# BetterNews

> Tech news just got better

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6786482282](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6786482282)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6786482282`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Steven Truong
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2026-08-12
- **Size:** 5.09 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/betternews/id6786482282)
- **Website:** [https://betternews.co/features](https://betternews.co/features)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://betternews.co/privacy](https://betternews.co/privacy)

## Description

BetterNews is a modern reader for Hacker News, with the features the site never gave you.

 WHAT YOU GET
  • Top, Time, and New feeds, plus the classic HN view
  • Threads with collapse rails, new-comment highlighting, and comment permalinks
  • Follow keywords and people, and get a personalized Home feed
  • Keyword alerts the moment a matching story lands
  • Daily email digests, on your schedule and timezone
  • Favorites, read-state, and preferences synced across all your devices
  • Search across stories, comments, and people
  • Direct messages with verified HN users
  • A built-in reader, light and dark themes, adjustable text size, and multiple typefaces

  Signing up is free and takes one tap. No passwords.

## Rankings

- #434,831 — Overall

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