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Unfortunately, the situation on the iPad is similar, 2 out of 5 apps are totally useless and the reviews don't really help. That's why I wrote this review.

Last time I looked through the iPhone clients, they seemed to all be overpriced, and half were abandoned and had one-star reviews saying they didn't work anymore.

My experience on android has been similar. I haven't found a good one, and have given up looking. The ones I've tried are either broken, buggy and feel abandoned, or have an uncomfortable UI.

Try news:yc it's not free, but open source, you can compile it then put it on your phone

That might have to do with very low demand. Like 1 download/week. Only assumption though.

I think someone could definitely get a lot of visibility writing a free good Hacker News client, instead of trying to charge $3 and being annoyed that no one buys it.