Nautilus is a free, native iOS reader for Hacker News. On-device AI thread summaries, a private briefing, Story Rules, Radar watchlists, offline reading, and hand-tuned Editions — no ads, no tracking, no account required.
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I built Nautilus because I read Hacker News every day, but scrolling through a 400-comment thread to find the two or three arguments that actually matter always felt like the wrong way to spend that time.
The core idea: keep everything a great HN client should have — full account support, offline reading, a fast native feel — but add a private research layer on top. Opinion Map clusters a thread into agreeing/disagreeing camps and surfaces the crux of the debate. Private Briefing builds a 5/15/30-minute reading queue from what you actually read and follow. Story Rules and Radar let you shape your feed and track topics with full transparency into why something matched.
The AI runs entirely on-device with Apple's Foundation Models — nothing you read is ever uploaded anywhere. That constraint shaped a lot of the design: no server-side ranking, no accounts required, no telemetry.
It's a native Swift/UIKit app with a shared Rust core underneath. Free, with one optional one-time purchase to unlock extra visual Editions.
Would love to hear what you think, especially if you are a daily HN reader — what would make this your default client?
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Love the focus on calm reading and the on-device summaries, that combo is exactly what HN needs on mobile. One idea: a small "thread pulse" indicator at the top of each story showing how active the discussion has been in the last hour, so I can tell at a glance whether it's worth jumping in now or saving for later.
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@dnd1129690 That's a great idea! I will consider adding it
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The on-device summaries actually nail the vibe of each thread, way more useful than skimming 200 comments. Appreciate the no-account setup too, opened it and was reading in under a minute.
The on-device thread summaries are surprisingly useful for catching up without scrolling forever, and the Story Rules feature feels like something I didn't know I needed.
Love the focus on calm reading and the on-device summaries, that combo is exactly what HN needs on mobile. One idea: a small "thread pulse" indicator at the top of each story showing how active the discussion has been in the last hour, so I can tell at a glance whether it's worth jumping in now or saving for later.
@dnd1129690 That's a great idea! I will consider adding it
The on-device summaries actually nail the vibe of each thread, way more useful than skimming 200 comments. Appreciate the no-account setup too, opened it and was reading in under a minute.
@gol_sar33694 Thanks! I will keep updated
The on-device thread summaries are surprisingly useful for catching up without scrolling forever, and the Story Rules feature feels like something I didn't know I needed.
@iscany18259 thank you! I will keep updating