HNreader - Tech News
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HNreader - Tech News is a free News app for iPhone and iPad by Jahn Bertsch. Requires iOS 17.6. Updated February 6, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 5 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Feb 6
- 2026 · v2.0.1
Screenshots
About HNreader - Tech News
Reader app for https://news.ycombinator.com (aka "Hacker News") with a focus on the comments. Features: - Supports sections "Top", "New", "Show" and "Ask" - Nested comments: press on a comment to reveal more entries of the discussion - Supports macOS, iOS (iPhone) and watchOS (Apple Watch) This application is Free and Open Source software (FOSS), source code is available at https://github.com/yep/HNreader
What’s new
Version 2.0.1 · Updated February 6, 2026
- Do not load all comments at once but only when they actually appear on screen
App privacy
The developer, Jahn Bertsch, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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