Comparison

Hack.Hub vs The Lonely Hacker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hack.Hub

Simulate a hacker's life on a virtual operating system. Intercept data, hack networks, and manage your digital empire. Use acquired information for research, trading, or building a botnet.

Highlights
  • Intercept files and data
  • Hack networks and devices
  • Black market trading
  • Acquire and manage bots
  • Conduct research and upgrades
  • Vulnerability scanning
Features
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Hack.Hub is an operating system, which is a unique product in the market of hacker equipment and software, making your everyday life as a cybercriminal on the Pacific coast (or wherever you are hiding from the American CIA) easier. Never before has it been so easy to intercept files, capture devices, hack networks, and so on... But what to do with the received data? Whatever you want: conduct researches, improve operating system components, exchange with other hackers, sell on the black market, acquire bots, and much more... In the operating system simulator Hack.Hub there is: Module Hack.Pack • Being a hacker is simple: search for vulnerabilities, intercept data, make a profit, and repeat so many times! • Intercept everything: yellow stickers with passwords, government archives, iris scans, and even secret apple pie recipes. • Each of the 10 components of the module specializes in its type of data: physical media, social engineering, passwords, peripheral device monitoring, WiFi routers, network traffic, geolocation, finances, large databases, and biometrics. Black Market • How to use other people's secrets? Decide for yourself: blackmail, resale, persuasion for charity... there are plenty of options! • Exchange C.O.I.N for bots - enslaved devices ready to execute any of your commands. • Replenish your wallet with the most reliable cryptocurrency C.O.I.N by selling data to shadow traders. Module Re:Search • Invest the data in conducting research to improve the performance of Hack.Pack components and all Hack.Hub system modules. • Expand the list of files available for decryption. • Explore more and more sophisticated methods of vulnerability detection. Documentation • Any questions left? The documentation is always at your fingertips. So what are you waiting for? Try the hacker operating system right now!

About

The Lonely Hacker

Explore a vast open world and engage in realistic hacking simulations. Learn various cybercrime methods and attack vectors using exclusive tools. This game offers a unique adventure with mini-games to keep you entertained.

Highlights
  • Realistic hacking software and hardware
  • Big open world with real countries
  • Learn hacking methods and attack vectors
  • Customized and different adventures
  • Mini-games included
Features
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Turn your phone into the best digital weapon and become a true master of technology. You will hack everything you can imagine within an enormous open world and coordinate 100% realistic attacks with the tools we have designed exclusively for you. Live a customized and different adventure each time you submerge into the cybercrime world. You will learn every method used by modern hackers and dominate all the attack vectors, from the most common up to the most exclusive ones, known only by security experts and the most dangerous cybercriminals. The knowledge you obtain through the detailed tutorial that will teach you how to use each one of the tools available will also serve you in real-life to better understand the digital world we live in. You will be more aware of the dangers lurking behind each corner in the labyrinth that is the internet and you will feel like a true hacker. Features: - Big open world with all the real countries to travel to and hack every device possible! - Realistic hacking software and hardware! - Mini-games for when you get tired of hacking! Enjoy! A game published by "The Lonely Developer" - An independent developer

Screenshots

Hack.Hub4 screens
The Lonely Hacker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hack.Hub at Free against The Lonely Hacker's $0.99. Hack.Hub also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (131 vs 21). The Lonely Hacker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and review sentiment (78% vs 59%). On rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hack.Hub is free to download; The Lonely Hacker costs $0.99 up front. Hack.Hub sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. The Lonely Hacker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Hack.Hub against 4.3 for The Lonely Hacker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hack.Hub has 131 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Hack.Hub's written reviews are positive against 78% of The Lonely Hacker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hack.Hub ships an update weekly, The Lonely Hacker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hack.Hub versus The Lonely Hacker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHack.HubThe Lonely Hacker
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.4 (131 ratings) — better4.3 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews59.4% of reviews78.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings131 — better21
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB604 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtem TrembachSabin Trupsor

Customer experience

Hack.Hub

All ratings130 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative31.3%

The Lonely Hacker

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Hack.Hub

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Multiplier bar fills but value doesn't increase
  • Cannot afford coins, unclear cost
  • Restart after getting 1 coin
  • Kinematoscope broken, video stream not intercepted
  • Rootkit not working
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  • Cannot double data
  • Ads for rootkit/doubling data not loading
  • Connection error with ad server
  • Offline progress only if force close
  • Game doesn't run in background
  • Boost timer runs even when game is backgrounded
  • Game doesn't explain itself well
  • About section doesn't work
  • Cannot enter menus
  • Virus warning on launch

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more content/gameplay aspects
  • Add color themes/dark mode
  • Add music/soundtrack
  • Improve UI animations/speed them up
  • Add descriptions for upgrades
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  • Allow background progress
  • Add story elements/interactive files
  • Translate to multiple languages

The Lonely Hacker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Hack.Hub

Subscriptions3
  • Hack.Hub_PRO3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Hack.Hub_PRO3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Hack.Hub_PRO3 Days trial$4.997 Days
One-time11
  • 1-Day Profit$0.99
  • Multiplier x3$1.99
  • 7-Days Profit$1.99
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  • Root.Kit_PRO$2.99
  • 14-Days Profit$2.99
  • Multiplier x12$4.99
  • 31-Days Profit$4.99
  • Multiplier x27$9.99
  • 69-Days Profit$9.99
  • Multiplier x99$24.99
  • Multiplier x501$49.99
None

The Lonely Hacker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hack.Hub free?
Hack.Hub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Lonely Hacker free?
The Lonely Hacker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hack.Hub or The Lonely Hacker?
Hack.Hub is rated higher. Hack.Hub averages 4.4 out of 5 from 131 ratings, while The Lonely Hacker averages 4.3 from 21 ratings.
Do Hack.Hub or The Lonely Hacker have ads?
Neither Hack.Hub nor The Lonely Hacker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hack.Hub or The Lonely Hacker?
Hack.Hub ships an update weekly, and The Lonely Hacker every 2 months. Most recently, Hack.Hub was updated on October 23, 2026 and The Lonely Hacker on October 27, 2026.

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