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Octal for Hacker News

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Features & Capabilities

Discover and discuss the latest Hacker News stories with Octal. This community-powered, ad-free news reader brings fast, clean reading for tech, programming, and startup news on iPhone and iPad.

Key features include voting, submitting links, commenting, and saving favorites; deep linking; robust search; and customizable story filters (Top Stories, Ask HN, Show HN, Best, New, Jobs). It supports Dark/ True Black themes, accessibility options, 2-pane iPad layouts, and privacy-first design with no ads or tracking. Optional Octal Premium unlocks extra features via a one-time purchase.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:
Daniel Wu
Rating:
4.80
(2,778) 9 new ratings
Version:
4.16.6 Last updated: 2025-07-08
Version code:
876200151
Creation date:
2017-11-26
Compatible devices:
Size:
8.06MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-10
Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 35,490 ▲ 1
Other rankings
#19 in developer keyword 61 ▼ 2

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Daniel Wu
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/octal-for-hacker-news/id1308885491
Website:
https://github.com/SUWULLC/Octal

User Reviews

Users broadly praise Octal for Hacker News as a polished, fast, native-feeling reader with a clean design and strong developer support. The most recurrent drawbacks are reliability-related: login/session instability, intermittent connectivity and refresh problems, and errors when voting or editing content even for premium users. Despite these issues, many reviews highlight the app’s quality and express positive sentiment toward its free core experience and ongoing fixes.
Pros
  • Polished, fast native-feeling UI
  • Elegant, intuitive design and overall high usability
  • Respects OS font sizes and supports dark mode
  • Developer is responsive and provides fixes/updates
  • Free core HN client with optional premium for quality-of-life improvements
Cons
  • Session/login instability (difficulty logging in and being logged out)
  • Reliability/connectivity issues (no connection messages, failed/slow refreshes, loading indicators getting stuck)
  • Action errors when voting or editing (issues persisting even with premium)
Recent reviews
Excellent native experience
by ad*****, 2026-04-14
Missing a way to collapse/expand the sidebar on iPad in portrait or landscape without going into Octal settings and turning off Split View entirely.
by re*****, 2026-03-27
Title says it all
by St*****, 2026-03-15
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