Orange Reader for HN
Fast, dark, threads in one tap
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Eight feeds, search across every story ever posted, the whole thread in one request, the article one tap from the discussion, and profiles. No account.
HN Reader is a fast, focused reader for Hacker News.
EIGHT FEEDS
Top, New, Best, Ask, Show, Jobs — plus Past, the front page for any day back to 2006, and Comments, every new comment on the site as it lands.
SEARCH EVERYTHING
Search across every story ever posted, not just what is on the page.
THE WHOLE THREAD, AT ONCE
A discussion loads in a single request, however long it is. Collapse any branch with a tap; colored rails show how deep you are.
ARTICLE OR DISCUSSION
Every story has two views, one switch: read the article inside the app, or the thread. Share either. Open in your browser any time.
PROFILES
Tap any name: karma, join date, about, and their submissions, comments and public favorites.
SAVE FOR LATER
Bookmark a story and it lives on your phone, with no account and nothing sent anywhere.
MADE TO BE READ
Light and dark, four text sizes, six languages (English, Español, Italiano, Français, Deutsch, Русский). Animations that answer your finger. No reading history leaves your device, and ads appear only on the Saved and Settings screens, never over what you are reading.
HN Reader is an independent app and is not affiliated with Y Combinator. Hacker News is a trademark of Y Combinator. Version 1 is a reader: signing in to vote and reply is not included.
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Information
- Seller
- Grisu Studio LLC
- Size
- 53 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
Advertising
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 Grisú Studio LLC