The best way to read Hacker News on iOS.
Fast, clean, and designed for deep technical discussions.
Built for people who actually read the comments.
Hackers for Hacker News is a powerful, thoughtfully designed Hacker News client for iPhone and iPad. It focuses on speed, clarity, and efficient navigation, making it easy to follow discussions without distractions.
Whether you are quickly checking the front page or spending time in long, complex comment threads, Hackers is built to keep the experience smooth and readable.
Key features:
• Fast, native performance with a lightweight interface
• Clean, readable layout optimised for long discussions
• Advanced comment collapsing for navigating deep threads
• Swipe gestures to vote, reply, and move between stories
• Light and dark mode support
• Designed with privacy in mind
Hackers for Hacker News is built for developers, founders, and curious readers who value thoughtful discussion and high-signal content. The interface stays out of your way so you can focus on what matters: the stories and the comments.
If Hacker News is part of your daily routine, this is a better way to read it.
Download Hackers for Hacker News and experience Hacker News the way it should be.
My favorite way to browse HN by far. One kind of annoying thing: tapping on a link inside of a comment will immediately open the link in a different view, even if I’m just trying to scroll past it and accidentally tap on it. I think it should probably open the link only if you tap and release on the tap target, not just tap. Forgive me if I’m explaining it strangely.
Nice overall with small complaint
Steve4873
Very nice app, looks very polished with black mode. One problem — the app is too sensitive to sideways movements when scrolling up or down. This results in either the left or night options being pulled from the side rather than actually scrolling. I’ve never experienced this on another app so don’t feel it’s just the way I scroll? It enough creates minor friction with enough frequency to move to another app unfortunately.
Unnecessary permissions
ihsw-aparker
Recently it requested permission to connect to other devices on my network, this is completely unacceptable for an app like this.I can only assume this is for invasive and intrusive analytics and telemetry gathering, which is very gross. This app would otherwise get a five star.
Used to be good, lately very buggy!
Cipehr
This app was almost perfect, and a great way to read and interact with hacker news..However lately it’s been a mess. The share link it’s getting duplicated and finicky. The recent issues loading post and the bug “fixes” don’t seem to be working (it’s still not loading for me) has sent me off to find something else.
Fixed a crash when running on macOS.
Version 5.2.3
The developer, Weiran Zhang, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
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Information
Seller
Weiran Zhang
Size
5.4 MB
Category
News
Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
