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Octal for Hacker News

S Tier
Best in class
90
4.83.4K ratings
3.9recent reviews
15dsince update
FreeIn-App Purchases
News
category
Lifestyle
category
4+age rating
1language
Made for iPhone
Made for iPad

What is Octal for Hacker News?

Free iOS client for reading, voting, commenting on and submitting Hacker News stories.

Octal is an iPhone and iPad app for browsing Hacker News stories and their threaded discussions. It lets users vote, comment, submit posts, search stories, and save favorites, and logging in to Hacker News is supported for tracking karma and activity.

Pricing. Octal for Hacker News is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.

Good for

  • Reading tech news and Hacker News discussions on iPhone or iPad
  • Browsing Hacker News feeds such as Top, New, Ask HN, Show HN and Jobs
  • Submitting links or commenting on Hacker News from a mobile device

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Why this app is in S tier

90/100The average of 4 parts, with no weights
Rating96
Ratings75
App Store search rank90
Update recency100

S tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.

Octal for Hacker News scores 90 out of 100: rating 96, rating count 75, App Store search rank 90, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and S tier follows from that score within this list.

Description

Octal is your go-to news feed for breaking tech news, putting the biggest stories of the day with engaging discussion right in the palm of your hand.

Beautifully designed for both iPhone and iPad, Octal focuses on what you care most about: native design, speed, and usability. It's the modern, full-featured Hacker News app you've been looking for.

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You'll find an unparalleled, community-powered source of stories about anything ranging from self-driving cars to the latest Apple gadgets. Octal has all the features you need, including the ability to vote on stories, submit posts, add comments, and manage favorites. Best of all, it's free of all that annoying stuff, like ads, subscriptions, and tracking. If you want to keep up to date with the latest popular and trending tech headlines, Octal is made for you.

  • NEWS FOR NERDS: Read and share the most important stories in the tech world, submitted and voted on by Hacker News users. Stories are constantly changing, and often focus on areas like programming, startups, technology industry and companies (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, Uber, etc.), and key technology categories such as mobile, computers, internet, design, coding, and security.
  • ENGAGE AND VOTE: Vote on stories and comments you like and dislike, and report stories with objectionable content. Found something you need to read later? Add it to your favorites!
  • DISCUSS THE NEWS: Read and engage with stories by viewing their discussions with a fast, fully-threaded, collapsible, buttery smooth comments experience. Add your own comments. If you're a fast reader, you can instantly jump to the next top-level comment thread with a single tap.
  • SUBMIT LINKS: Got a cool story or news link to share to Hacker News? Submit new posts directly in the app. You can also share links directly to Octal to quickly submit them.
  • SEARCH STORIES: Search Hacker News stories and sort search results by relevance or date.
  • JOIN THE COMMUNITY: Log in to Hacker News to easily track your karma, activity and favorites. Browse user profiles, including their karma, about, activity, and favorites.
  • THEMEABLE: Total Dark Mode support. Turn on 'True Black' to use a pure RGB #000 background color - perfect for devices with OLED displays.
  • CUSTOMIZE YOUR NEWS FEED: Tap or swipe between story feeds such as 'Top Stories', 'Threads', 'Ask HN', 'Show HN', 'Best Stories', 'New Stories', and 'Jobs'.
  • ACCESSIBLE: Increase or decrease the text size to one that's comfortable for you, or enable 'Dynamic Type' to use the system's 'Larger Text' font size. And VoiceOver is fully supported!
  • DEEP LINK SUPPORT: You can open Hacker News links in Octal by sharing them to Octal. You can also use apps like 'Opener'. Most Hacker News links starting with 'octal://' are supported!
  • READY FOR ANY SCREEN: Octal looks great on iPads with an optional 2-pane interface. Say goodbye to wasted screen real estate.
  • WEB BROWSER SUPPORT: Open links in your web browser of choice.
  • AD-FREE, PRIVACY AWARE: No ads, no subscriptions, and no tracking.

ABOUT OCTAL PREMIUM

To unlock advanced features, including the ability to submit posts, add comments, manage favorites, switch themes, change app icons, use custom gestures, and more, you can buy Octal Premium via an In-App Purchase. Octal Premium is a one-time payment and there is no subscription. Purchases support the development of Octal, which is developed solely by me!

ABOUT HACKER NEWS

Hacker News is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. It is run by Paul Graham's investment fund and startup incubator, Y Combinator. In general, its content can be submitted is defined as "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity". You can think of Hacker News as reddit for tech. It's the go-to news aggregator for tech.

SUPPORT

Found a bug or have a feature request? Create an Issue on Github, or e-mail me: https://github.com/dangwu/Octal/issues

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Questions about Octal for Hacker News

Is Octal free?

The description states it is free of ads, subscriptions, and tracking.

Can I use my Hacker News account?

Yes. You can log in to Hacker News to track your karma, activity and favorites, and browse user profiles.

Does it support dark mode and accessibility options?

It has Dark Mode with a True Black option for OLED displays, adjustable text size, Dynamic Type, and full VoiceOver support.

Is Octal for Hacker News free?

Octal for Hacker News is free to download, with in-app purchases.

Is Octal for Hacker News right for me?

Octal for Hacker News is built for reading tech news and hacker news discussions on iPhone or iPad, browsing hacker news feeds such as top, new, ask HN, show HN and jobs, submitting links or commenting on hacker news from a mobile device. It sits in the tech news list on AppTierList.

Is Octal for Hacker News worth it?

Octal for Hacker News is S tier, ranked #1 of 18 tech news apps with a score of 90 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 3,417 ratings. That is the top of its list.

How does Octal for Hacker News compare to Phonegram?

Octal for Hacker News is S tier at 90; Phonegram is A tier at 90. They score the same. Octal for Hacker News is free to download, with in-app purchases, Phonegram is free to download, with in-app purchases.

How often is Octal for Hacker News updated?

Octal for Hacker News was updated 15 days ago, which counts in its favour.

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Ranking

List
Tech News (S tier, #1)
Tier
S (Best in class)
Score
90 / 100
Rank in list
#1 of 18
Ranking certainty
settled

Ratings

App Store rating
4.8 out of 5, every App Store country
Ratings
3,417
Recent reviews
3.9 from 13 in the last 180 days

App

Price
Free + IAP
App Store category
News
Current version
(15 days ago)
Size
8 MB
Requires
iOS 18.0 or later
Age rating
4+
Languages
1
Runs on
iPhone, iPad

Links

Developer pages
Website · Support · Privacy policy
Maker
not verified
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