Free on the App Store

A Smarter Way to
Read Hacker News

Hacker Flow is a native iOS reader that learns what you care about, summarises long comment threads with AI, and caches saved stories for offline reading. Free — no subscriptions, no ads.

Features

Everything you need to stay in the loop

Built for developers who want a better Hacker News experience.

Your Feed, Your Interests

The more you read, like, and bookmark, the smarter your feed gets. Stories are tagged and ranked by what you actually care about.

Cut Through the Noise

Popular Threads highlights the most upvoted replies on busy stories so you always find the real conversation — without scrolling through hundreds of comments.

Train Your Signal

Swipe right on stories that spark your curiosity. Hacker Flow learns your interests to surface the threads you actually care about — no manual setup needed.

500 Comments? No Problem.

AI summaries distil long threads into key takeaways in seconds. Choose Apple Intelligence, bring your own API key, or turn it off entirely.

Never Lose a Great Post

Save stories to your reading list with one tap. Hacker Flow caches the article and comments so you can read them offline whenever you're ready.

The Weekly Brief

Every Sunday, get the top 1% of technical insights and breakthroughs from Hacker News delivered straight to your inbox. Curated. Signal only.

Your Feed, One Glance Away

Add the Hacker Flow home screen widget to see your top For You stories at a glance. Tap any story to jump straight in — no app open required.

How it works

Simple by design

No accounts, no configuration — just a better reading experience from day one.

Open the app

No sign-up needed. Just open Hacker Flow and start browsing.

Read, like, and bookmark

Interact with stories naturally. Every action helps personalise your feed.

Your feed gets smarter

Over time, your "For You" feed surfaces more of what you care about.

What's New

Recent Updates

Hacker Flow is actively developed. Here's what's been shipping.

v2.9 May 2026

Popular Threads & Accessibility

Discover the best conversations at a glance, with a complete accessibility overhaul and smoother onboarding for new users.

Popular Threads — surface the most upvoted comments
Accessibility Overhaul — comprehensive screen reader support with improved VoiceOver labels
New User Onboarding — a guided first-launch flow helps you set up your feed, notifications, and preferences in seconds.
Deep Linking Support — open any HN story from a link.
Rich Sharing — share HN articles with rich previews for social sharing
Comment Section Performance — faster loading when threads contain thousands of comments.

v2.6 April 2026

For You & AI Credits

For You is a personalised feed that learns from what you tap, save, and read, replacing the old Editions view.

AI Discussion Summaries — tap "Summarize Discussion" on any story for a concise rundown of the comment thread, powered by AI credits you can top up from Settings.
Story Actions Menu — long-press any story to save, share, hide, or report in one place.
Smarter Notifications — opt-in daily reminders with a redesigned in-feed prompt card.
AI Credits & Welcome Pack — free welcome credits on first launch, plus credit packs available in Settings.
Tip Jar Improvements — refreshed donation flow with a thank-you screen and a public donor list.

Removed: the legacy Editions and Commute Caching features have been retired in favor of For You and on-demand caching.

v2.1 April 2026

Apple Intelligence Support

AI summaries now work with Apple Intelligence on compatible devices. No API key needed — just enable it in Settings.

v2.0 March 2026

Commute Caching

Set your departure times and Hacker Flow pre-downloads top stories, comments, and linked articles over Wi-Fi. Read everything offline on the go.

v1.1 February 2026

BYO API Key

Bring your own OpenAI or Google Gemini API key for AI summaries. Keys are stored securely in the device Keychain.

v1.0 January 2026

Launch

Hacker Flow is live on the App Store! Personalised feed, Read Later, Liked stories, and full Hacker News browsing — all free.

Feedback

Get in Touch

Found a bug? Have a feature idea? We'd love to hear from you.