Hacker News Reader: HackerNows
HN Stories, Comments & Jobs
Free · In‑App Purchases
The best native Hacker News reader for iOS. Read, vote, comment, and post.
HackerNows is a native iPhone app that brings the full Y Combinator Hacker News experience to your device. No webviews, no compromises, just a fast, clean way to stay on top of tech news and developer discussions.
Everything you expect from HN:
• Vote, comment, post, and favorite stories
• Browse Ask, Show, Jobs, and New sections
• Read threaded discussions with a clean, native layout
• Submit stories directly from the app
Organize your way:
• Create custom story groups to save and sort what matters
• iCloud sync keeps your groups updated across all your devices
Built for the community:
• Lightweight, fast, and privacy-focused
• Optional patronage: support the app if you want, when you want
https://hackernows.app/eula
Ratings & Reviews
Bug fixes and performance improvement
The developer, Rodrigo Cardoso, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Rodrigo Cardoso
- Size
- 23.2 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Horror/Fear Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Contains
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Mithril $2.99
- Steel $1.99
- Large Tip $4.99
- Medium Tip $2.99
- Iron $0.99
- Small Tip $0.99
- Copyright
- © BlackCapes