# HackerNows

9 Hacker News commenters recommended HackerNows and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its clean layout and many display options that shape the reading experience. Common caveat: comment sections take five to seven seconds to load.

## Why people recommend it

- Clean, intuitive layout (3 comments): "It feels clean enough that I might make it my main HN app." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48745206)) "This is the first HN app that immediately clicks for me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48744835)) "super intuitive and the layout is so clean" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48750361))

## What people warn about

- Comments load slowly (1 comments): "comment section takes around 5-7 seconds to load" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48745653))
- Website loads faster than app (1 comments): "the website still loads faster, which beats the whole purpose to me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48745537))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Hacker News client for macOS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/native-macos-hacker-news-client.md): 26 recommend
- [hcker.news](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hcker-news.md): 18 recommend
- [hckrnews.com](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hckrnews-com.md): 18 recommend
- [The Front Page](https://hackerapproved.com/p/front-page.md): 16 recommend
- [Hacker News, without AI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hacker-news-without-ai.md): 16 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "HackerNows", https://hackerapproved.com/p/hackernows-ios-app/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).