HACK for Hacker News YC Reader
Best Hacker News app for tech
How much does HACK for Hacker News YC Reader cost?
Prices are current as of 5 Oct 2026.
6 one-time purchases from $3.99
In the United States, HACK for Hacker News YC Reader has 6 one-time purchases priced $3.99 – 19.99.
| Product | Price |
|---|---|
| Nice Tip | $3.99 |
| Kind Tip | $6.99 |
| Generous Tip | $9.99 |
| Amazing Tip | $12.99 |
| Hack Premium | $14.99 |
| Godzilla Tip | $19.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Reviews | 3.1K | 9K | 4.6K | 4.4K | 2.8K | 2.7K | 1.5K | 1.4K | 225 | 150 | 118 |
| Released | 2019 | 2015 | 2022 | 2017 | 2020 | 2024 | 2011 | 2025 | 2025 | 2023 | 2021 |
| Monthly price | — | $1.99 | — | — | — | $1.99 | — | $2.99 | — | — | — |
| One-time price | $9.99 | — | — | $4.99 | — | — | $9.99 | $4.99 | — | — | — |
The going rate for each plan in United States, in its own currency, shaded from the cheapest price on the row to the dearest. Plans fewer than four in ten of the priced apps sell are left out.
HACK for Hacker News YC Reader reviews
4.7 out of 5, based on 3,104 reviews.
What people like
- No ads or hidden fees
- Developer responds to feedback quickly
- Works well without paying extra
What they complain about
- Login bugs and random logouts
- Dark mode is not default
- App freezes and crashes often
Awesome app
This is the best HN app I’ve found. The developer is super responsive, the app is very well designed, and even the non-premium app is very full featured. I of course recommend going premium to support amazing people like Pran!
used to be good, toxic dev see last edit
i bought it when it was flawless. now it crashes and freezes. im using the website now and its way better. you dont need an app. Edit: Still freezes occasionally when you scroll down the comments. It started when liquid glass was introduced. Edit: Hi Dev, thanks for your response. The app still freezes when you collapse comments. I can send you a screenshot of the freeze but the bug will obviously not be visible. Maybe try using your own app for a few days and you will encounter the bug. Edit: Still happening. Last Edit: I sent you the footage. You responded to my criticism 4 times without taking me seriously. You introduced a bug into your app and now you cannot accept that i found it. Really dishonest behavior. I used to use the app regularly, but now it's unusable. I didn't want to talk trash about your app. I just wanted the bug to be fixed. Your passive aggressiveness is really off putting. i won't check anymore if your next update fixed the bug. Edit: Now you are just lying. I will not respond to you anymore. I sent proof and you ignored it. It's your problem, not mine.
Great app on iOS, but macOS app is lacking
I was happy to purchase premium for this because I use it nearly daily, but was sad to see the macOS version is just the iOS version ported over. It’s not particularly good UX.
La version française !
Il faut une version fR
Good but
Can u guys pls add a tutorial and I need to get help but it kinda ez
The worst iOS app
The irony of being the worst iOS app while being targeted at developers.
Nice reader
👍
Probably the best for HN, still lacking
No doubt this is the best HN app I’ve used but it doesn’t hold a candle to something like Apollo which I consider(ed) the gold standard for a link aggregator client. Tap targets are way too small, must but almost half of what the HIG recommends. I find it infuriating to try to tap the “…” or upvote button only to have it collapse the thread and rinse and repeat 3-10 times before it works. Reply notifications and logged in status in general is extremely buggy. I randomly get logged out so I’ll be browsing, go to upvote, and get a generic error. It’s at this point I’ll notice the “Downvote” option is missing but the app will still show me logged in. Sometimes the only fix is to kill the app and/or log out/in again. Similarly, clicking on the bell/notification icon will randomly tell me “You haven’t enabled reply notifications” which is a setting I’ve never toggled off, yet it gets toggled off on me without any action on my part. The app works well overall but interacting with posts and the inconsistent/buggy auth status drive me bonkers.
Solid App- across the board!
This is my favorite app and is constantly improving. Great work, buddy!
Hack me bro
BRO I SAID MY PASS IN THE APP AND THEY HACKED ME
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much more pleasant interaction
I only wish it would sync read articles and comment branches between devices
Stop asking for reviews
Stop asking for reviews in the app
HI
would have loved a dark theme by default and not user friendly at all.Artciles off-course are rich
The best
This is the best Hacker News reader there is. Smooth, powerful, and complete.
