📈Last 7 days+346 installs — 67% slower than the week before (+1.1K) · 54/day since Oct 7
🏆Among News & Magazines appstop 1% by installs gained this week (18 peers growing)
⭐Rating steady at ★ 4.51 since Oct 7
🛠Updatesquiet · updated 48 days ago
Installs since launch
+1,396 installs
· +5 ratings
since Oct 7
Update history
44.0Sep 23, 2026 · seen Oct 23, 2026
- Updated the built in browser.<br>- Added a highly requested setting to block AI posts.<br>- Added formatting for code blocks and quoted text.<br>- Time icon on posts is now hidden by default to reduce text wrapping. This can be toggled in settings.<br>I offer an ad & analytics free app. If you would like to support development, please purchase the one time in app purchase. No subscriptions.
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HACK: Hacker News Tech Reader is a news & magazines app by pranapps with 100,000+ downloads (about 272K estimated). +346 installs in the last 7 days. Rated 4.5 from 1K ratings. Released Aug 7, 2021. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.
From the store listing: “Technology, developer, coding, YC startup, STEM & science news reader client”