Black Hat Events vs FIRST Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
FIRST Events
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The official conference app of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, Inc. (FIRST).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Black Hat Events at none against FIRST Events's shown. Black Hat Events also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). FIRST Events's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.4). On price 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.
Black Hat Events ships an update weekly, FIRST Events every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Hat Events | FIRST Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (144 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Informa Tech Holdings, LLC | FIRST.Org |
In-app purchases
Black Hat Events
No in-app purchases
FIRST Events
No in-app purchases
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