Octal for Hacker News

Name: Octal for Hacker News
Rating: 4.8 (2843 reviews)
Author: Daniel Wu

By: Daniel Wu App

Social developer & tech news

Overview

Version:

5.2.0

Last updated: 2026-09-09

Ranking

#33,912

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Octal for Hacker News is a fast, beautifully designed news reader for discovering and discussing stories from Y Combinator’s Hacker News. Browse Top, Best, New, Ask HN, Show HN, Jobs, and Threads feeds covering programming, startups, computer science, security, design, and the technology industry.

Read threaded discussions, vote on stories and comments, search posts, submit links, manage favorites, and explore user profiles. Octal supports iPhone and iPad layouts, Dark Mode and True Black themes, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, deep links, custom gestures, and external web browsers. With no ads, subscriptions, or tracking, Octal offers a privacy-conscious way to stay current with the tech community. Optional Octal Premium unlocks advanced features through a one-time purchase.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Community Communication Privacy & Security Accessibility

By:

Daniel Wu

Rating:

4.80

(2,843) 11 new ratings

Version:

5.2.0 Last updated: 2026-09-09

Version code:

891028791

Creation date:

2017-11-26

Compatible devices:

Size:

7.62MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-22

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 33,912

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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/dangwu/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

Thanks for keeping things simple and clean and function

by gl*****, 2026-08-27

The overhaul of the UI to take advantage of Liquid Glass has completely broken common workflows. Here’s an easy one: open a thread, switch to landscape (maybe accidentally), switch back to portrait. The app is now completely frozen with a broken UI state and needs to be force-quit. Come on.