Black Hat Events vs Next 26
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.
Next 26
Your essential companion for Google Cloud Next. Access your personalized schedule, navigate the event venue, and connect with other attendees. Find session times, locations, and event updates easily.
- Personalized agenda access
- Venue navigation
- Attendee connection
- Session information
- Event updates
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Your Google Cloud Next guide. Find everything you need to make the most of your time at Google Cloud Next, including access to your personalized agenda, maps to find your way around the Expo, and networking opportunities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Black Hat Events at 4.2 against Next 26's 3.3. Black Hat Events also leads on ratings volume (144 vs 17) and review sentiment (24% vs 14%). Next 26's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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.
Black Hat Events holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Hat Events has 144 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Black Hat Events's written reviews are positive against 14% of Next 26's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Hat Events | Next 26 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (144 ratings) — better | 3.3 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Informa Tech Holdings, LLC | Next Event Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Black Hat Events
Next 26
In-app purchases
Black Hat Events
No in-app purchases
Next 26
No in-app purchases
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