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We're very fortunate that so many hackers are intrinsically motivated to make excellent (even free) apps for this purpose, since we like hanging out here!
Opened it up, first thing I do is set it to dark because every other HN app runs on dark — immediately prompts me to upgrade and pay. Sorry, but making money by not being annoying is such an old-school way to try and make a buck. Totally understand it can't be free, but then let people pay for things that make your app stand out — not the ability to "let the dark mode toggle stay put", I mean...
I have a harder time with software that I have to sign up for a "trial" of a $20 monthly subscription before I can really experience what it's like to use it. With this app, you can see exactly how it works during the daytime at least, and what settings you'd be able to use once you pay, and no trial hanging over your head.
Opened it up, first thing I do is set it to dark because every other HN app runs on dark — immediately prompts me to upgrade and pay. Sorry, but making money by not being annoying is such an old-school way to try and make a buck. Totally understand it can't be free, but then let people pay for things that make your app stand out — not the ability to "let the dark mode toggle stay put", I mean...
Nice job! Will you be releasing an Android version?
No need to download a new shareware app.
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Thanks! As of now I don't have any plans for Android. It's a native iOS app written in Swift, so that would require building a new app from the ground up.
Don't know if you saw, but Swift is coming to Android. Might not require a rebuild after all.
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Should be free first of all, HN is free after all and with it's old tech it is still working well and is also friction free. I've seen plenty of show HN:HN and most don't have traction because the original is just too good. It's probably one reason why it withstood the test of time and why we still have a community here.
I think it's less "too good" and more "$0 but been around 18 years so why bother with any alternative for >=$0 which has been around for 2 months. Also, why do I trust you again?". I.e. "not bad enough".
There seems to be an inverse relationship between the spend on development and user experience.
Though for the width issue there is a simpler solution for most of the cases (except for very deep trees) - just make the margin smaller.
In the product video there are two relatively big margins - left of the comment box and left of text within the box. But this is pure waste, you don't need so much whitespace to signal text hierarchy.