HackLens
A fast and clean Android/iOS Hacker News reader
Details
- External ID
- 46475372
- Source
- HN
- Company
- —
- Product
- —
- Website domain
- —
- Launched
- Jan. 3, 2026
- Cohort
- —
- Upvotes
- 7
- Upvotes percentile
- 0.3544137022397892
- Tags
- —
- Fetched at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
- Updated at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
Description
Hey everyone!I built HackLens, a modern Android/IOS app for browsing Hacker News with a cleaner and smoother reading experience.Why I built it I love Hacker News, but wanted:a cleaner reading experiencebetter topic discoverymodern UIlightweight performanceSo I built HackLens.Key features1. Clean, modern UI inspired by minimal reading apps2. Fast browsing of Hacker News stories3. AI-powered summaries to quickly grasp key points4. Read full articles directly from the source5. Trending stories (last 1h, 6h, or 24h)6. Built-in search to find stories and topics7. Topic discovery based on your interests and Get notified8. Light & dark mode with adjustable font size9. Bookmark stories to read later10. Cross-device sync for bookmarks, topics, and preferencesDownload Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.berranova....App Store: https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/hacklens-hacker-news-reader/id...I’d love your feedback If you have suggestions, find bugs, or want features, I’d genuinely appreciate it — I built HackLens to learn and improve.Thanks for checking it out!
Enrichment
- Theme
- Hacker News clients, datasets, and tools
- Vertical
- Media & entertainment
- Function
- Vertical SaaS
- Audience
- B2C
- AI stance
- Not AI
- Project type
- Commercial product
- Normalized one-liner
- hacker news reader for mobile
- Manually corrected
- False
Could you build this?
Yes It is a classic mobile client reading from the public Hacker News Firebase API, easily scaffolded with React Native or Flutter using AI.
Discussion
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Competitors
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