Oktane vs Black Hat Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oktane
This app helps attendees of a specific event plan their schedule, discover sponsors, navigate the venue, and connect with other participants. It provides tools for feedback on sessions and networking opportunities.
- Build personalized agenda
- Discover sponsors and exhibitors
- Navigate the show floor
- Provide session feedback
- Network with peers
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Welcome to the Oktane App! Available to download for all Oktane attendees. With the Oktane app, you'll be able to build your own agenda, check out our sponsors and exhibitors, navigate the show floor, send your feedback on sessions, and network with your peers.
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: Oktane at 100% against Black Hat Events's 24%. Oktane 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 12 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Oktane holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 112 and 144 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Oktane's written reviews are positive against 24% of Black Hat Events's.
Oktane ships an update every 12 months, Black Hat Events weekly. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Oktane | Black Hat Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (112 ratings) — better | 4.2 (144 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 112 | 144 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Okta, Inc. | Informa Tech Holdings, LLC |
Customer experience
Oktane
Black Hat Events
In-app purchases
Oktane
No in-app purchases
Black Hat Events
No in-app purchases
