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

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