Microwave iOS app for ATproto videos
Ranked 9 of 9 YouTube clients by recommenders
Testers recommend it for being fast, responsive and polished, with smooth scrolling. The most common caveat is that it has no share option.
Testers recommend it for being fast, responsive and polished, with smooth scrolling. The most common caveat is that it has no share option.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: 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: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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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
Fast, responsive, smooth scrolling
“Quite fast. Nice and responsive. No option to share though”
Comment from 17 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Microwave, native iOS app for videos on ATproto” “It’s quite polished and scrolling is smooth on a 13 Mini.”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Microwave, native iOS app for videos on ATproto”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
No share option
“Quite fast. Nice and responsive. No option to share though”
Comment from 17 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Microwave, native iOS app for videos on ATproto”
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See all 9 YouTube clients, rankedWhat people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“microwaves are great for "mug cakes"”
“Quite fast. Nice and responsive. No option to share though”
“Most of the videos are related to American politics.”
“It’s quite polished and scrolling is smooth on a 13 Mini.”
“Looks very good! I don’t have feedbacks wrt what you asked, but I like the app.”
“the most comprehensive what to test notes in a test flight I've ever seen”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.