desktop experience. This just doesn't work. ReadOnce is ground-up designed to be used on mobile as a companion to the desktop site. -Full screen content. No crazy menus. -View your Front Page content or jump into a single subreddit. -Copy or forward links to your social media accounts. See something you'd like to mention (bug or feature request), hit us up at readonce@3x14.us
Hacked.It
A minimalist tech news reader offering a clean and simple interface to browse Hacker News and Reddit. Enjoy a dark mode experience with large, easy-to-read text.
- Reads Hacker News
- Reads Reddit
- Minimalist design
- Dark mode
- Clean UI
- Large text
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Read Hacker News & Reddit in one place! A minimalist dark mode tech news reader. Clean & simple UI with big text! *** Credits: github/RCiesielczuk/HackerBuzz-ReactNative
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ReadOnce for Reddit at 3.0 against Hacked.It's 1.0. Hacked.It's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
ReadOnce for Reddit holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
ReadOnce for Reddit ships an update every 2 months, Hacked.It weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReadOnce for Reddit | Hacked.It |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John PRICE | Long Sang Chan |
Customer experience
ReadOnce for Reddit
Hacked.It
In-app purchases
ReadOnce for Reddit
No in-app purchases
Hacked.It
No in-app purchases
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