HackerTracker vs PyCon US
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.
PyCon US
Access the PyCon US schedule and exhibitor lead retrieval services. Scan leads offline and in real-time to enhance your conference experience.
- Conference schedule access
- Exhibitor lead retrieval
- Offline lead scanning
- Real-time lead retrieval
- Pocket-sized reference
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While attending PyCon US, you may find yourself needing quick reference to the schedule. This can provide that! In your pocket at any time. Are you an exhibitor in our Expo Hall? This is your gateway to lead retrieval services with quick scans and offline capable scanning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PyCon US at 100% against HackerTracker's 58%. PyCon US also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2). HackerTracker's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PyCon US holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HackerTracker has 47 ratings behind it against 8, 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 100% of PyCon US's.
HackerTracker ships an update fortnightly, PyCon US every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HackerTracker | PyCon US |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (47 ratings) | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seth Law | Python Software Foundation |
Customer experience
HackerTracker
PyCon US
In-app purchases
HackerTracker
No in-app purchases
PyCon US
No in-app purchases
