Show HN: Hacker News iOS client: HACK built using feedback from HN(apps.apple.com)
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Show HN: Hacker News iOS client: HACK built using feedback from HN
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/hack-for-hacker-news-developer/id1464477788
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Any plans to add reply notifications? Forever ago I used a chrome extension that had both karma and reply tracking and I quite enjoyed it. I've written code to do this personally and I also use HNReplies to get them in my email but It'd be nice to get at least reply notifications in the app. That said, especially since I've done it before, I know this is no small ask and adding push notifications to an app can greatly increase the complexity.
I don't think notifications would be possible easily without me having a backend server making tons of requests every second polling for new comments on a per user basis.
With that said, maybe I am uneducated because I had never heard of HNReplies. I am going to look into it now and see how they handle this problem!
With that said, maybe I am uneducated because I had never heard of HNReplies. I am going to look into it now and see how they handle this problem!
Sorry, I missed this reply (b/c I didn't check my email lol). Yes it would require backend servers and polling of the HN API. I'm not sure if HNReplies uses the Firebase API or the Algolia API (or just basic scraping).
Does this fix the code blocks bug in safari like if I type a code block in the comments it will make it so it fits on the page?
Can you share a picture of this issue? I am not familiar with this bug. I can test it out then and fix it if my app faces it too.
I really like it and would consider switching. The only thing holding me back is the typography of link titles. In my current app (MiniHack), titles are accented and the primary thing my eyes are drawn to. In yours, there’s too much high contrast text and it’s really hard to skim. If you updated the font weights / color intensities to make titles more prominent, I would switch.
Hmm can you expand a bit by what you mean by “titles are accented”?
In my app’s settings, you can scroll down to fonts, padding and compactness and completely change them to your liking. Would this help?
In my app’s settings, you can scroll down to fonts, padding and compactness and completely change them to your liking. Would this help?
Convince me to move from MiniHack
First would be that my app is completely free. Even the dark mode is free on a per session basis.
I also prefer my way of swiping to upvote/downvote/favorite content. There's also a ton of customizations in my app - from accent color to fonts, compactness, padding, font size etc!
I also prefer my way of swiping to upvote/downvote/favorite content. There's also a ton of customizations in my app - from accent color to fonts, compactness, padding, font size etc!
I posted it months ago when the app was new and got a ton of feedback. I spent last few months incorporating the feedback and think the app is pretty much complete now:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19984513
The app has No ads and No subscriptions. Dark mode is free on a per session basis so you can try it out if you like (resets when app is killed and restarted). If you would like to make it permanent, then there is a small one time only IAP.
Fully feature packed app. You can sign in with HN account and submit new posts, comments, swipe to upvote/downvote and favorite.