HackerTracker vs DeFNCE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HackerTracker
Organize your attendance at information security conferences. Save and view your preferred talks and events from multiple conferences, including DEF CON and BSides, with an on-device schedule that updates automatically.
- On-device schedule management
- Save preferred talks and events
- Supports multiple conferences
- Automatic schedule updates
- View talks, contests, and events
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Plan your visit to any number of information security conferences. HackerTracker features an on-device schedule for viewing and saving your preferred talks and events from different events, including DEF CON, local BSides events, OWASP global conferences, and others. The schedule for talks, contests, and events are included and HackerTracker updates automatically for other conferences as data becomes available.
DeFNCE
Learn essential cyber safety habits to protect your digital identity and data. Understand emerging threats like phishing and social engineering, and assess your personal cyber risk.
- Assess cyber risk status
- Secure digital identity and emails
- Optimize device security settings
- Learn about phishing campaigns
- Stay updated on cybercriminal activities
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DeFNCE is a mobile app to help the user acquire cyber safe habits such as knowing how to set a secure password, learn about emerging cyber threats like phishing campaigns and other social engineering lures, and understand their personal cyber risk profile. With DeFNCE you can: * Know your cyber risk status * Learn how to keep your digital identity and emails safe * Be assured your device’s settings are configured for optimum security * Be educated about the current phishing campaigns * Be cyber astute, stay updated on the latest in cybercriminal activities Download DeFNCE for free in iOS App Store. Acquire cyber safe habits to protect your data and digital identity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HackerTracker at 4.2 against DeFNCE's 1.0. HackerTracker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (47 vs 1). DeFNCE's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HackerTracker holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HackerTracker has 47 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of HackerTracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of DeFNCE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HackerTracker ships an update fortnightly, DeFNCE every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HackerTracker | DeFNCE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (47 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seth Law | Cyfirma Holdings Pte Ltd |
Customer experience
HackerTracker
DeFNCE
In-app purchases
HackerTracker
No in-app purchases
DeFNCE
No in-app purchases