Can’t buy premium
Doesn’t work, error message „ Purchase Failed: The operation couldn't be completed.(SKErrorDomain error O.)“ with iPhone XS latest iOS 15, wlan or sim
hack roblox
hay nha
Best so far
No purchase needed, no ads. Probably will pay the $5 to support the dev, though, because this kind of functionality is rare for ios apps without either ads or in-app purchases. Quite the hidden gem. Lots of settings to choose from. I especially like being able to select the text of a comment to copy by long-pressing on a comment, and from there, there are a lot of options, including copying the text as a whole, or selecting a certain part of the text as it pops up with the options. Now will look for other apps made by this dev! Edit: decided to purchase, it’s worth it
Great app! Wish a couple of minor bugs would get fixed
Love the app, and it sits open on my dock most of the time. Wish the issue w/ light/dark mode updating would get fixed though (and some others I forgot)
Great platform
Always impressed by the new information
Great. I don’t like the way of monetizing.
Thanks to the developer response, I’ve decided to update my unfair review. I agree that it’s fair, but a dark mode, in my opinion, is a essential feature, that you shouldn’t have to turn on every time you open the app. You’re playing with the annoyance of your users. I do understand that it’s hard to monetize, and this is a clever way of doing it. I just feel you should make a great app, and put even greater features behind a paywall. See Apollo‘s gif scrubbing. You made a great app.
Greatness
Thanks y’all
Great UI but sometimes frustrating
Nice UI thanks. Please reassess the reasonability of hiding an item on long swipe to the left, it’s contrary to setting a star but can inadvertently produce the opposite behavior when swiped too far to the left, and then make the user look for the place where it can be restored. Totally confusing and frustrating. Oh and some other app here on AppStore provides live analytics to post interactions. Would be nice to have a couple plots here too. Otherwise a great upgrade over the default HTML interface, with extras well worth the current price tag.
Simple & Effective HN reader
Many thoughtful features.
I am stupid can you help me
Tutorial please
The best HN client
I’ve used many hacker news clients in my 15 years as a user and HACK is by far the best one. It’s feature rich, stable and allows you to post, comment and vote.
HACK for Hacker News YC Reader price by country
A one-time purchase costs $9.15 in Canada and $15.08 in Colombia — 1.6× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | One-time |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $9.99 |
| Albania | $11.99 |
| Algeria | $9.99 |
| Angola | $9.99 |
| Anguilla | $9.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $9.99 |
| Argentina | $9.99 |
| Armenia | $11.99 |
| Australia | A$14.99$10.41 |
| Austria | €9.99$11.24 |
| Azerbaijan | $11.99 |
| Bahamas | $9.99 |
| Bahrain | $9.99 |
| Barbados | $11.99 |
| Belarus | $11.99 |
| Belgium | €9.99$11.24 |
| Belize | $9.99 |
| Benin | $11.99 |
| Bermuda | $9.99 |
| Bhutan | $9.99 |
| Bolivia | $9.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €9.99$11.24 |
| Botswana | $9.99 |
| Brazil | R$59.90$11.48 |
| British Virgin Islands | $9.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $9.99 |
| Bulgaria | €9.99$11.24 |
| Burkina Faso | $9.99 |
| Cambodia | $9.99 |
| Cameroon | $11.99 |
| Canada | CA$12.99$9.15 |
| Cape Verde | $9.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $9.99 |
| Chad | $9.99 |
| Chile | CLP 9,990$10.11 |
| China | CN¥68.00$10.13 |
| Colombia | COP 49,900$15.08 |
| Congo | $11.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $9.99 |
| Costa Rica | $9.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $11.99 |
| Croatia | €9.99$11.24 |
| Cyprus | €9.99$11.24 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 249.00$11.46 |
| Denmark | DKK 89.00$13.38 |
| Dominica | $9.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $9.99 |
| Ecuador | $9.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 499.99$9.57 |
| El Salvador | $9.99 |
| Estonia | €9.99$11.24 |
| Fiji | $9.99 |
| Finland | €9.99$11.24 |
| France | €9.99$11.62 |
| Gabon | $9.99 |
| Gambia | $9.99 |
| Georgia | $11.99 |
| Germany | €9.99$11.24 |
| Ghana | $11.99 |
| Greece | €9.99$11.24 |
| Grenada | $9.99 |
| Guatemala | $9.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $9.99 |
| Guyana | $9.99 |
| Honduras | $9.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$88.00$11.21 |
| Hungary | HUF 4,490$13.70 |
