Hacker News
An open source Hacker News reader
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Android App Analysis and Review: Hacker News, Developed by Emerge Tools. Listed in News & magazines Category. Current Version Is 1.0.3, Updated On 09/07/2025 . According to users reviews on Google Play: Hacker News. Achieved Over 5 thousand Installs. Hacker News Currently Has 14 Reviews, Average Rating 4.0 Stars
The best way to read Hacker NewsIntroducing a free, open-source HN client designed to give you the best Hacker News experience. Developed by Emerge Tools (a Y Combinator company) in partnership with Supergooey. This app is a labor of love, crafted by a team with deep expertise in mobile app development.
Why choose this HN client?
• Native Android Experience: We believe in the power of native apps. Hacker News for Android is designed to offer a fast, smooth, and intuitive user experience that only a truly native app can provide.
• Open Source and Community-Driven: The app is completely open source, inviting developers to contribute, learn, and improve it together. We want to give back to the HN community, which has been instrumental in our growth.
• Performance & Efficiency: Leveraging Emerge’s newest tool, Reaper, we’ve optimized Hacker News for Android to be as lean as possible, stripping away unnecessary code and resources to deliver a fast, lightweight app.
• Dogfooding at its Best: We built this app to experience firsthand what our users do. By using Emerge’s own suite of mobile development tools, we’re constantly refining our product to make it better for everyone.
We welcome your feedback and contributions. Whether it’s a feature request, a bug report, or a new idea, your input helps shape the future of the app.
And if you’re a developer, contribute to our open-source codebase on GitHub: https://github.com/EmergeTools/hackernews/tree/main/android
Privacy Policy: https://www.emergetools.com/HackerNewsPrivacyPolicy.html
We are currently offering version 1.0.3. This is our latest, most optimized version. It is suitable for many different devices. Free download directly apk from the Google Play Store or other versions we're hosting. Moreover, you can download without registration and no login required.
We have more than 2000+ available devices for Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, LG, Google, OnePlus, Sony, Tablet ... with so many options, it’s easy for you to choose games or software that fit your device.
It can come in handy if there are any country restrictions or any restrictions from the side of your device on the Google App Store.
What's New
- Update to stable reaper && build distribution. [#503](https://github.com/EmergeTools/hackernews/pull/503)
- Add Sentry features. [#455](https://github.com/EmergeTools/hackernews/pull/455), [#457](https://github.com/EmergeTools/hackernews/pull/457)
- Add Sentry features. [#455](https://github.com/EmergeTools/hackernews/pull/455), [#457](https://github.com/EmergeTools/hackernews/pull/457)
