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Show HN: Hacker News iOS client: HACK built using feedback from HN

18 points by busymom0 7y ago

busymom0 7y ago
Developer here! Feel free to provide me any feedback! I posted it months ago when the app was new and got a ton of feedback. I spent last few months incorporating the feedback and think the app is pretty much complete now: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19984513 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19984513 The app has No ads and No subscriptions. Dark mode is free on a per session basis so you can try it out if you like (resets when app is killed and restarted). If you would like to make it permanent, then there is a small one time only IAP. Fully feature packed app. You can sign in with HN account and submit new posts, comments, swipe to upvote/downvote and favorite.
- duelingjello 7y ago
  Noice. I “kicked the tires” on an iPad Pro. LGTM!
  - busymom0 7y ago
    Thanks!
    - andrewh428 7y ago
      Those exclamination points tho. Your on the right track but your using the stuff for the wrong reasons!!! I’m gonna miss you
- brian_herman__ 7y ago
  Does this fix the code blocks bug in safari like if I type a code block in the comments it will make it so it fits on the page?
  - busymom0 7y ago
    Can you share a picture of this issue? I am not familiar with this bug. I can test it out then and fix it if my app faces it too.
- joshstrange 7y ago
  Any plans to add reply notifications? Forever ago I used a chrome extension that had both karma and reply tracking and I quite enjoyed it. I've written code to do this personally and I also use HNReplies to get them in my email but It'd be nice to get at least reply notifications in the app. That said, especially since I've done it before, I know this is no small ask and adding push notifications to an app can greatly increase the complexity.
  - busymom0 7y ago
    I don't think notifications would be possible easily without me having a backend server making tons of requests every second polling for new comments on a per user basis. With that said, maybe I am uneducated because I had never heard of HNReplies. I am going to look into it now and see how they handle this problem!
    - joshstrange 7y ago
      Sorry, I missed this reply (b/c I didn't check my email lol). Yes it would require backend servers and polling of the HN API. I'm not sure if HNReplies uses the Firebase API or the Algolia API (or just basic scraping).
- andrewh428 7y ago
  So you build apps, busymom0? Maybe you can teach me one day!!! If I get to stay...I doubt it tho, your pretty good, too many glitches in things that you use. Get the right progs, then everything will run smooth.Dont want the next man to catch you too!!!
pensatoio 7y ago
I really like it and would consider switching. The only thing holding me back is the typography of link titles. In my current app (MiniHack), titles are accented and the primary thing my eyes are drawn to. In yours, there’s too much high contrast text and it’s really hard to skim. If you updated the font weights / color intensities to make titles more prominent, I would switch.
- busymom0 7y ago
  Hmm can you expand a bit by what you mean by “titles are accented”? In my app’s settings, you can scroll down to fonts, padding and compactness and completely change them to your liking. Would this help?
gcatalfamo 7y ago
Convince me to move from MiniHack
- busymom0 7y ago
  First would be that my app is completely free. Even the dark mode is free on a per session basis. I also prefer my way of swiping to upvote/downvote/favorite content. There's also a ton of customizations in my app - from accent color to fonts, compactness, padding, font size etc!
jpxw 7y ago
This is a super nice-looking app. I like Minihack’s simplicity though.
- busymom0 7y ago
  Thanks for the kind words! That's fair, Minihack is a good app too! Personally I wanted more customizations in my experience and that's why I built HACK.
gsempe 7y ago
I'm using the app since the initial release. The experience is really good
- busymom0 7y ago
  Thank you!
mandukya 7y ago
I am using it from day one. My fav app. MiniHack is too barebones for anyone’s liking. Your app is super customisable and the best I’ve come so far.

18 points by busymom0 7y ago

Developer here! Feel free to provide me any feedback! I posted it months ago when the app was new and got a ton of feedback. I spent last few months incorporating the feedback and think the app is pretty much complete now: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19984513 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19984513 The app has No ads and No subscriptions. Dark mode is free on a per session basis so you can try it out if you like (resets when app is killed and restarted). If you would like to make it permanent, then there is a small one time only IAP. Fully feature packed app. You can sign in with HN account and submit new posts, comments, swipe to upvote/downvote and favorite.

duelingjello 7y ago
Noice. I “kicked the tires” on an iPad Pro. LGTM!
- busymom0 7y ago
  Thanks!
  - andrewh428 7y ago
    Those exclamination points tho. Your on the right track but your using the stuff for the wrong reasons!!! I’m gonna miss you
brian_herman__ 7y ago
Does this fix the code blocks bug in safari like if I type a code block in the comments it will make it so it fits on the page?
- busymom0 7y ago
  Can you share a picture of this issue? I am not familiar with this bug. I can test it out then and fix it if my app faces it too.
joshstrange 7y ago
Any plans to add reply notifications? Forever ago I used a chrome extension that had both karma and reply tracking and I quite enjoyed it. I've written code to do this personally and I also use HNReplies to get them in my email but It'd be nice to get at least reply notifications in the app. That said, especially since I've done it before, I know this is no small ask and adding push notifications to an app can greatly increase the complexity.
- busymom0 7y ago
  I don't think notifications would be possible easily without me having a backend server making tons of requests every second polling for new comments on a per user basis. With that said, maybe I am uneducated because I had never heard of HNReplies. I am going to look into it now and see how they handle this problem!
  - joshstrange 7y ago
    Sorry, I missed this reply (b/c I didn't check my email lol). Yes it would require backend servers and polling of the HN API. I'm not sure if HNReplies uses the Firebase API or the Algolia API (or just basic scraping).
andrewh428 7y ago
So you build apps, busymom0? Maybe you can teach me one day!!! If I get to stay...I doubt it tho, your pretty good, too many glitches in things that you use. Get the right progs, then everything will run smooth.Dont want the next man to catch you too!!!

pensatoio 7y ago

I really like it and would consider switching. The only thing holding me back is the typography of link titles. In my current app (MiniHack), titles are accented and the primary thing my eyes are drawn to. In yours, there’s too much high contrast text and it’s really hard to skim. If you updated the font weights / color intensities to make titles more prominent, I would switch.

busymom0 7y ago
Hmm can you expand a bit by what you mean by “titles are accented”? In my app’s settings, you can scroll down to fonts, padding and compactness and completely change them to your liking. Would this help?

gcatalfamo 7y ago

Convince me to move from MiniHack

busymom0 7y ago
First would be that my app is completely free. Even the dark mode is free on a per session basis. I also prefer my way of swiping to upvote/downvote/favorite content. There's also a ton of customizations in my app - from accent color to fonts, compactness, padding, font size etc!

jpxw 7y ago

This is a super nice-looking app. I like Minihack’s simplicity though.

busymom0 7y ago
Thanks for the kind words! That's fair, Minihack is a good app too! Personally I wanted more customizations in my experience and that's why I built HACK.

gsempe 7y ago

I'm using the app since the initial release. The experience is really good

busymom0 7y ago
Thank you!

mandukya 7y ago

I am using it from day one. My fav app. MiniHack is too barebones for anyone’s liking. Your app is super customisable and the best I’ve come so far.