Hax for Hacker News
Luis Fariña Lázaro News iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Hax for Hacker News is a free News app for iPhone and iPad by Luis Fariña Lázaro. Requires iOS 17.5. Updated December 13, 2025.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 6 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Dec 13
- 2025 · v2.2.0
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About Hax for Hacker News
Hax is a free Hacker News client for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, that aims to provide a native browsing experience that improves upon the website while keeping a similar minimalistic appearance. Browse any Hacker News feed, scroll through stories and watch the discussion unfold in the comments. Other features include the following: - Widgets: display the latest stories of any feed - Discussion at a glance: generate a summary of a story's top comments using the Apple Intelligence on-device model (only on compatible devices) - Controls: open any feed from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action button - Safari extension: when opening Hacker News links in Safari, you can open them in Hax - Filter out stories and comments depending on keywords and/or users - Search stories - Translate titles, comments, and more - Dark Mode and Dynamic Type The project is open-source, so you can check it out on GitHub: https://github.com/lui5fl/hax
What’s new
Version 2.2.0 · Updated December 13, 2025
New features - Discussion at a glance: generate a summary of a story's top comments using the Apple Intelligence on-device model (only on compatible devices) - Send feedback - Tip jar
App privacy
The developer, Luis Fariña Lázaro, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hax for Hacker News | – | Free | December 13, 2025 | |
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