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 filters 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 Indonesia
Octal for Hacker News has comparable prices in 53 countries and regions. The current lowest price is about $5.49, while the highest is about $9.28 (Colombia). Choosing the cheapest region can save up to 41%. Prices update every two days and exchange rates update daily.
Next step: subscribe with a matching regional gift card
For Indonesia, prepare an Apple gift card for that region first
The current lowest price is about $5.49, with potential savings up to 41%. 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 | 🇮🇩IndonesiaApp Store | IDR 99,000 | $5.49 | Lowest |
| 2 | 🇨🇳ChinaApp Store | CNY 38 | $5.61 | -40% |
| 3 | 🇨🇦CanadaApp Store | CAD 7.99 | $5.69 | -39% |
| 4 | 🇳🇿New ZealandApp Store | NZD 9.99 | $5.83 | -37% |
| 5 | 🇹🇼TaiwanApp Store | TWD 190 | $5.90 | -36% |
| 6 | 🇹🇭ThailandApp Store | THB 199 | $5.93 | -36% |
| 7 | 🇪🇬EgyptApp Store | EGP 299.99 | $5.94 | -36% |
| 8 | 🇺🇸United StatesApp Store | USD 5.99 | $5.99 | -35% |
| 9 | 🇦🇷ArgentinaApp Store | USD 5.99 | $5.99 | -35% |
| 10 | 🇵🇰PakistanApp Store | PKR 1,700 | $6.12 | -34% |
| 11 | 🇭🇰Hong KongApp Store | HKD 48 | $6.12 | -34% |
| 12 | 🇯🇵JapanApp Store | JPY 1,000 | $6.17 | -34% |
| 13 | 🇨🇭SwitzerlandApp Store | CHF 5 | $6.20 | -33% |
| 14 | 🇮🇳IndiaApp Store | INR 599 | $6.22 | -33% |
| 15 | 🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesApp Store | AED 22.99 | $6.26 | -33% |
| 16 | 🇹🇷TurkeyApp Store | TRY 299.99 | $6.38 | -31% |
| 17 | 🇷🇺RussiaApp Store | RUB 499 | $6.44 | -31% |
| 18 | 🇵🇭PhilippinesApp Store | PHP 399 | $6.47 | -30% |
| 19 | 🇮🇱IsraelApp Store | ILS 19.9 | $6.64 | -29% |
| 20 | 🇰🇷South KoreaApp Store | KRW 9,900 | $6.65 | -28% |
| 21 | 🇸🇦Saudi ArabiaApp Store | SAR 24.99 | $6.65 | -28% |
| 22 | 🇷🇴RomaniaApp Store | LEI 29.99 | $6.79 | -27% |
| 23 | 🇸🇬SingaporeApp Store | SGD 8.98 | $6.96 | -25% |
| 24 | 🇺🇦UkraineApp Store | USD 6.99 | $6.99 | -25% |
| 25 | 🇦🇺AustraliaApp Store | AUD 9.99 | $6.99 | -25% |
| 26 | 🇨🇿Czech RepublicApp Store | CZK 149 | $7.04 | -24% |
| 27 | 🌐App Store | KZT 3,490 | $7.15 | -23% |
| 28 | 🇳🇬NigeriaApp Store | NGN 9,900 | $7.17 | -23% |
| 29 | 🇵🇪PeruApp Store | PEN 24.9 | $7.32 | -21% |
| 30 | 🇲🇾MalaysiaApp Store | MYR 29.9 | $7.33 | -21% |
| 31 | 🇿🇦South AfricaApp Store | ZAR 119.99 | $7.35 | -21% |
| 32 | 🇲🇽MexicoApp Store | MXN 129 | $7.42 | -20% |
| 33 | 🇩🇰DenmarkApp Store | DKK 49 | $7.50 | -19% |
| 34 | 🇨🇱ChileApp Store | CLP 6,990 | $7.55 | -19% |
| 35 | 🇻🇳VietnamApp Store | VND 199,000 | $7.58 | -18% |
| 36 | 🇧🇷BrazilApp Store | BRL 39.9 | $7.83 | -16% |
| 37 | 🇵🇱PolandApp Store | PLN 29.99 | $7.94 | -15% |
| 38 | 🇭🇺HungaryApp Store | HUF 2,490 | $7.94 | -14% |
| 39 | 🇮🇪IrelandApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $7.99 | -14% |
| 40 | 🇧🇪BelgiumApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $7.99 | -14% |
| 41 | 🇩🇪GermanyApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $7.99 | -14% |
| 42 | 🇪🇸SpainApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $7.99 | -14% |
| 43 | 🇫🇮FinlandApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $7.99 | -14% |
| 44 | 🇫🇷FranceApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $7.99 | -14% |
| 45 | 🇬🇷GreeceApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $7.99 | -14% |
| 46 | 🇦🇹AustriaApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $7.99 | -14% |
| 47 | 🇮🇹ItalyApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $7.99 | -14% |
| 48 | 🇳🇱NetherlandsApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $7.99 | -14% |
| 49 | 🇵🇹PortugalApp Store | EUR 6.99 | $7.99 | -14% |
| 50 | 🇬🇧United KingdomApp Store | GBP 5.99 | $8.08 | -13% |
| 51 | 🇳🇴NorwayApp Store | NOK 79 | $8.16 | -12% |
| 52 | 🇸🇪SwedenApp Store | SEK 79 | $8.20 | -12% |
| 53 | 🇨🇴ColombiaApp Store | COP 29,900 | $9.28 | Highest |
App Store Price History(Premium)
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Octal for Hacker News Price Summary
Octal for Hacker News offers subscriptions in 53 countries and regions worldwide. The lowest price is $5.49 USD (ID), while the highest is $9.28 USD (CO). By subscribing from the cheapest region, you can save up to 41%.
