Octal for Hacker News
NewsDaniel Wu
Octal is your go-to news feed for breaking tech news, putting the biggest stories of the day with engaging discussion right in the palm of your hand. Beautifully designed for both iPhone and iPad, Octal focuses on what you care most about: native design, speed, and usability. It's the modern, full-featured Hacker News app you've been looking for. You'll find an unparalleled, community-powered source of stories about anything ranging from self-driving cars to the latest Apple gadgets. Octal has all the features you need, including the ability to vote on stories, submit posts, add comments, and manage favorites. Best of all, it's free of all that annoying stuff, like ads, subscriptions, and tracking. If you want to keep up to date with the latest popular and trending tech headlines, Octal is made for you. • NEWS FOR NERDS: Read and share the most important stories in the tech world, submitted and voted on by Hacker News users. Stories are constantly changing, and often focus on areas like programming, startups, technology industry and companies (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, Uber, etc.), and key technology categories such as mobile, computers, internet, design, coding, and security. • ENGAGE AND VOTE: Vote on stories and comments you like and dislike, and report stories with objectionable content. Found something you need to read later? Add it to your favorites! • DISCUSS THE NEWS: Read and engage with stories by viewing their discussions with a fast, fully-threaded, collapsible, buttery smooth comments experience. Add your own comments. If you're a fast reader, you can instantly jump to the next top-level comment thread with a single tap. • SUBMIT LINKS: Got a cool story or news link to share to Hacker News? Submit new posts directly in the app. You can also share links directly to Octal to quickly submit them. • SEARCH STORIES: Search Hacker News stories and sort search results by relevance or date. • JOIN THE COMMUNITY: Log in to Hacker News to easily track your karma, activity and favorites. Browse user profiles, including their karma, about, activity, and favorites. • THEMEABLE: Total Dark Mode support. Turn on 'True Black' to use a pure RGB #000 background color - perfect for devices with OLED displays. • CUSTOMIZE YOUR NEWS FEED: Tap or swipe between story feeds such as 'Top Stories', 'Threads', 'Ask HN', 'Show HN', 'Best Stories', 'New Stories', and 'Jobs'. • ACCESSIBLE: Increase or decrease the text size to one that's comfortable for you, or enable 'Dynamic Type' to use the system's 'Larger Text' font size. And VoiceOver is fully supported! • DEEP LINK SUPPORT: You can open Hacker News links in Octal by sharing them to Octal. You can also use apps like 'Opener'. Most Hacker News links starting with 'octal://' are supported! • READY FOR ANY SCREEN: Octal looks great on iPads with an optional 2-pane interface. Say goodbye to wasted screen real estate. • WEB BROWSER SUPPORT: Open links in your web browser of choice. • AD-FREE, PRIVACY AWARE: No ads, no subscriptions, and no tracking. ABOUT OCTAL PREMIUM: To unlock advanced features, including the ability to submit posts, add comments, manage favorites, switch themes, change app icons, use custom gestures, and more, you can buy Octal Premium via an In-App Purchase. Octal Premium is a one-time payment and there is no subscription. Purchases support the development of Octal, which is developed solely by me! ABOUT HACKER NEWS: Hacker News is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. It is run by Paul Graham's investment fund and startup incubator, Y Combinator. In general, its content can be submitted is defined as "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity". You can think of Hacker News as reddit for tech. It's the go-to news aggregator for tech. SUPPORT: Found a bug or have a feature request? Create an Issue on Github, or e-mail me: https://github.com/dangwu/Octal/issues
Quick answer
Octal for Hacker News is currently cheapest in China
Octal for Hacker News has comparable prices in 54 countries and regions. The current lowest price is about $5.67, while the highest is about $9.34 (Colombia). Choosing the cheapest region can save up to 39%. Prices update every two days and exchange rates update daily.
Next step: subscribe with a matching regional gift card
For China, prepare an Apple gift card for that region first
The current lowest price is about $5.67, with potential savings up to 39%. Before buying, make sure your Apple ID region, gift card region, and subscription region match.
Before you buy
- Your Apple ID region must match the gift card region.
- Confirm the app is available in that region before subscribing.
- Prices and taxes may change by regional policy.
- Common failures: region mismatch, low balance, or account risk checks.
