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grp/newsyc

An iPhone Hacker News client. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/grp/newsyc · homepage · Objective-C · BSD-2-Clause (permissive) 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 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5630
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 3625
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1111 stars · 277 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

news:yc is a native iPhone client for Hacker News written in Objective-C. It lets users browse Hacker News stories and comments on iOS devices.

Use cases

  • read hacker news on iphone
  • browse hn stories and comments on ios
  • native hacker news client for apple devices

When to choose

  • you want a native iOS Hacker News reader
  • you want to study or fork an Objective-C iOS app

When to avoid

  • you need an actively maintained client
  • you target Android or non-Apple platforms
  • you need modern Swift codebase

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

gui social-media mobile-development developer-tools hacker-news-client objective-c iphone ios mobile

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
grp/newsycmain32

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="grp/newsyc")

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