| Iceland | $11.99 |
| India | ₹999.00$10.36 |
| Indonesia | IDR 199,000$11.11 |
| Iraq | $9.99 |
| Ireland | €9.99$11.24 |
| Israel | ₪29.90$9.84 |
| Italy | €9.99$11.24 |
| Jamaica | $9.99 |
| Japan | ¥1,500$9.51 |
| Jordan | $9.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 5,990.00$13.35 |
| Kenya | $11.99 |
| Kosovo | €9.99$11.24 |
| Kuwait | $9.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $9.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $9.99 |
| Latvia | €9.99$11.24 |
| Lebanon | $9.99 |
| Liberia | $9.99 |
| Libya | $9.99 |
| Lithuania | €9.99$11.24 |
| Luxembourg | €9.99$11.24 |
| Macao | $9.99 |
| Macedonia | $9.99 |
| Madagascar | $9.99 |
| Malawi | $9.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 49.90$12.23 |
| Maldives | $9.99 |
| Mali | $9.99 |
| Malta | €9.99$11.24 |
| Mauritania | $9.99 |
| Mauritius | $11.99 |
| Mexico | MX$199.00$10.94 |
| Micronesia | $9.99 |
| Moldova | $11.99 |
| Mongolia | $9.99 |
| Montenegro | €9.99$11.24 |
| Montserrat | $9.99 |
| Morocco | $11.99 |
| Mozambique | $9.99 |
| Myanmar | $9.99 |
| Namibia | $9.99 |
| Nauru | $9.99 |
| Nepal | $11.99 |
| Netherlands | €9.99$11.24 |
| New Zealand | NZ$19.99$11.23 |
| Nicaragua | $9.99 |
| Niger | $9.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 14,900.00$11.19 |
| Norway | NOK 129.00$13.41 |
| Oman | $9.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 2,900$10.45 |
| Palau | $9.99 |
| Panama | $9.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $9.99 |
| Paraguay | $9.99 |
| Peru | PEN 44.90$12.98 |
| Philippines | ₱599.00$9.56 |
| Poland | PLN 49.99$12.82 |
| Portugal | €9.99$11.24 |
| Qatar | QAR 39.99$10.99 |
| Romania | RON 49.99$10.52 |
| Russia | RUB 899.00$10.73 |
| Rwanda | $9.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $9.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 39.99$10.66 |
| Senegal | $11.99 |
| Serbia | €9.99$11.24 |
| Seychelles | $9.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $9.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 14.98$11.70 |
| Slovakia | €9.99$11.24 |
| Slovenia | €9.99$11.24 |
| Solomon Islands | $9.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 199.99$12.00 |
| South Korea | ₩17,000$12.64 |
| Spain | €9.99$11.24 |
| Sri Lanka | $9.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $9.99 |
| St. Lucia | $9.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $9.99 |
| Suriname | $9.99 |
| Swaziland | $9.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 129.00$13.45 |
| Switzerland | CHF 9.00$10.87 |
| Taiwan | NT$320.00$10.04 |
| Tajikistan | $9.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 29,900.00$11.29 |
| Thailand | THB 399.00$11.89 |
| Tonga | $9.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $9.99 |
| Tunisia | $9.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 499.99$10.17 |
| Turkmenistan | $9.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $9.99 |
| Uganda | $11.99 |
| Ukraine | $11.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 39.99$10.90 |
| United Kingdom | £9.99$13.21 |
| United States | $9.99 |
| Uruguay | $9.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $9.99 |
| Vanuatu | $9.99 |
| Venezuela | $9.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫299,000$11.52 |
| Yemen | $9.99 |
| Zambia | $11.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $11.99 |
HACK for Hacker News YC Reader FAQ
- Is HACK for Hacker News YC Reader free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 175 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $3.99 (US), across 6 one-time purchases.
- Does HACK for Hacker News YC Reader have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is HACK for Hacker News YC Reader cheapest?
- A one-time purchase costs CA$12.99 (≈$9.15) in Canada and COP 49,900 (≈$15.08) in Colombia, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to HACK for Hacker News YC Reader?
- 9to5Mac — Breaking Tech News (4.6 from 8,995 reviews, premium from $1.99), feeeed: rss reader and more (4.8 from 4,577 reviews) and Octal for Hacker News (4.8 from 4,373 reviews, premium from $1.99).
HACK for Hacker News YC Reader download
Last updated 14 days ago.
HACK for Hacker News YC Reader sells in 175 countries. It was released 7 years and 4 months ago, on 26 May 2019. It holds a 4.7 rating from 3,104 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does HACK for Hacker News YC Reader make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- One-time 100%
Revenue by country
- United States 62%
- Canada 6%
- Germany 6%
- United Kingdom 3%