# BSK Hacker News > Read the top Hacker News stories instantly with this fast, lightweight app. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bskapps.top10.hackernews](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bskapps.top10.hackernews) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.bskapps.top10.hackernews` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** B&SK - **Category:** ENTERTAINMENT - **Downloads:** 1 - **Version:** 1.0 - **Last updated:** 2026-07-27 - **First published:** 2026-07-27 - **Publisher country:** US - **Size:** 15 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-17 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskapps.top10.hackernews) - **Website:** [https://bsk-devs.github.io/](https://bsk-devs.github.io/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/bsk-devs/BSK\_Top10](https://github.com/bsk-devs/BSK_Top10) ## Description Welcome to BSK Top 10 Hacker News, the fastest way to catch up on what's trending in the tech world. Built for developers, founders, and tech enthusiasts who value their time, this app cuts through the noise and delivers exactly what you need: the current top 10 stories on Y Combinator’s Hacker News, right now.

No endless scrolling, no bloated menus. Just the most important tech news, updated instantly at the tap of a button.

Key Features
The Top 10 at a Glance: Instantly view the 10 highest-ranking stories on Hacker News. If it's breaking in the tech world, it's on this list.

Direct Reading: Tap "Read Story" to immediately open external articles in your browser, bypassing unnecessary intermediate screens.

Join the Discussion: One-tap access to "View Comments" takes you straight to the official Hacker News discussion thread for deep technical insights and debates.

Detailed Metadata: See exactly what you're clicking with clean displays of the target domain, upvote score, author, comment count, and time posted.

Smart Link Handling: The app intelligently differentiates between external articles and text-based "Ask HN" or "Show HN" self-posts, routing you to the right place automatically.

Lightning Fast: Built on modern Android architecture, the app fetches all story data in parallel in the background, ensuring almost instant load times even on slower networks.

BSK Top 10 Hacker News is designed to be your quick daily check-in. Open the app, see what the industry is talking about, and get on with your day.

Note: BSK Top 10 Hacker News is a free, ad-supported application. It uses the official Hacker News API but is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Y Combinator. ## Rankings - #3,132,616 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.bskapps.top10.hackernews.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Simple Hacker News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/in.codesmell.hacker_news) — 121 users - [Hacker News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/co.median.android.jlbdmj) — 267 users - [iHacker News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.rdts.ihackernews) — 65 users - [HN Native](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dev.sideeffect.hnnative) — 5 users - [Unhack: Hacker News for Humans](https://chrome-stats.com/d/imag.io.unhack) — 31 users - [BSK Trending News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bskapps.top10.news) - [Hacker News: News Feed App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mughu.hacker_news) — 15 users - [HackLens – Hacker News Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.berranova.hacklens) — 627 users - [Plain Hacker News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.itsjzt.plainhackernews) — 21 users - [HACK for Hacker News Tech](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pranapps.hack) — 269,418 users, 4.49 / 5 - [The Changelog — Tech News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sharvari.changelog) — 118 users - [HackN - Hacker News Reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.tnbtt.hackn) — 407 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bskapps.top10.hackernews)