HACKER Q&A
📣 leejoramo

What iOS/Android do you use for Hacker News


For many years, I have used MiniHack on iOS to read Hacker News. Despite years without updates and increasing bugs, I have never found a better HN client app. Now MiniHack has been pulled from the App Store entirely, I really need to move on. What do you use?

  👤 0x54MUR41 Accepted Answer ✓
I use Materialistic - Hacker News on Android [0]. It's suitable for my needs, reading the stories and comments. This is an open source app. You can find the source code here [1].

[0]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.hidr...

[1]: https://github.com/hidroh/materialistic

👤 leokennis
iOS, I use Hack:

https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/hack-for-hacker-news-developer...

Very customizable. Looks a bit Android-y for an iOS app, but its looks fit the HN community.

Before I used Octal, which was great for browsing HN but was very slow to load comments. Also when typing comments, you had to scroll up to reach the “post comment” button and if you scrolled up 1 pixel too far it would interpret it as “dismiss the comment sheet” and throw away your comment text without warning. And posting a comment could take more than a minute.

👤 busymom0
I am the developer of HACK - fully featured and well maintained app for iOS, iPad and MacOS with support for voting, commenting, favourites as well as notifications for replies:

https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/hack-for-hacker-news-developer...

Feel free to ask questions. I am also working on an Android client which should be available in couple weeks.

👤 paulcole
I wish there was one that was more than just a re-skinning of the site. Would love something with the ability to block users, keywords, and sites.
👤 speedgoose
I use Firefox.
👤 mkr-hn
Octal

It's nicer than using the web site and doesn't do anything obnoxious like harass me to turn on notifications or share contacts.

👤 Brass
Safari. Like OP, I used MiniHack for a while. Got a new device and started using Safari and it's been fine.
👤 sc00ty
I use Harmonic on Android. It's the best one I've tried so far and the UI is very pleasing.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simon.harm...

👤 vinhnx
I'm happy with Octal. The app is nice and clean and feel easy to use. + https://apps.apple.com/us/app/octal-for-hacker-news/id130888...
👤 swman
2020 iPhone SE, just using Safari
👤 miguelrochefort
Safari or Chrome

“Open in new tab” is a must.

👤 quickthrower2
iPhone X

Safari

I’m a fan of web interfaces.

👤 runjake
Safari.