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I'm still trying to figure out which Hacker News reader is a labor-of-love for the developer, as opposed to a coding exercise to see if they can make a few buck
by smackfu 13y ago
I'm still trying to figure out which Hacker News reader is a labor-of-love for the developer, as opposed to a coding exercise to see if they can make a few bucks which is abandoned quickly when the answer is "no".
- alariccole 13y agoMine is free, and freshly rebuilt for iOS using Text Kit and background refresh. It's free and no in-apps: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pivit/id705715915 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pivit/id705715915
- marcosero 13y agoNice
- ashishgandhi 13y agoI like this one. I had never heard of you so I built Simple Hacker News (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-hacker-news-simple/id563736471?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-hacker-news-simple/id...) last year. The big feature I want is I want a way to see what I've already read. I think this is the first app (other than mine) that I know does this. Haven't played around long but I like you can collapse and expand comments. Is there a way to default them all to be expanded? EDIT: You need a way to refresh comments. @Replies: I'm glad you guys like it. Looks like I'll renew my Developer Program membership then. It's due in less than a week.
- smackfu 13y agoThis is pretty good. I wish there was a way to go directly to the comments on a post, but I don't know what UI would work for that. A few other thoughts: * Profile > Edit needs a cancel button. The only way to get out is to re-enter your username. Or maybe just make it go back to the old value if you enter blank. * Long usernames tend to make the description line run off the screen and end with "...", which is a bit messy. Maybe a smarter truncation algorithm? * Swiping left to right on a story seems to work inconsistently, but I'm not sure why. * The comment view is just about perfect.
- ultimoo 13y agoI use the one written by you. Nothing to add to the conversation, just wanted to say that I like using it. Thanks.
- alariccole 13y agoYours is my favorite, btw. I added an interesting feature to go beyond seeing what you've read--it indicates what you've already decided NOT to read. I often find I choose to ignore certain posts but they often stick around so I reread the headlines. Pivit shows an orange indicator on brand new posts. Re comments, I could add a feature to expand all if I get enough requests, but after some use I've found this to be optimal.
- bennyg 13y agoMine's definitely a labor of love - I use it daily, and hardly ever use the browser version unless I want to comment on something. I'm working on adding commenting/submitting/voting at the moment, and should have that done shortly. Personally, I think it's the most beautiful HN reader on the App Store, but I may be biased. It's free too. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-yc/id592893508?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-yc/id592893508?mt=8 EDIT: All of the production code is available on Github as well. https://github.com/bennyguitar/News-YC---iPhone https://github.com/bennyguitar/News-YC---iPhone
- tharris0101 13y agoThank you for your client. I also use it every day and have even contributed to it. I also never use the browser version on my phone anymore.
- bennyg 13y agoThanks for your contribution, I'm glad you love it! I can't wait to get user management type stuff on there so I never have to open the browser version again.
- tsycho 13y agoThank you so much for your reader AND especially for open sourcing your code (which I just found out from your comment). I use yours everyday and have occasionally found issues. Now with the code available, expect some pull requests :)
- asselinpaul 13y agoCool that's awesome. Instapaper and/or Evernote support would be so great :)