HackerTracker vs Cross Check Security
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.
Cross Check Security
Analyze files, URLs, and QR codes for security threats using VirusTotal reports. Modify complex URLs and create custom QR codes. Scan QR codes to preview content before activation.
- File analysis via VirusTotal
- URL reporting and modification
- QR code scanning
- QR code generation
- API key integration
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Use your API key to get File and URL reports from the free online service VirusTotal (https://virustotal.com)! Use our URL Lab to view and modify complex URLs. Our QR Code reader shows you the content of QR codes and lets you decide whether or not to activate the QR code. Our brand new QR Factory lets you create your own arbitrary QR codes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HackerTracker at Free against Cross Check Security's $0.99. HackerTracker also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (47 vs 1). Cross Check Security's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 58%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
HackerTracker is free to download; Cross Check Security costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cross Check Security holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. 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 point the same way: 58% of HackerTracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cross Check Security's.
HackerTracker ships an update fortnightly, Cross Check Security every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HackerTracker | Cross Check Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (47 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seth Law | Christopher Shearer |
Customer experience
HackerTracker
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In-app purchases
HackerTracker
No in-app purchases
Cross Check Security
No in-app purchases
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