HackerTracker vs Badge Magic
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.
Badge Magic
Create and customize text and graphics for programmable LED name badges. This open-source utility is ideal for events, conferences, or as wearable electronic displays.
- Create custom text for LED badges
- Design custom graphics for LED badges
- Open-source mobile application
- Supports programmable LED name badges
- Ideal for events and conferences
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The Badge Magic LED App is an open-source mobile application developed by FOSSASIA that allows users to create and customize text and graphics for programmable LED name badges. These badges are commonly used at events, conferences, or as wearable electronic displays.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Badge Magic at 100% against HackerTracker's 58%. Badge Magic also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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.
HackerTracker ships an update fortnightly, Badge Magic every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HackerTracker | Badge Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (47 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seth Law | FOSSASIA |
Customer experience
HackerTracker
Badge Magic
In-app purchases
HackerTracker
No in-app purchases
Badge Magic
No in-app purchases
