Real-time push notifications for Hacker News comments
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Hello folks,I built a service to provide you with real-time push notifications whenever someone replies to you on Hacker News, served right through your browser: https://hcker.news/notificationsIt has always been difficult to keep track of replies here, especially across long threads (purposefully so[0]).What makes this differe nt from other implementations (notable prior art: hnreplies.com by @dangrossman): 1. Real-time or once a day: You can choose to have notifications sent immediately (you get notified within ~20 seconds) or once a day. 2. Stories + Replies: Choose to get notified of replies to your comments and your submissions. 3. Private: You don't have to provide an email address (many people value their pseudonymity) How it works: 1. Go to https://hcker.news/notifications and enter your HN username. 2. Allow browser notifications when prompted. 3. That's it. When someone replies to you, your browser receives a push notification. Caveats: It works on Desktop (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge), Android, and iOS. On desktop, your browser must be open to receive notifications. On iOS, it works via PWA – you must add it to your home screen.Give it a try, I'd love your feedback. Cheers!0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27897211#27901918
HN · launched Sep 10, 2026 · 7 upvotes (top 56%) · 0 views
Niche: push notification tools · 33 launches, 2 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Communication
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 33 launches in push notification tools →
Could you build this?
Yes The core app polls or streams Hacker News Firebase/Algolia APIs for replies and issues standard Web Push notifications, easily assembled by a solo vibe coder.
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Competitors
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Attention rank: #107 of 201 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 312 days after the earliest competitor.
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