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Decidel A Hacker News client for iOS with smart summaries and filtering

Decidel A Hacker News client for iOS with smart summaries and filtering

by assahbismark·Mar 6, 2026·1 point·4 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidSolve My ProblemSlickNiche Gem

Semantic muting beats keyword filters, but HN clients are crowded—worth trying if HN is your daily driver.

Strengths
  • •Semantic topic filtering (muting by meaning, not keywords) is genuinely thoughtful—crypto debates vs. blockchain tech is the right distinction.
  • •AI summaries of 200+ comment threads in seconds is real utility for power readers.
  • •Privacy-first architecture: BYOK, local history, optional Ollama—respects the HN audience's values.
Weaknesses
  • •iOS-only right now (web 'in the works' is vaporware until it ships); excludes Android users and power readers on desktop.
  • •$3.99/month pro tier in a market where free HN alternatives (official app, Algolia HN Search, thread readers) are abundant.
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Daily Hacker News readers on iOS

Similar To

Hacker News official iOS app · HN Reader by Reeder · Flipboard

Post Description

I've been reading HN every day for months and always wished the experience was a bit smarter less noise, more signal, without losing the depth that makes HN worth reading. Decidel is what I built to fix that. It's an iOS client with AI-powered thread summaries, semantic topic filtering (mute topics you don't care about), threaded discussions, offline reading, and export to Markdown, Notion, or Obsidian. You bring your own API This is a rapid first release. A web version is in the works. Happy to answer any questions and would genuinely appreciate any feedbacks especially from daily HN readers.

App Store https://apps.apple.com/app/decidel/id6759561178

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