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Glider for Hacker News vs Kiosk: catalog facts
Glider for Hacker News	Kiosk
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the Apache License 2.0.
Android	Android
No ads Dedicated reading experience for Hacker News	Includes six Hacker News feeds and historical story search Keeps comments close to the article reader
Last repository activity in mid-2024 Only covers Hacker News	Android only Focused on Hacker News
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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