appsGratis vs HNews
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
appsGratis
Discover the latest tech news and mobile app trends. Explore reviews, tips, and tricks to cultivate your curiosity. Engage with a community for questions and discussions.
- Latest tech news updates
- Mobile app trends
- New reviews
- Tips & tricks
- Community discussions
- Q&A forum
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The ideal tool to find your way around the millions of apps available through the Stores. Get the latest updates on tech news and mobile app trends, cultivate your curiosity, discover new reviews, take a look at the tips & tricks, comment and participate in the discussions... Do you have a question or a doubt? The appsGratis Community can help you!
HNews
This app offers a clean and minimalist reading experience for Hacker News articles. Users can easily share stories with friends, save them for later, and utilize a dedicated reader mode for focused consumption.
- Minimalist design
- Share stories
- Save stories for later
- Reader mode
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A reader for Hacker News with minimal design Features - Share Stories with friends - Save stories for later reading - Reader mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HNews at 100% against appsGratis's 50%. HNews also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). appsGratis's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
appsGratis ships an update every 3 months, HNews every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | appsGratis | HNews |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Treeo Srl | Chetan Patel |
Customer experience
appsGratis
HNews
In-app purchases
appsGratis
No in-app purchases
HNews
No in-app purchases
