Description
HyperTexting is a social news feed, powered by the open social web. Follow your favorite feeds, including traditional news outlets, independent journalists, content creators, podcasts, video streams, and much more. Join the discourse by posting to your feed—an actual website—easier than posting on social media, with hyperlinks, @mentions, #hashtags, photos, videos, podcasts, and even PDFs.
What's New
* Added (enabled) the "Create new website" button in the "Add profile" wizard * Added a waitlist prompt for users who want to create a new HyperTexting website * Added an ATS exception for `feedland.org` so known HTTP-only FeedLand feed URLs can load in-app. * Fixed timeline pagination bug that could cause the timeline to fail to load additional posts when more were available * Fixed a bug in the feed importer that would result in an "@unknown.website" appearing in the following tab * Fixed a bug in the Welcome view background job that could cause the app to get stuck and never enable the "Get Started" button * Fixed a bug in the Profile view "following" tab that would cause websites with valid linked OPML files to generate an error * Improved the Welcome view background job performance (should always finish in 5 seconds or less) * Improved sponsored post logic to prevent sponsored posts from appearing at the top of the timeline for new users * Changed the feed importer to show only "new" feeds, and automatically refresh subscriptions after import.
Details
- Developer
- Herd Works Inc
- Main Category
- News
- Version
- 0.27.0
- Version Release
- 2026-07-17
- Initial Release
- 2026-05-11
- Size
- 121 MB
- Age Rating
- 17+
- Price
- Free
- Languages
- EN
- Bundle ID
- org.herdworks.hypertexting
- Version Rating
- ★ 5.00 (4)
- First Seen
- 2026-07-11
Metadata updated 2026-07-19
Rank History
Free · Max 90 days · Top 5 categories shown (Y-axis: rank, lower is better)
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Competitive Benchmark — News Top 10
What it takes to beat this app — comparison with the category's top apps. The orange row is the current app.
| # | App | Price | Rating | Ratings | Langs | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X | Free | ★ 4.58 | 10,872,847 | 41 | 2026-07-15 |
| 2 | Free | ★ 4.76 | 3,457,156 | 32 | 2026-07-15 | |
| 3 | CrimeRadar Dispatch Audio | Free | ★ 4.89 | 28,518 | 2 | 2026-07-18 |
| 4 | Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods | Free | ★ 4.93 | 43,601 | 5 | 2026-07-14 |
| 5 | Substack | Free | ★ 4.87 | 492,369 | 15 | 2026-07-13 |
| 6 | NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts | Free | ★ 4.78 | 1,369,655 | 2 | 2026-07-17 |
| 7 | Nextdoor: Neighborhood Network | Free | ★ 4.71 | 2,109,860 | 9 | 2026-07-15 |
| 8 | The White House | Free | ★ 4.58 | 1,135 | 1 | 2026-07-14 |
| 9 | Ground News | Free | ★ 4.72 | 45,869 | 1 | 2026-07-06 |
| 10 | Citizen: Safety & Live Video | Free | ★ 4.72 | 509,335 | 0 | 2026-07-16 |
| 89 | HyperTexting | Free | ★ 5.00 | 4 | 1 | 2026-07-17 |
User Reviews
So far my favorite feature has been the safari plugin. As I browse it discovers RSS feeds that I wouldn’t have otherwise thought of looking up. Then when I enter the HyperTexting app, I have a way to quickly browse and follow feeds of sites I discovered while searching for answers to a question/problem that interests me. Very simple way to sort of build your own algorithm since it’s following the things you’re interested in while off the app.
I don’t normally write reviews but this app is pretty cool! If only every media app on my phone could show me the content I asked for without all the extra junk. Really loving HyperTexting. Easy to use without much of a learning curve.
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