Subscription Plans
Global Price Comparison(Premium)
| # | Region | Original↕ | USD↑ | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳ChinaApp Store | CNY 38 | $5.67 | Lowest |
| 2 | 🇨🇦CanadaApp Store | CAD 7.99 | $5.70 | -39% |
| 3 | 🇳🇿New ZealandApp Store | NZD 9.99 | $5.71 | -39% |
| 4 | 🇪🇬EgyptApp Store | EGP 299.99 | $5.78 | -38% |
| 5 | 🇷🇺RussiaApp Store | RUB 499 | $5.96 | -36% |
| 6 | 🇹🇭ThailandApp Store | THB 199 | $5.98 | -36% |
| 7 | 🇹🇼TaiwanApp Store | TWD 190 | $5.99 | -36% |
| 8 | 🇺🇸United StatesApp Store | USD 5.99 | $5.99 | -36% |
| 9 | 🇦🇷ArgentinaApp Store | USD 5.99 | $5.99 | -36% |
| 10 | 🇧🇴BoliviaApp Store | USD 5.99 | $5.99 | -36% |
| 11 | 🇨🇭SwitzerlandApp Store | CHF 5 | $6.09 | -35% |
| 12 | 🇭🇰Hong KongApp Store | HKD 48 | $6.12 | -35% |
| 13 | 🇵🇰PakistanApp Store | PKR 1,700 | $6.14 | -34% |
| 14 | 🇹🇷TurkeyApp Store | TRY 299.99 | $6.15 | -34% |
| 15 | 🇮🇳IndiaApp Store | INR 599 | $6.25 | -33% |
| 16 | 🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesApp Store | AED 22.99 | $6.26 | -33% |
| 17 | 🇯🇵JapanApp Store | JPY 1,000 | $6.35 | -32% |
| 18 | 🇵🇭PhilippinesApp Store | PHP 399 | $6.36 | -32% |
| 19 | 🇮🇱IsraelApp Store | ILS 19.9 | $6.60 | -29% |
| 20 | 🇸🇦Saudi ArabiaApp Store | SAR 24.99 | $6.65 | -29% |
| 21 | 🇮🇩IndonesiaApp Store | IDR 119,000 | $6.66 | -29% |
| 22 | 🇷🇴RomaniaApp Store | LEI 29.99 | $6.79 | -27% |
| 23 | 🇺🇦UkraineApp Store | USD 6.99 | $6.99 | -25% |
| 24 | 🇨🇿Czech RepublicApp Store | CZK 149 | $7.02 | -25% |
| 25 | 🇸🇬SingaporeApp Store | SGD 8.98 | $7.04 | -25% |
| 26 | 🇦🇺AustraliaApp Store | AUD 9.99 | $7.12 | -24% |
| 27 | 🌐App Store | KZT 3,490 | $7.15 | -23% |
| 28 | 🇰🇷South KoreaApp Store | KRW 9,900 | $7.20 | -23% |
| 29 | 🇲🇾MalaysiaApp Store | MYR 29.9 | $7.33 | -22% |
| 30 | 🇵🇪PeruApp Store | PEN 24.9 | $7.38 | -21% |
| 31 | 🇨🇱ChileApp Store | CLP 6,990 | $7.38 | -21% |
| 32 | 🇿🇦South AfricaApp Store | ZAR 119.99 | $7.39 | -21% |
| 33 | 🇳🇬NigeriaApp Store | NGN 9,900 | $7.45 | -20% |
| 34 | 🇲🇽MexicoApp Store | MXN 129 | $7.49 | -20% |
| 35 | 🇩🇰DenmarkApp Store | DKK 49 | $7.52 | -20% |
| 36 | 🇻🇳VietnamApp Store | VND 199,000 | $7.65 | -18% |
| 37 | 🇧🇷BrazilApp Store | BRL 39.9 | $7.81 | -16% |
| 38 | 🇭🇺HungaryApp Store | HUF 2,490 | $7.89 | -16% |
| 39 | 🇵🇱PolandApp Store | PLN 29.99 | $7.91 | -15% |
| 40 | 🇬🇧United KingdomApp Store | GBP 5.99 | $8.01 | -14% |
| 41 | 🇫🇷FranceApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $8.02 | -14% |
| 42 | 🇵🇹PortugalApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $8.02 | -14% |
| 43 | 🇳🇱NetherlandsApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $8.02 | -14% |
| 44 | 🇪🇸SpainApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $8.02 | -14% |
| 45 | 🇫🇮FinlandApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $8.02 | -14% |
| 46 | 🇦🇹AustriaApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $8.02 | -14% |
| 47 | 🇬🇷GreeceApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $8.02 | -14% |
| 48 | 🇮🇪IrelandApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $8.02 | -14% |
| 49 | 🇧🇪BelgiumApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $8.02 | -14% |
| 50 | 🇮🇹ItalyApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $8.02 | -14% |
| 51 | 🇩🇪GermanyApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $8.02 | -14% |
| 52 | 🇸🇪SwedenApp Store | SEK 79 | $8.03 | -14% |
| 53 | 🇳🇴NorwayApp Store | NOK 79 | $8.37 | -10% |
| 54 | 🇨🇴ColombiaApp Store | COP 29,900 | $9.34 | Highest |
App Store Price History(Premium)
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Octal for Hacker News Price Summary
Octal for Hacker News offers subscriptions in 54 countries and regions worldwide. The lowest price is $5.67 USD (CN), while the highest is $9.34 USD (CO). By subscribing from the cheapest region, you can save up to 39%.
