Recorded Future vs Black Hat Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recorded Future
Access comprehensive cyber threat intelligence on your mobile device. Ask AI questions, read the latest research, and receive critical alerts. View millions of intelligence cards on malware, threat actors, and more.
- AI-powered natural language queries
- Real-time threat intelligence
- Latest research from Insikt Group
- Analyst Notes and Reports
- Critical alert push notifications
- Intelligence Cards (Malware, Threat Actors)
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Access rich threat intelligence on-the-go with Recorded Future's mobile app. Follow top cyber articles from Recorded Future News (available to all). Recorded Future users are able to: - Ask Recorded Future AI questions in natural language which are translated into queries to the Intelligence Graph. - Combine real-time information from a wealth of proprietary Recorded Future sources used to build the Intelligence Graph with general world knowledge of the LLM. - Read the latest research from Recorded Future's Insikt Group. - View their team's Analyst Notes and Analyst On Demand Reports. - Get push notifications for your most critical alerts, and action them on-the-go. - Pull up hundreds of millions of Intelligence Cards, including Malware, Threat Actors, and more.
Black Hat Events
This app connects you to the world's most technical information security conferences and trainings. Discover the latest research, trends, and network with global InfoSec professionals and solution providers.
- Information security conferences
- Technical trainings
- Latest research and trends
- Global InfoSec community networking
- Practitioner and researcher insights
- Solutions provider connections
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Black Hat Events are the most technical and relevant information security conferences and trainings in the world. Providing attendees with the very latest in information security research, development, and trends, Black Hat Events bring the global InfoSec community together to share ideas, learn from experts, and network with peers, practitioners, researchers, and solutions providers from around the globe. The Black Hat Events portfolio includes all Black Hat global events, as well as SecTor, Canada's largest IT security conference and the nation's biggest vendor expo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Recorded Future at 80% against Black Hat Events's 25%. Recorded Future also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Black Hat Events's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (137 vs 43). On price, ads, 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.
Recorded Future holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 137 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Recorded Future's written reviews are positive against 25% of Black Hat Events's.
Recorded Future ships an update every 5 weeks, Black Hat Events weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recorded Future | Black Hat Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (43 ratings) — better | 4.2 (137 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 | 137 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Recorded Future | Informa Tech Holdings, LLC |
Customer experience
Recorded Future
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In-app purchases
Recorded Future
No in-app purchases
Black Hat Events
No in-app purchases
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