Comparison

TIME Magazine vs Hack Alerts

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

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About

TIME Magazine

Access award-winning articles and photography covering global issues, politics, health, and technology. Stay informed with breaking news and in-depth analysis from experts. Experience news events through personal accounts and inspiring features.

Highlights
  • Award-winning articles
  • Eye-opening photography
  • Global issue coverage
  • Health breakthroughs
  • Political analysis
  • Tech advances
Features
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Stay up-to-date with the latest news from around the world with TIME Magazine! 

Stay informed with award-winning articles and eye-opening photography. Learn about global issues from the experts and get the breaking new details. Meet the people who are changing the world and shaping social change. Experience news events firsthand through personal accounts and inspiring features. Plus discover new health breakthroughs, political analyses, the latest tech advances – and so much more! Download the app and receive a FREE ISSUE when you say yes to a monthly or annual subscription. TIME publishes 50 issues per year, including 16 double issues. 
TIME® Magazine Subscriptions Available: 
1 month and 1 year 
SUBSCRIBERS’ AUTOMATIC-RENEWAL FEATURE: Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal, as stated above, within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Current subscriptions may not be cancelled during the active subscription period, but you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. NOTE: WHEN PURCHASING A SUBSCRIPTION OR SINGLE-COPY OF THIS TITLE, YOU AGREE TO THE PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF SERVICE WHICH CAN BE VIEWED BY GOING TO: Privacy Policy US: https://time.com/privacy/generic_privacy_new.html Privacy Policy US (California): https://time.com/privacy/generic_privacy_new.html#california EU Privacy Policy: http://time.com/privacy/generic_privacy_new_eu.html Terms of Service: https://time.com/privacy/privacy_terms_service.html

About

Hack Alerts

Features
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Security alerts for major hacks, exploits, crypto and DeFi incidents, CVEs, and cloud outages - filtered for signal, not noise. Hack Alerts gives you a clean public feed of high-confidence incidents from trusted security, cloud status, and vulnerability sources. Use it to track major crypto exploits, DeFi protocol hacks, wallet-draining campaigns, actively exploited CVEs, and cloud infrastructure incidents without living inside noisy social feeds. What you get: - Push alerts for major public security incidents - A filtered feed focused on hacks, exploits, CVEs, DeFi, web3, and cloud outages - Clear incident details including project, severity, topic, impact, source, and detected time - Source links so you can verify the original report - Notification preferences for severity and topics Hack Alerts is an informational security alert feed. It is not financial advice, trading advice, incident response tooling, or a guarantee of complete coverage. Always verify critical incidents with primary sources before making operational or financial decisions.

Screenshots

TIME Magazine4 screens
Hack Alerts3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hack Alerts at none against TIME Magazine's 10. TIME Magazine's advantage is chart position (#179 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. TIME Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Hack Alerts asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
TIME Magazine versus Hack Alerts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTIME MagazineHack Alerts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#179 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTIMEROWSHIP VENTURE STUDIO LLC

Bugs and requests

TIME Magazine

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Subscription not recognized
  • Unable to download latest issues
  • Login issues and account problems
  • Compatibility problems with iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add audio playback for articles
  • Implement bookmarking and note-taking
  • Improve syncing and offline access
  • Provide better customization options
  • Integrate social sharing features

Hack Alerts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

TIME Magazine

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 1 Month Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • 1 Year Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • 1 Year Subscription1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time6
  • April 12, 2010$4.99
  • TIME 100, 2010$4.99
  • December 27, 2010$4.99
Show 3 more
  • May 20, 2011$4.99
  • October 17, 2011$4.99
  • March 04, 2013$4.99
None

Hack Alerts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TIME Magazine free?
TIME Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hack Alerts free?
Hack Alerts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TIME Magazine or Hack Alerts have ads?
Neither TIME Magazine nor Hack Alerts shows ads.

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