hnsansai
Ranked 9 of 11 hacker news clients by recommenders
People recommend it as a filter that hides AI posts from Hacker News, with one user reporting the front page dropped from 30 posts to 14.
People recommend it as a filter that hides AI posts from Hacker News, with one user reporting the front page dropped from 30 posts to 14.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
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: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 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
Cuts front page posts roughly in half
“I just used this and it reduced the front page of 30 posts to 14.”
Comment from 11 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: Can we please limit the AI news flood?” Most top, new and best posts interesting
“Almost everything in top/new/best is an interesting read.”
Comment from 11 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: Can we please limit the AI news flood?” Used as a reading break
“I use this when I need a break”
Comment from 11 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: Can we please limit the AI news flood?”
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 |
| hnsansaiThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I just used this and it reduced the front page of 30 posts to 14.”
“Almost everything in top/new/best is an interesting read.”
“I use this when I need a break”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.