01Acceptance
By downloading, installing, or using HackerWire, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you don't agree, please don't use the app.
02What the service is
HackerWire is a third-party iOS client for Hacker News. It lets you read, browse, and — if you sign in — interact with content on Hacker News.
HackerWire is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Y Combinator or Hacker News. "Hacker News" and related marks belong to their respective owners. HackerWire simply reads and displays publicly available Hacker News content (and, on your behalf and with your credentials, writes on your behalf when you ask it to).
03Your Hacker News account
If you sign in, you use your own Hacker News account. Your use of that account remains governed by Hacker News's own terms and community guidelines. HackerWire is not responsible for actions you take on Hacker News, nor for any consequences — including account suspension or comment removal — that result from those actions.
04Purchase
- What you buy
- HackerWire is a one-time paid app. There is no subscription, and there are no in-app purchases — every feature is included in the single purchase.
- AI summaries
- AI summaries are generated entirely on-device using Apple Intelligence and are included at no extra cost. They require a compatible iPhone running a recent version of iOS; on unsupported devices the feature is simply unavailable.
05Payments and refunds
All payments for HackerWire are processed by Apple through the App Store. HackerWire never receives or stores your payment information. Refund requests are handled by Apple under Apple's own refund policy; we can't issue refunds ourselves. You can request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com.
06Prohibited uses
You agree not to:
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the app, except where permitted by law.
- Use HackerWire to scrape, crawl, or automate large-scale access to Hacker News or any third-party service the app connects to.
- Use the app to post content to Hacker News that violates Hacker News's guidelines, including spam, harassment, or commercial promotion dressed up as discussion.
07User-generated content
When you post a comment, story, or any other content using HackerWire, that content is submitted to and hosted by Hacker News — not by us. HackerWire does not store your comments or submissions on its own servers. We don't moderate Hacker News, and we can't remove content from Hacker News on your behalf.
08"As is" disclaimer
HackerWire is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We don't warrant that the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that AI summaries will be accurate. Hacker News may change its API, rate limits, or behavior at any time, which may affect the app.
09Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, HackerWire will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the app.
Our total aggregate liability to you for any claim arising out of or relating to HackerWire will not exceed the amount you paid us, through Apple, for HackerWire in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim. Some jurisdictions don't allow these limitations, so portions may not apply to you.
10Termination
You can stop using HackerWire at any time by uninstalling the app. Because AI summaries run entirely on your device, there is no server-side access for us to suspend; these terms still govern your use of the app, particularly the prohibited-uses section.
11Governing law and venue
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute arising under these terms will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in California, and you consent to that jurisdiction and venue.
12Changes to these terms
We may update these terms from time to time. If we make a material change, we will update the effective date at the top of this page and surface a notice inside the app on next launch. Continued use of the app after a material change constitutes acceptance of the new terms.
13Contact
Questions about these terms: support@hackerwire.app.
Effective date: April 24, 2026.