# 1Code

10 Hacker News commenters recommended 1Code and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Open-source, simple interface for working with Claude Code, built by developers for their own use. Critics find the price hard to justify.

## What people warn about

- Price too high for value (3 comments): "While $20/mo feels a bit weird for an app that doesn't rely on its own cloud service" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46651631)) "Tool is nice but most certainly not* 800$ nice." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46650142)) "The pricing is ridiculous." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46652396))
- Prefers staying with CLI (2 comments): "The tagline might feel off if you're already comfortable with CLI." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46651109)) "if anyone got excited about an interface where they could work with Claude, I'd say stick with the cli" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46652485))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "1Code", https://hackerapproved.com/p/1code/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).