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.
I'm not going to spend $5 on a reader just so it can break when the developer gets tired of it next month. I wish pg would just make a mobile stylesheet, or at least not make it fixed width.
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.
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.
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.
Hacker News HD has been crashing for me for the past two months. The only way I can get it to work (for a day or so) is by uninstalling and reinstalling the app.
That is strange, Hacker News HD works fine for me and never crashed during my tests. I found Hacker News! (the app with the blue icon) to be very unstable.
I presented my findings at the HN Cologne Meetup yesterday evening and one attendant had the same issues with Hacker News HD. I guess I have to revise my conclusions.
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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.
Or failing that, something like Flipboard?