Harmonic Hacker News app
Shares rank 7 of 11 hacker news clients by recommenders
People recommend Harmonic as a Hacker News client for mobile, praised for its Android app and mobile layout. One user reported trouble logging into their HN account.
People recommend Harmonic as a Hacker News client for mobile, praised for its Android app and mobile layout. One user reported trouble logging into their HN account.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 90%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Praised as an Android Hacker News client
“I really enjoy using the Harmonic app on my android phone”
Comment from 11 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: HarmoNova: A modern, customizable Hacker News reader for Chrome” “It's an amazing Hacker News android client!”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphiokarab” Mobile layout avoids zooming and mis-taps
“If I don't use my mobile app of choice (Harmonic), I have to zoom in really close and scroll all over the place.”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: HackerNows – Native iOS HN Client” “there is an invite button separating the upvote and downvote. Never going to have this kind of issue”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Functional Quadtrees” Pleasant to use, recommended long term
“I am using it daily for 2+ years and I sincerely recommend it.”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: A native macOS client for Hacker News, built with SwiftUI” “It's quite nice, actually.”
Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Why we dont we have dark mode on Hacker News yet? this is not funny”
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 |
| Harmonic Hacker News appThis page | 9 | 1 | 90% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I really enjoy using the Harmonic app on my android phone”
“If I don't use my mobile app of choice (Harmonic), I have to zoom in really close and scroll all over the place.”
“I've been having issues logging into my HN account on Harmonic for quite a while”
“I am using it daily for 2+ years and I sincerely recommend it.”
“It's an amazing Hacker News android client!”
“It's quite nice, actually.”
“there is an invite button separating the upvote and downvote. Never going to have this kind of issue”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.