Hacker News - HN Reader vs Downcast
Revenue, downloads, ratings and category context for two iOS apps. Figures are estimates and should be read as ranges, not exact totals.
Hacker News - HN ReaderScott Carvalho - News
DowncastJamawkinaw Enterprises LLC - News| Metric | Hacker News - HN Reader | Downcast | 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 | Downcast |
| Download band | $*** - opens with trial | $*** - opens with trial | Use range + confidence |
| Rating | - | 4.28 | Downcast |
| Rating count | - | 2.7k | Downcast |
| Tracked keywords | — | — | Tie |
| Category | News | News | Same market |
Which app is bigger?
Hacker News - HN Reader and Downcast are compared inside News with monthly revenue, downloads, rating, review volume, keyword footprint, category placement and range context. Downcast leads on monthly downloads in the current readout, while a clean revenue readout is available only for Downcast in this pair. Downcast wins demand, Downcast has deeper review volume, and Tie 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.