Comparison

The Lonely Hacker vs Security Lab

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

Head to head
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

About

Security Lab

Features
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-- ENTER THE TERMINAL. INVESTIGATE. RESPOND. MASTER THE SYSTEM. -- Step into the role of a cybersecurity operator in Security Lab: Terminal -> an immersive, educational cybersecurity simulation where your investigations, decisions and technical skills shape your progress. Explore a fictional digital world filled with security incidents, suspicious activity, interconnected systems and challenging operations. Every command, host and scenario runs entirely inside a safe simulation. -- INVESTIGATE BEYOND THE ALERT -- Discover ECHO PROTOCOL, a new investigation experience built around conflicting evidence, hidden causes and analytical decision-making. Examine case files, compare clues, test hypotheses and uncover what really happened. With three investigations and multiple evidence variations, the most obvious explanation is not always the correct one. -- COMMAND YOUR OWN SECURITY OPERATIONS -- Take control of a growing cybersecurity environment through interconnected gameplay systems: - Interactive Terminal: Use simulated security commands to scan hosts, investigate services, analyse threats and complete operations. - Mission Center: Progress through story missions, contracts and structured training objectives. - ECHO PROTOCOL: Investigate suspicious events, correlate evidence and determine the truth. - BLACKOUT Crisis Operations: Manage evolving security crises, allocate resources and make difficult operational decisions. - SOC Live: Experience timed defensive shifts, prioritise alerts and respond to simulated incidents. - Threat Intelligence: Analyse indicators, investigate suspicious activity and connect related threats. - Digital Forensics & Malware Lab: Examine synthetic evidence, reconstruct incidents and analyse simulated malware samples. - Netmap & Living World: Explore a connected network and monitor a changing security environment. - Operations Command: Bring intelligence, operational readiness and defensive decisions together. -- TRAIN. IMPROVE. SPECIALISE. -- Develop your operator through a connected progression system. Unlock skills, upgrade your workstation, earn achievements and take on increasingly complex scenarios. Challenge Protocol offers daily and weekly challenges, specialist exercises, personal-best tracking and mastery progression. -- MAKE THE TERMINAL YOUR OWN -- Personalise your console with independent text and background colours, custom background options, adjustable transparency and optional terminal effects. An expanded Operator Guide helps you learn the systems at your own pace. -- BUILT FOR A SAFE LEARNING EXPERIENCE -- Security Lab: Terminal is a fictional cybersecurity training game, not a real intrusion or network exploitation tool. All networks, commands, incidents and malware samples are simulated. No real external systems are targeted. Play the core single-player experience without an account. Optional Game Center integration supports achievements and competitive features. -- YOUR NEXT OPERATION STARTS HERE. -- Enter the terminal. Follow the evidence. Make your decisions count.

Screenshots

The Lonely Hacker4 screens
Security Lab3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Security Lab at every 9 days against The Lonely Hacker's every 2 months. The Lonely Hacker's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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

The Lonely Hacker costs $0.99 and Security Lab $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Lonely Hacker ships an update every 2 months, Security Lab every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Lonely Hacker versus Security Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Lonely HackerSecurity Lab
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size604 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSabin TrupsorAdrian Dmitruk

In-app purchases

None

The Lonely Hacker

No in-app purchases

None

Security Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Lonely Hacker free?
The Lonely Hacker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Security Lab free?
Security Lab costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Lonely Hacker or Security Lab have ads?
Neither The Lonely Hacker nor Security Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Lonely Hacker or Security Lab?
The Lonely Hacker ships an update every 2 months, and Security Lab every 9 days. Most recently, The Lonely Hacker was updated on October 25, 2026 and Security Lab on October 24, 2026.

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