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Hacker News apps

69 points by captn3m0 14y ago

obviouslygreen 14y ago
While the "my single-digit sample of your already-fairly-small population indicates..." posts will surely continue to be amusing... this seems like a curious waste of effort. Is the HN site so hard to use -- on any device -- that it really needs an app, let alone a repository of apps?
- micampe 14y ago
  Yes, the number of people trying to solve a problem suggests it might actually exist.
- rschmitty 14y ago
  Yes, relative to a mobile app it is so hard to use that I never actually use the main site on my phone. Pinching to zoom and read is so iPhone 2 era/Amish My personal favorite is http://hackerwebapp.com/ http://hackerwebapp.com/ which isnt on this list. It doesnt support commenting/voting but it is an absolute pleasure to read HN with on a mobile
  - coherentpony 14y ago
    It's not on that list because the guy that wrote that list also wrote http://hackerwebapp.com http://hackerwebapp.com.
- DanBC 14y ago
  I'm not sure about apps, especially in their current state. (some of them allow read-only access; etc). But some people have a need for various plug-ins and extensions. And those sites tend to go dead quite quickly.
shocks 14y ago
How old is this list? The first two links[1] I picked at random are dead. 1: http://hntop100.com/ http://hntop100.com/ and http://hn4d.com http://hn4d.com
- cheeaun 14y ago
  You can check out the history here https://github.com/cheeaun/hackerweb/wiki/Hacker-News-apps/_history https://github.com/cheeaun/hackerweb/wiki/Hacker-News-apps/_... I generally always find and add links to new apps, but didn't check the old dead links. I probably should clean up the list one day.
  - danmaz74 14y ago
    I'll report my own Chrome extension - I made it mostly for myself, but enough people find it useful too: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-mark-all-read/ogfbcfkihdkplelnaenpgkhnkpoaggjc?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-mark-a...
  - BenSS 14y ago
    Another one to drop on (that I made). Marks items as read and supports auto login. Hacker News Padreader for iPad http://itunes.apple.com/app/hacker-news-padreader/id428331410?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/app/hacker-news-padreader/id42833141...
nvk 14y ago
A description beside each link would be more useful than the author.
ruswick 14y ago
Of the six sites on this list that I attempted to visit, four did not resolve, one was an arabic blog, and one was an archaic-looking but functioning job board. This list is obviously outdated and needs to be pared down.
- skore 14y ago
  Had the same experience. Also - a brief description of what I'm clicking to see would help a lot.
iamdann 14y ago
Did HNPod just fade away? I had forgotten about it and I see there haven't been any episodes in a while.
chromejs10 14y ago
If you're going to post a giant list like this without any screens or up-to-date links, at least add some bullet points about positive and negative things for each app or something. Otherwise I might as well just search "hacker news" in my iPhone's app store (or just Google).
bradleysmith 14y ago
I'd love to see a list of HN clones running on Arc included. Maybe just me. Always interested in seeing what forums choose the hacker news system.
grinich 14y ago
Do people still use these apps? The one I built years ago is out of date, and actually not on the store anymore. http://michaelgrinich.com/hackernews/ http://michaelgrinich.com/hackernews/ I've been considering rewriting it from scratch (very needed), but have no idea whether it's a good use of time.
miguelrochefort 14y ago
Mine is there. Nice :)
ryanglasgow 14y ago
The list was difficult to sort though, but I was able to find http://www.premii.com/hn http://www.premii.com/hn which is a great web client, and an even better mobile client.
krapp 14y ago
A bit of a description about each app would really be useful. Also I want to second bradleysmith's mention of including forums built by HN members which clone the hacker news format (though not necessarily just in Arc.) Also just Chrome extensions... does no one make greasemonkey scripts anymore? Am I like the last person who still even does that?
epicjunction 14y ago
/shameless plug Mobile Web: http://hn.dinopost.com/ http://hn.dinopost.com/ Description: Aggregates all front page stories onto one page.

