# Anker power bank

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Anker power bank and 8 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Anker power banks for reliable everyday charging, good customer support and long-lasting units, though several have been recalled for overheating.

## Why people recommend it

- Recalls replaced promptly, building confidence (3 comments): "I ordered a battery bank that was recalled, sent it back for a new one. Then a few months later the replacement battery bank was recalled which is not great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46099245)) "One of mine bought in 2017 was recalled and replaced, which impressed me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46100982)) "A company like Anker issuing a recall actually instils confidence in me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47559076))
- Holds charge well in storage (2 comments): "For the rest, it's still brilliant, and it holds its charge very well while in storage." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46097589)) "I still have an old Anker 20,000 mAh power bank that works fine." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46097515))
- Generally reliable products (2 comments): "anything modern and reasonable like Anker are very unlikely to cause you any issues" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47556655)) "I've always been reasonably pleased with their products." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47867528))

## What people warn about

- Recalled for overheating or fire risk (5 comments): "I ordered a battery bank that was recalled, sent it back for a new one. Then a few months later the replacement battery bank was recalled which is not great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46099245)) "the last two Anker power pack models I've bought were both recalled for sometimes exploding/melting down in use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46099209)) "Both types of products from them were recalled after about a month for being fire hazards." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49599708))
- Erratic charge readings, USB-C failures (3 comments): "screen was sometimes showing bogus charge essentially" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46096579)) "Mine behaves incredibly strange. Charged in seconds, then not containing half a phone charge." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46096126)) "It will no longer charge using the USB-C port." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46100835))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple MagSafe Battery Pack](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-magsafe-battery-pack.md): 5 recommend
- [Haribo Power Bank](https://hackerapproved.com/p/haribo-power-bank.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Anker+20000+mAh+power+bank&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.anker.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Anker power bank", https://hackerapproved.com/p/anker-power-bank/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).