2019-03-23
Amazing app👍👌😍
One of the best hacker news client I’ve ever used on iOS. And it’s free.
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Description
Octal is a modern, full-featured Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com) client built with a focus on design, speed, and usability. Octal has all the features you'd expect from a Hacker News app, including the ability to sign in to your account, upvote, post comments, and more!
• Browse and share Hacker News stories.
• Read comments in a fully-threaded, collapsible comments view. Quickly jump to the next top-level comment thread with a single tap.
• Upvote stories and comments you like with a quick tap or left swipe.
• Sign in to your Hacker News account.
• Reply to stories and comments. Edit or delete your recently posted comments.
• Search for Top, Ask HN, and Show HN submissions. Sort search results by relevance or date.
• Sort stories by 'Top', 'Best', or 'New'. Filter stories by minimum score and/or minimum comment count.
• Browse user profiles, including their karma, about, and posting activity.
• Enable 'Night Mode' for a beautiful, first-class dark theme. Try 'Auto Night Mode' to automatically toggle 'Night Mode' according to screen brightness.
• Turn on 'True Black' to use a pure RGB #000 background color for 'Night Mode'. Perfect for OLED displays like those on the iPhone X, Xs, and Xs Max.
• Open articles and links in Safari In-App, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Firefox Focus, or DuckDuckGo. If selecting Safari In-App, optionally open links in 'Reader Mode'.
• 3D Touch stories to quickly preview articles or share them via peek quick action. 3D Touch comments to quickly reply or upvote.
• Pick from Standard, Compact, and Minimal post layout sizes.
• 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.
• Browse in either portrait or landscape orientation.
Octal Premium:
To unlock advanced features, including the ability to post comments, use Night Mode and change settings, you can purchase Octal Premium via an In-App Purchase. Premium never expires and has no recurring fees. Purchases support the development of Octal.
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".
Found a bug or have a feature request? Create an Issue on Github: https://github.com/dangwu/Octal/issues
What's New in Version 3.0.3
Octal is now free! To unlock advanced features, you can purchase Octal Premium via an In-App Purchase. Premium never expires and has no recurring fees. Existing users get it automatically at no cost. With this change, more people can use Octal and only pay if they want to take advantage of all of its features (with more to come!). Purchases support the development of Octal. Thanks for your support!
Seller
Name
Daniel Wu
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
3.0.3
Size
13.1 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated 9+ for the following:
Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humour
Compatibility
iOS 11.4 or later
Devices
iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad Pro, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPhone 6, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone 6s, iPhone SE, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 5, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi, iPhone 5c, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air3, iPad Air3Cellular, iPad Mini5, iPad Mini5Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
Languages
English
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Ratings & Reviews
4.0 of 5 (1 Rating)