Tandem Chat vs Black Hat Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tandem Chat
Connect with your distributed team effortlessly in a virtual office. Join audio-first calls, share screens, and collaborate in real-time. This app facilitates spontaneous conversations and streamlines meeting experiences.
- Audio-first calls
- Seamless call transition
- Screenshare and video viewing
- Always-on audio rooms
- Automatic meeting rooms
- Listening Mode
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Tandem is the virtual office for your team. Connect effortlessly with your distributed team. See who’s around, talk, and collaborate in one click. Tandem Mobile - Join audio-first calls while you're out and about. - Easily transition calls from the computer to your phone. - View screenshare and video. Unlock Spontaneous Conversations - Hang out in always-on audio rooms. - Get into a conversation in a couple taps. No links, no ringing, no waiting around. - Wave at a teammate to see if they're free. The Best Meeting Experience - Automatic meeting rooms based on your calendar events. No more hunting for links. - Join in Listening Mode while you take a walk. - See your upcoming meetings and who's already participating. Requires a Tandem account. Sign up and learn more about Tandem —> Tandem.chat Are you having issues with the app? Please email us at support@tandem.chat
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 update cadence: Black Hat Events at weekly against Tandem Chat's every 2 months. Black Hat Events also leads on ratings volume (144 vs 15). Tandem Chat's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 24%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, 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.
Tandem Chat holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Hat Events has 144 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Tandem Chat's written reviews are positive against 24% of Black Hat Events's.
Tandem Chat ships an update every 2 months, Black Hat Events weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tandem Chat | Black Hat Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15 ratings) — better | 4.2 (144 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 144 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tandem Communications | Informa Tech Holdings, LLC |
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Tandem Chat
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In-app purchases
Tandem Chat
No in-app purchases
Black Hat Events
No in-app purchases
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