Signal for Hacker News

Clarved Inc. News iPhoneiPadiPod touch

Signal for Hacker News is a free News app for iPhone and iPad by Clarved Inc. Requires iOS 26.0. Updated October 16, 2026.

Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 10 MB; Age 9+
Updated: Oct 16; 2026 · v1.0.1

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About Signal for Hacker News

Signal is a faster way to explore Hacker News. Open Top Today, Top Week, or Top Year, then dig into the stories, domains, authors, and discussions behind the headlines. Build reusable saved lenses for the topics you care about: AI this week with 100+ comments, Show HN launches, quiet gems with high points but fewer comments, or comment-first searches that jump back to the parent discussion. Signal is read-only, requires no account, and stores your saved lenses, bookmarks, recent searches, and reading history locally on your device. Search results come from the public HN Search API powered by Algolia, article and discussion links open in Safari, and the app is supported by Google AdMob banner ads.

What’s new

Version 1.0.1 · Updated October 16, 2026

• Refreshed Settings: accent color themes, text size options, Reader view for in-app articles, and haptics • Improved Search and Discover with a cleaner header design • Swipe actions on stories for faster saving and sharing • Optionally remove ads with a one-time purchase

App privacy

The developer, Clarved Inc., reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

Identifiers: Device ID
Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data

Data Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

Identifiers: Device ID
Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data

Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

Search History: Search History
Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data

Used for: App Functionality

App details

Signal for Hacker News is a free News app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by Clarved Inc. It requires iOS 26.0 or later and is 10 MB to download. It was first released on June 8, 2026 and last updated on October 16, 2026.

Category: News
Price: Free
Version: 1.0.1
Size: 10 MB
Requires: iOS 26.0 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: English
Age rating: 9+
Released: June 8, 2026
Last updated: October 16, 2026
Developer: Clarved Inc.

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