Tapatalk vs DEF CON Forums
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tapatalk
Access and participate in over 200,000 online forums worldwide. Share photos and videos easily, and receive instant notifications. This app transforms how you engage with online communities on your mobile device.
- Access 200,000+ online forums
- Unlimited photo and video sharing
- Instant push notifications
- Easy posting
- Mobile forum interaction
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Tapatalk connects to over 200,000 online forums worldwide. Post easily with unlimited Photo and Video sharing and instant push notifications. Tapatalk forever change the way you interact with online forums on mobile. Here are some of the top sites available in Tapatalk: MacRumors Forums iMore CrackBerry Forums Grasscity Forum HTCMania HowardForums.com Audizine Apple iPhone Forum DroidForums.net Bimmerforums.com Operation Sports AnandTech Forums Pentax Photography Forums Tapatalk Support Group The Rolex Forums NASIOC Jamii Forums BariatricPal GSM-Forum ( gsmhosting ) ForoMTB.com SA 4x4 Community Forum Diabetes Forum Guru Gossip Phonandroid ReefCentral Calguns.net EDCForums.com MyBroadband ADSLGATE.COM My Support Forums Windows Forums hisse.net Audi-Sport.net Spacetime Studios Frandroid Expedition Portal The Outdoors Trader VW Audi Forum Wizaz.pl GMAT Club Forum AnabolicMinds Xiaomi Europe Support Pelican Parts Forums BMW FAQ Club H.A.M.B. Hardware Upgrade Forum FerrariChat.com Practical Machinist The Two Plus Two Forums Tomshw.it Forum svtperformance.com Toyota 4Runner Forums ForoiPhone TZ-UK Windows Central Student Doctor Network DualSIM - Móviles chinos IronMag Bodybuilding Forums TractorByNet GM-Trucks.com Glock Forum GeekHack SamMobile Crappie.com Fishing Forum.hr Smith & Wesson Forum Veterans Benefits Network Hammock Forums YTMD The Firing Line Cheap Ass Gamer Littleone SmartCanucks PriusChat FT86Club MHH AUTO Vaping Underground Forum TriniTuner.com The MousePad CAMARO5 www.itdunya.com Apfeltalk Digital Kaos Forum Evolutionary.org Forums CSS Forum USA Carry Everything iPhone Burbuja.info Digital Eliteboard AGOnline rogerK radioamatori e CB CNCzone.com BMWMOTOS.COM Tapatalk is absolutely free, but to support us, you can also purchase VIP status that will allow you to view Tapatalk ad free. VIP status is US$0.99 per month subscription, and will auto-renew until you elect to cancel. If you are interested in purchasing VIP status, go to Me>Settings, and scroll down to Advanced Options to subscribe. Information about the optional subscribtion to view Tapatalk ad free: - Subscription periods are either 1 month or 1 year. If you select the Monthly subscription, you will have a free trial for one month. - Unless you cancel 24 hours before the end of the free trial, you will be charged the monthly subscription rate. - At the end of subscribtion period, your subscription renews. You must cancel at least 24 hours before free trial expires to cancel subscription - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. - After purchase, you can manage and/or cancel your subscription by going to your account settings for the App Store. - Privacy policy: http://tapatalk.com/privacy.php - Term of use: https://tapatalk.com/license.php Affiliate Disclosure: Tapatalk is a member of the eBay Partner Network. The forum owner may earn commissions from qualifying purchases made through affiliate links on this site.
DEF CON Forums
Connect with the hacker and infosec communities. Discuss topics, plan for DEF CON conferences, and access the official forums directly through a streamlined interface. Supports multiple languages and prioritizes user privacy.
- Access DEF CON forums
- Connect with hacker community
- Infosec discussions
- Conference planning
- Multi-language support
- Privacy-focused
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DEF CON Forums are a place to talk with others in the hacker and infosec communities as well as help plan or play at the next DEF CON conference. This app gets you to https://forum.defcon.org/ without the web interface. Multi-language interface is now supported Privacy and Security Notes: - No AdMob - No Google Analytics - The app wants permissions for camera, etc, but seems to work find without them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tapatalk at 49% against DEF CON Forums's 0%. Tapatalk also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (16K vs 6). DEF CON Forums's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Tapatalk sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. DEF CON Forums asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tapatalk holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tapatalk has 16K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Tapatalk's written reviews are positive against 0% of DEF CON Forums's.
Tapatalk ships an update every 3 weeks, DEF CON Forums every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tapatalk | DEF CON Forums |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16K ratings) — better | 3.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Everforo, Inc | DEF CON, Inc. |
Customer experience
Tapatalk
DEF CON Forums
Bugs and requests
Tapatalk
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to access password-protected forums
- Duplicate/missing post notifications
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions
- Broken 'like' and 'quote' functionality
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to start new threads
- More customization options
- Improved notification system
- Better support for image/media uploads
- Seamless integration with forum websites
DEF CON Forums
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tapatalk
- Tapatalk VIP Access (Monthly)1 Month trial$0.491 Month
- Tapatalk VIP Access (Monthly)1 Month trial2 variants$0.991 Month
- Tapatalk VIP Access (Monthly)3 Months trial$0.991 Month
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- Tapatalk VIP Access (Monthly)6 Months trial$0.991 Month
- Tapatalk VIP Access (Annual)$4.991 Year
- Tapatalk VIP Access (Yearly)$4.991 Year
- Tapatalk VIP Access (Annual)$9.991 Year
- 1-month VIP pass$0.99
- Tapatalk VIP Access (Lifetime)$29.99
DEF CON Forums
No in-app purchases
