# Sign in with Apple

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Sign in with Apple and 9 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a low-friction login for sites, and its Hide My Email alias keeps real addresses private. Critics worry about account lock-out and that Apple controls the service.

## Why people recommend it

- Random aliases hide real address (2 comments): "allows me to use a random “Hide My Email” address for services that I can’t bother with so it’s absolutely a godsend for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47088867)) "you can choose to give a random alias that forwards to your email" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48446171))
- Protects privacy with random aliases (3 comments): "allows me to use a random “Hide My Email” address for services that I can’t bother with so it’s absolutely a godsend for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47088867)) "you can choose to give a random alias that forwards to your email" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48446171)) "the method which HELPS users maintain their privacy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47357387))

## What people warn about

- Account lock-out risk (2 comments): "they lose access to everything because their Google/Apple account got blocked for some obscure violation of ToS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47086497)) "I fear apple deciding they don't like me for whatever reason and then I am fucked." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50096236))
- Apple holds control over users (2 comments): "Apple is perfectly fine with taking control of your privacy if they're the ones in control" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50055007)) "I fear apple deciding they don't like me for whatever reason and then I am fucked." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50096236))
- Poor experience and support (2 comments): "Apple, especially using sign in with Apple, is horrid." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48562101)) "Apple isn't very nice about giving names" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49714834))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Better Auth](https://hackerapproved.com/p/better-auth.md): 46 recommend
- [Ory Hydra](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hydra.md): 22 recommend
- [Clerk](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clerk.md): 19 recommend
- [Auth0](https://hackerapproved.com/p/auth0.md): 16 recommend
- [WorkOS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/workos.md): 7 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/sign-in-with-apple)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Sign in with Apple", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sign-in-with-apple/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).