69 points by captn3m0 14y ago

While the "my single-digit sample of your already-fairly-small population indicates..." posts will surely continue to be amusing... this seems like a curious waste of effort. Is the HN site so hard to use -- on any device -- that it really needs an app, let alone a repository of apps?

micampe 14y ago
Yes, the number of people trying to solve a problem suggests it might actually exist.
rschmitty 14y ago
Yes, relative to a mobile app it is so hard to use that I never actually use the main site on my phone. Pinching to zoom and read is so iPhone 2 era/Amish My personal favorite is http://hackerwebapp.com/ http://hackerwebapp.com/ which isnt on this list. It doesnt support commenting/voting but it is an absolute pleasure to read HN with on a mobile
- coherentpony 14y ago
  It's not on that list because the guy that wrote that list also wrote http://hackerwebapp.com http://hackerwebapp.com.
DanBC 14y ago
I'm not sure about apps, especially in their current state. (some of them allow read-only access; etc). But some people have a need for various plug-ins and extensions. And those sites tend to go dead quite quickly.

shocks 14y ago

How old is this list? The first two links[1] I picked at random are dead. 1: http://hntop100.com/ http://hntop100.com/ and http://hn4d.com http://hn4d.com

cheeaun 14y ago
You can check out the history here https://github.com/cheeaun/hackerweb/wiki/Hacker-News-apps/_history https://github.com/cheeaun/hackerweb/wiki/Hacker-News-apps/_... I generally always find and add links to new apps, but didn't check the old dead links. I probably should clean up the list one day.
- danmaz74 14y ago
  I'll report my own Chrome extension - I made it mostly for myself, but enough people find it useful too: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-mark-all-read/ogfbcfkihdkplelnaenpgkhnkpoaggjc?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-mark-a...
- BenSS 14y ago
  Another one to drop on (that I made). Marks items as read and supports auto login. Hacker News Padreader for iPad http://itunes.apple.com/app/hacker-news-padreader/id428331410?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/app/hacker-news-padreader/id42833141...

nvk 14y ago

A description beside each link would be more useful than the author.

ruswick 14y ago

Of the six sites on this list that I attempted to visit, four did not resolve, one was an arabic blog, and one was an archaic-looking but functioning job board. This list is obviously outdated and needs to be pared down.

skore 14y ago
Had the same experience. Also - a brief description of what I'm clicking to see would help a lot.

iamdann 14y ago

Did HNPod just fade away? I had forgotten about it and I see there haven't been any episodes in a while.

chromejs10 14y ago

If you're going to post a giant list like this without any screens or up-to-date links, at least add some bullet points about positive and negative things for each app or something. Otherwise I might as well just search "hacker news" in my iPhone's app store (or just Google).

bradleysmith 14y ago

I'd love to see a list of HN clones running on Arc included. Maybe just me. Always interested in seeing what forums choose the hacker news system.

grinich 14y ago

Do people still use these apps? The one I built years ago is out of date, and actually not on the store anymore. http://michaelgrinich.com/hackernews/ http://michaelgrinich.com/hackernews/ I've been considering rewriting it from scratch (very needed), but have no idea whether it's a good use of time.

miguelrochefort 14y ago

Mine is there. Nice :)

ryanglasgow 14y ago

The list was difficult to sort though, but I was able to find http://www.premii.com/hn http://www.premii.com/hn which is a great web client, and an even better mobile client.

krapp 14y ago

A bit of a description about each app would really be useful. Also I want to second bradleysmith's mention of including forums built by HN members which clone the hacker news format (though not necessarily just in Arc.) Also just Chrome extensions... does no one make greasemonkey scripts anymore? Am I like the last person who still even does that?

epicjunction 14y ago

/shameless plug Mobile Web: http://hn.dinopost.com/ http://hn.dinopost.com/ Description: Aggregates all front page stories onto one page.