Re:A review of all available Hacker News iPad Apps
by smackfu on Wednesday September 28, 2011 @08:43AM
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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.
Re:A review of all available Hacker News iPad Apps
by danielh on Wednesday September 28, 2011 @08:45AM
(#3047563)
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.
Re:A review of all available Hacker News iPad Apps
by cbs on Wednesday September 28, 2011 @11:07AM
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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.
Re:A review of all available Hacker News iPad Apps
by smackfu on Wednesday September 28, 2011 @09:21AM
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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.
Re:A review of all available Hacker News iPad Apps
by kevinburke on Wednesday September 28, 2011 @10:37AM
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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.
Re:A review of all available Hacker News iPad Apps
by danielh on Wednesday September 28, 2011 @10:54AM
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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.
Re:A review of all available Hacker News iPad Apps
by danielh on Thursday September 29, 2011 @04:08AM
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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.
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.
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?