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Ask HN: What mobile HN readers are you using?

7 points by WhatsName 12y ago

Happy new year everyone, I'd love to hear some recommendations, on which apps to use for browsing HN. Searching both android and apple app stores yields dozens, which all seem quite similar. Currently I am using an iOS phone and an android tablet, and I'm basically looking for features like: > Display of top HN articles and comments > Having the articles in a readable form directly within the app > Marking articles as favourites A plus would be: + Saving articles to read offline later + Submit, comment within the app Thanks a lot!

conorgdaly 12y ago
No issues with either of the below; both free. iPhone: HackerNode [1] Android Nexus 7: Hacker2 [2] [1] Seems to no longer be in Apple app store. Twitter handle in app is https://twitter.com/nodemaker https://twitter.com/nodemaker . [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airlocksoftware.hackernews https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airlocksof...
markmassie 12y ago
Minihack is the best Hacker News app I've found found for iOS. I've tried almost all of the HN apps in the App Store and Minihack is the one that I keep on my homescreen. It meets all of the criteria you listed, including the bonus ones, and the dev has done a great job at keeping the app up to date and bug-free. [1] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minihack-for-hacker-news/id631108846?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minihack-for-hacker-news/id6...
- dsacco 12y ago
  Thank you for this. I had been using different iOS apps for a while, some of them paid, and none of them really gave me the functionality I was looking for. Thanks to your comment, I just tried MiniHack out. This app has beautiful typography, minimalist design and full account functionality. The only thing I really miss after switching over to MiniHack is collapsing comments and threads. Otherwise, 9/10. EDIT: Nevermind, just figured out how to collapse comments, it was different from other apps. 10/10 :)
- spdustin 12y ago
  I can't upvote in MiniHack, for some reason. Still use it though.
  - avalaunch 12y ago
    It always says Upvote Failed when I try but it is actually upvoting despite reporting otherwise.
    - spdustin 12y ago
      I can't believe I didn't think to check that. Thank you!