Hacker Times HN Reader
Ranked 11 of 11 hacker news clients by recommenders
Recommended as an easier-on-the-eyes way to read and browse Hacker News posts. Commenters say it is not perfect.
Recommended as an easier-on-the-eyes way to read and browse Hacker News posts. Commenters say it is not perfect.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Easier on the eyes for reading
“It's not perfect, but is easier on the eyes for reading”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “Backblaze has stopped backing up your data” Easier to browse posts
“easier to browse the various posts”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Hacker Times – HN Reader” Looks amazing to commenters
“This looks amazing, great job sir.”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Hacker Times – HN Reader”
Other hacker news clients people recommend
The four most recommended other hacker news clients, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News client for macOS | 26 | 5 | 84% | 1 | — | — |
| hcker.news | 18 | 4 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| hckrnews.com | 18 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| The Front Page | 16 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Hacker Times HN ReaderThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This looks amazing, great job sir.”
“easier to browse the various posts”
“It's not perfect, but is easier on the eyes for reading”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.