HackerTracker vs A
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.
A
This app provides attendees of a specific anime convention with essential event information, including schedules, guest details, and maps. Users can also receive notifications, chat with others, and participate in contests.
- Event schedule
- Guest information
- Event notifications
- Attendee chat
- Interactive maps
- Contest entry and voting
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This app is intended for fans who are attending the A-kon Anime Convention. The app offers functionality that includes the event schedule, information about the event, information about guests, a way to receive event-related notifications, to chat with other guests, to see maps, to enter and vote in contests, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HackerTracker at 58% against A's 0%. HackerTracker also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). A's advantage is iOS requirement (11 vs 17.0). On price, 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HackerTracker has 47 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of HackerTracker's written reviews are positive against 0% of A's.
HackerTracker ships an update fortnightly, A every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HackerTracker | A |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (47 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Seth Law | Eventology Solutions Inc |
Customer experience
HackerTracker
A
In-app purchases
HackerTracker
No in-app purchases
A
No in-app purchases
