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A review of all available Hacker News iPad Apps

15 points by danielh 15y ago

veyron 15y ago
The Hacker News HD page http://www.welikeinc.com/ http://www.welikeinc.com/ says "COMING SOON" for that app...
- danielh 15y ago
  Well, it is available on the store. I didn't check the support pages, to be honest.
smackfu 15y ago
Last time I looked through the iPhone clients, they seemed to all be overpriced, and half were abandoned and had one-star reviews saying they didn't work anymore. I'm not going to spend $5 on a reader just so it can break when the developer gets tired of it next month. I wish pg would just make a mobile stylesheet, or at least not make it fixed width.
- danielh 15y ago
  Unfortunately, the situation on the iPad is similar, 2 out of 5 apps are totally useless and the reviews don't really help. That's why I wrote this review.
- z92 15y ago
  That might have to do with very low demand. Like 1 download/week. Only assumption though.
  - smackfu 15y ago
    I think someone could definitely get a lot of visibility writing a free good Hacker News client, instead of trying to charge $3 and being annoyed that no one buys it.
- dongsheng 15y ago
  Try news:yc it's not free, but open source, you can compile it then put it on your phone
- cbs 15y ago
  Last time I looked through the iPhone clients, they seemed to all be overpriced, and half were abandoned and had one-star reviews saying they didn't work anymore. My experience on android has been similar. I haven't found a good one, and have given up looking. The ones I've tried are either broken, buggy and feel abandoned, or have an uncomfortable UI.
bengillies 15y ago
Just curious, but what's wrong with the web version, viewed through Safari? Or failing that, something like Flipboard?
- pieter 15y ago
  The links are a bit small to click on comfortably, and the comments are rendered a bit too wide, which makes you have to zoom in and pan to read them.
kevinburke 15y ago
Hacker News HD has been crashing for me for the past two months. The only way I can get it to work (for a day or so) is by uninstalling and reinstalling the app.
- danielh 15y ago
  That is strange, Hacker News HD works fine for me and never crashed during my tests. I found Hacker News! (the app with the blue icon) to be very unstable.
  - danielh 15y ago
    I presented my findings at the HN Cologne Meetup yesterday evening and one attendant had the same issues with Hacker News HD. I guess I have to revise my conclusions.
ahrens 15y ago
I have tried all of them and now I use reeder and I'm very happy with it!

15 points by danielh 15y ago

veyron 15y ago

The Hacker News HD page http://www.welikeinc.com/ http://www.welikeinc.com/ says "COMING SOON" for that app...

danielh 15y ago
Well, it is available on the store. I didn't check the support pages, to be honest.

smackfu 15y ago

Last time I looked through the iPhone clients, they seemed to all be overpriced, and half were abandoned and had one-star reviews saying they didn't work anymore. I'm not going to spend $5 on a reader just so it can break when the developer gets tired of it next month. I wish pg would just make a mobile stylesheet, or at least not make it fixed width.

danielh 15y ago
Unfortunately, the situation on the iPad is similar, 2 out of 5 apps are totally useless and the reviews don't really help. That's why I wrote this review.
z92 15y ago
That might have to do with very low demand. Like 1 download/week. Only assumption though.
- smackfu 15y ago
  I think someone could definitely get a lot of visibility writing a free good Hacker News client, instead of trying to charge $3 and being annoyed that no one buys it.
dongsheng 15y ago
Try news:yc it's not free, but open source, you can compile it then put it on your phone
cbs 15y ago
Last time I looked through the iPhone clients, they seemed to all be overpriced, and half were abandoned and had one-star reviews saying they didn't work anymore. My experience on android has been similar. I haven't found a good one, and have given up looking. The ones I've tried are either broken, buggy and feel abandoned, or have an uncomfortable UI.

bengillies 15y ago

Just curious, but what's wrong with the web version, viewed through Safari? Or failing that, something like Flipboard?

pieter 15y ago
The links are a bit small to click on comfortably, and the comments are rendered a bit too wide, which makes you have to zoom in and pan to read them.

kevinburke 15y ago

Hacker News HD has been crashing for me for the past two months. The only way I can get it to work (for a day or so) is by uninstalling and reinstalling the app.

danielh 15y ago
That is strange, Hacker News HD works fine for me and never crashed during my tests. I found Hacker News! (the app with the blue icon) to be very unstable.
- danielh 15y ago
  I presented my findings at the HN Cologne Meetup yesterday evening and one attendant had the same issues with Hacker News HD. I guess I have to revise my conclusions.

ahrens 15y ago

I have tried all of them and now I use reeder and I'm very happy with it!