Hacksy

Janusz Polowczyk News iPhoneiPadiPod touch

Hacksy is a free News app for iPhone and iPad by Janusz Polowczyk. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated February 15, 2026.

Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 6 MB; Age 4+
Updated: Feb 15; 2026 · v1.1

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About Hacksy

Hacksy is a modern and minimalistic Hacker News reader that serves as a one-stop shop for all tech-related news. Found an interesting article you’d like to read later? Just swipe to add it to your bookmarks. Read a comment that resonated with you? Save it to reference it anytime. Want to search the extensive Hacker News archives? Hacksy’s got you covered. What truly makes Hacksy stand out is its seamless reading experience — you can follow both the discussion and the article at the same time, without ever having to choose between one or the other.

What’s new

Version 1.1 · Updated February 15, 2026

- Entirely new UI adapted for Liquid Glass and iOS 26 - See user profiles and their recent post and comment history - Improved search functionality - Detailed settings

App privacy

The developer, Janusz Polowczyk, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

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App details

Hacksy is a free News app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by Janusz Polowczyk. It requires iOS 18.0 or later and is 6 MB to download. It was first released on October 16, 2025 and last updated on February 15, 2026.

Category: News
Price: Free
Version: 1.1
Size: 6 MB
Requires: iOS 18.0 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: English
Age rating: 4+
Released: October 16, 2025
Last updated: February 15, 2026
Developer: Janusz Polowczyk

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