HackerNows
Shares rank 7 of 11 hacker news clients by recommenders
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.
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.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 1 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: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: 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
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 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
Clean, intuitive layout
“It feels clean enough that I might make it my main HN app.”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: HackerNows – Native iOS HN Client” “This is the first HN app that immediately clicks for me.”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: HackerNows – Native iOS HN Client” “super intuitive and the layout is so clean”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: HackerNows – Native iOS HN Client”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Comments load slowly
“comment section takes around 5-7 seconds to load”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: HackerNows – Native iOS HN Client” Website loads faster than app
“the website still loads faster, which beats the whole purpose to me”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: HackerNows – Native iOS HN Client”
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 |
| HackerNowsThis page | 9 | 2 | 82% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“super intuitive and the layout is so clean”
“support for the app stops the moment the Claude Code subscription ends”
“The amount of options for controlling the look of the app means you can influence the reading experience quite a bit”
“comment section takes around 5-7 seconds to load”
“the website still loads faster, which beats the whole purpose to me”
“Muito foda, obrigado meu bom!”
“I'm trying it, really interesting!”
“It feels clean enough that I might make it my main HN app.”
“This is the first HN app that immediately clicks for me.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.