Hacker News Android
Hacker News is #133 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 1 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperEmerge Tools
CategoryNews & Magazines
PriceFree
Released
Installs10k+
Rating★ 4.1 (35)
Updated–
Content ratingEveryone 10+
Rating
4.1 ★
35 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#133
News & Magazines FreeMeasured
Hacker News on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.emergetools.hackernews
Publisher
Emerge Tools
Content rating
Everyone 10+
Hacker News downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | News & MagazinesFree | #133 |
Apps near Hacker News on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #133.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.1 ★
35 ratings
Measured
Ratings
35
Measured
Written reviews
2
Measured
About Hacker News
The best way to read Hacker News
Introducing a free, open-source HN client designed to give you the best Hacker News experience. Developed by Emerge Tools (a Y Combinator company) in partnership with Supergooey. This app is a labor of love, crafted by a team with deep expertise in mobile app development.
Why choose this HN client?
• Native Android Experience: We believe in the power of native apps. Hacker News for Android is designed to offer a fast, smooth, and intuitive user experience that only a truly native app can provide.
• Open Source and Community-Driven: The app is completely open source, inviting developers to contribute, learn, and improve it together. We want to give back to the HN community, which has been instrumental in our growth.
• Performance & Efficiency: Leveraging Emerge’s newest tool, Reaper, we’ve optimized Hacker News for Android to be as lean as possible, stripping away unnecessary code and resources to deliver a fast, lightweight app.
• Dogfooding at its Best: We built this app to experience firsthand what our users do. By using Emerge’s own suite of mobile development tools, we’re constantly refining our product to make it better for everyone.
We welcome your feedback and contributions. Whether it’s a feature request, a bug report, or a new idea, your input helps shape the future of the app.
And if you’re a developer, contribute to our open-source codebase on GitHub: https://github.com/EmergeTools/hackernews/tree/main/android
Privacy Policy: https://www.emergetools.com/HackerNewsPrivacyPolicy.html
Introducing a free, open-source HN client designed to give you the best Hacker News experience. Developed by Emerge Tools (a Y Combinator company) in partnership with Supergooey. This app is a labor of love, crafted by a team with deep expertise in mobile app development.
Why choose this HN client?
• Native Android Experience: We believe in the power of native apps. Hacker News for Android is designed to offer a fast, smooth, and intuitive user experience that only a truly native app can provide.
• Open Source and Community-Driven: The app is completely open source, inviting developers to contribute, learn, and improve it together. We want to give back to the HN community, which has been instrumental in our growth.
• Performance & Efficiency: Leveraging Emerge’s newest tool, Reaper, we’ve optimized Hacker News for Android to be as lean as possible, stripping away unnecessary code and resources to deliver a fast, lightweight app.
• Dogfooding at its Best: We built this app to experience firsthand what our users do. By using Emerge’s own suite of mobile development tools, we’re constantly refining our product to make it better for everyone.
We welcome your feedback and contributions. Whether it’s a feature request, a bug report, or a new idea, your input helps shape the future of the app.
And if you’re a developer, contribute to our open-source codebase on GitHub: https://github.com/EmergeTools/hackernews/tree/main/android
Privacy Policy: https://www.emergetools.com/HackerNewsPrivacyPolicy.html