HexLabs vs TechRise By WCT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HexLabs
This app helps students discover and manage events for collegiate and high school competitions. It provides a centralized platform to view event schedules, access important information, and plan participation. The goal is to foster an inspiring environment for students to bring their ideas to life.
- Event discovery
- Personalized schedule
- Access important information
- View current and upcoming events
- Resource-rich environment
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HexLabs throws events for collegiate and high school students with the goal of allowing our participants to bring any of their ideas to life. From the most serious to the most hilarious, we empower our participants by cultivating a resource-rich and inspiring environment. View our events, personalize your schedule, and quickly access important information all in one place. With all the events HexLabs has to offer, take advantage of them all with a clear view of what's happening now, up next, and additional information.
TechRise By WCT
This app provides educational and advisory resources for students in a tech career program. It's designed to empower young individuals and those from underrepresented backgrounds to enter the technology industry.
- Access educational materials
- Receive advisory resources
- Empower Gen Z students
- Support first-generation students
- Break into tech careers
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The TechRise Launchpad is a companion mobile app for accessing educational and advisory materials for TechRise Students. TechRise is a program of We Create Tech that empowers Gen Z and first-generation students trying to break into careers in tech.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TechRise By WCT at weekly against HexLabs's every 4 weeks. TechRise By WCT also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). HexLabs's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for HexLabs against 5.0 for TechRise By WCT. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
HexLabs ships an update every 4 weeks, TechRise By WCT weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | HexLabs | TechRise By WCT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | HackGT, Inc. | We Create Tech |
Customer experience
HexLabs
TechRise By WCT
In-app purchases
HexLabs
No in-app purchases
TechRise By WCT
No in-app purchases
