amitburst/HackerNews
A Hacker News reader iOS app written in Swift. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4474
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 995
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1305 stars · 235 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Hacker News reader iOS app written in Swift that lets users browse top, newest, and show posts. It uses the official Firebase-based Hacker News API and SFSafariViewController for reading articles.
Use cases
- read hacker news on my iphone
- browse top and newest hacker news posts on ios
- open hacker news articles in an in-app browser
- learn ios development with a real swift app example
- study how to consume the hacker news firebase api in swift
When to choose
- you want a native iOS client for Hacker News
- you are learning Swift/iOS development and want a small real-world codebase to study
- you want a simple open-source example of consuming the Hacker News API
When to avoid
- you need an actively developed app with frequent updates
- you want an app distributed on the App Store
- you need an Android or cross-platform reader
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
http-client gui mobile-development developer-tools education hacker-news news-reader swift learning-resource firebase-api ios mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/amitburst/HackerNews · fetched 2026-08-28 · afcf6ae2c265
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| amitburst/HackerNews | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="amitburst/HackerNews")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem