HACK
No written verdict yet. Here is what commenters said.
Why people recommend it
“shoutout to HACK for iOS, it’s a great HN reader”
“Personally I prefer HACK”
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“It's probably the most extensive HN client for iOS.”
“The content is way more readable with the app.”
“HACK is a fantastic reader, highly recommended”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Who recommends it in their own words
From the makers not counted in the ranking
“The update for the built-in browser issue got approved by Google and is now available on the Play Store.”
“If anyone is interested, it's called HACK and I am writing this comment from it.”
“I am the developer of HACK, one of the top mobile apps for hacker news on iOS and Android, and Mac.”
“I am the developer of Hack, hacker news app on iOS and android”
Threads where it came up
- Show HN: HackerNows – Native iOS HN Client 3 mentions
- Show HN: Hack – my Hacker News mobile client now lets you block AI posts 2 mentions
- Tiny $70 Xteink X3 e-reader 1 mention
- The coolest use for the Vision Pro 1 mention
- Your 'App' Could Have Been a Webpage (so I fixed it for you) 1 mention
- Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2026) 1 mention
Also written as Hack. Data: hack.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 11
“I used HACK frequently on Android”
“except "Hack" for HN”
“shoutout to HACK for iOS, it’s a great HN reader”
“Personally I prefer HACK”
“It's probably the most extensive HN client for iOS.”
“The content is way more readable with the app.”
“Ended up with Hack”
“HACK is a fantastic reader, highly recommended”
“or use an app like Hack.”
“the Hack iOS app I use for Hacker News automatically opens articles in Safari’s Reader view”
“I use the amazing HN-reader app called Hack”