For me is cooler this way, because it offers visibility on app list and when I have a few free moments, I look at my phone apps and I say "Great, let's see what's new on HN" :D .
I fail to see how it could be anything else. You previously stated:
> it offers visibility on app list and when I have a few free moments, I look at my phone apps and I say "Great, let's see what's new on HN"
I do not know about you — hence the interrogative — but I can (and do) put bookmarks on my home screens, right next to applications and thus with the exact same visibility.