HackLens
A fast and clean Android/iOS Hacker News reader
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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!
HN · launched Jan 3, 2026 · 7 upvotes (top 65%) · 0 views
Niche: news aggregation platforms · 244 launches, 12 in the last 7 days ▼ -54% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Vertical SaaS
- B2C
- Not AI
- Commercial product
More like this: all 244 launches in news aggregation platforms →
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.
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Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 133 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #81 of 134 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 66 days after the earliest competitor.
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- Ember, a native iOS Hacker News reader I built around accessibility · hn · 2026-06-20 · 103 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- Hack · hn · 2026-09-22 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.47
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