HACK for Hacker News YC Reader vs Ground News
Revenue, downloads, ratings and category context for two iOS apps. Figures are estimates and should be read as ranges, not exact totals.
HACK for Hacker News YC ReaderPranoy Chowdhury - News
Ground NewsSnapwise Inc. - News| Metric | HACK for Hacker News YC Reader | Ground News | Readout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated revenue / mo | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Partial signal |
| Revenue band | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Use range + confidence |
| Estimated downloads / mo | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Ground News |
| Download band | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Use range + confidence |
| Rating | - | 4.72 | Ground News |
| Rating count | - | 46k | Ground News |
| Tracked keywords | — | 1 | Ground News |
| Category | News | News | Same market |
Which app is bigger?
HACK for Hacker News YC Reader and Ground News are compared inside News with monthly revenue, downloads, rating, review volume, keyword footprint, category placement and range context. Ground News leads on monthly downloads in the current readout, while a clean revenue readout is available only for Ground News in this pair. Ground News wins demand, Ground News has deeper review volume, and Ground News has the larger tracked keyword footprint. The better app depends on the job: choose the revenue leader when you need monetization proof, choose the download leader when reach matters, and choose the higher-rated or deeper-reviewed app when market trust is the constraint. Read both ranges rather than only the midpoint, then open the category hub and related collections to see whether this pair is an outlier or a normal category pattern.