Comparison

HCB by Hack Club vs Kled

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

Head to head
About

HCB by Hack Club

This nonprofit neobank app empowers local hackathons, clubs, and teams to manage funds, collect donations, and issue cards. It offers real-time transaction tracking, instant card management, and effortless receipt handling.

Highlights
  • Track organization balances and transactions
  • Instantly manage and issue cards
  • Effortless receipt tracking and uploading
  • Accept contactless donations on mobile
  • Real-time balance and transaction updates
Features
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HCB is the nonprofit neobank powering local hackathons, clubs, and teams by providing them with 501(c)(3) status. Collect donations, send payments, issue cards, and manage funds with ease. Focus on building—we’ll handle the money. HCB Mobile puts all of that power at your fingertips. It brings the full HCB experience to your phone so you can manage cards, track expenses, and accept donations—anytime, anywhere. Stay connected with your organizations and keep up with every transaction, balance change, and update in real time. Key Features: Track Your Organization Monitor balances, review transactions, and stay on top of all your organization’s activity from one simple dashboard—anytime, anywhere. Manage Cards Instantly Add your cards directly to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet with a single tap, without having to enter the card details manually. Need a new card on the go? Issue one right from your phone. Lost your card while shopping? Freeze it instantly with just a tap to keep your funds secure. Effortless Receipt Tracking We know how painful it is to manage receipts, so we put it right in the app. Upload photos directly from camera rolls, share receipts from other apps, or match existing receipts to transactions with a single tap. No more lost receipts. Accept Donations Anywhere Use your phone as a terminal and take contactless donations right on your mobile device. No additional hardware required. Ideal for fundraising events, tabling, or taking contributions anywhere, anytime.

About

Kled

This app allows users to earn money by securely sharing their photos and videos with AI companies for training data. Upload your camera roll and get paid for your content, with fast payouts via PayPal, Venmo, or Solana Wallet.

Highlights
  • Earn from photos and videos
  • Connects content with AI companies
  • Secure and consensual data sharing
  • Fast payouts via PayPal, Venmo, Solana
  • Earn from entire camera roll
  • Special tasks to boost earnings
  • Integrate with cloud storage
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Get paid to take photos, record videos, and complete tasks on your phone. Kled connects you with AI companies that pay for real-world data. Join more than 500,000 contributors helping train the next generation of AI. HOW IT WORKS •⁠ ⁠Find a task. Browse a personalized feed of paid tasks and choose what you want to do. •⁠ ⁠See the details. Check the pay, instructions, and submission examples before you begin. •⁠ ⁠Submit your work. Complete the task and submit it for review. •⁠ ⁠Get paid. Earn for accepted submissions and cash out through PayPal, Venmo, or a Solana wallet. MORE WAYS TO EARN Capture an object from different angles. Record yourself completing an everyday activity. Speak in your native language. Identify objects in images or help evaluate AI-generated content. With tasks across photos, video, audio, text, and more, there are more ways to contribute using the phone you already own. TASKS THAT FIT YOU Your feed learns from the tasks you do best and helps you discover relevant opportunities. Clear instructions and examples show you what each task requires, so you know what to submit. KNOW HOW YOUR DATA IS USED AI companies need real-world examples to build better models. You choose which tasks to complete and what content to submit. Your accepted contributions are licensed for AI training with your consent. Download Kled and find your first paid task. Task availability and earnings vary. Submissions are reviewed for quality and task requirements.

Screenshots

HCB by Hack Club4 screens
Kled4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HCB by Hack Club at none against Kled's shown. HCB by Hack Club also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Kled's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 88). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HCB by Hack Club holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kled has 1.9K ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of HCB by Hack Club's written reviews are positive against 71% of Kled's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HCB by Hack Club ships an update every 6 weeks, Kled every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HCB by Hack Club versus Kled: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHCB by Hack ClubKled
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (88 ratings) — better4.6 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better70.6% of reviews
Number of ratings881.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB147 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Hack FoundationNitrility Inc.

Customer experience

HCB by Hack Club

All ratings60 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kled

All ratings1,896 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative26.0%

In-app purchases

None

HCB by Hack Club

No in-app purchases

None

Kled

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HCB by Hack Club free?
HCB by Hack Club is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kled free?
Kled is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HCB by Hack Club or Kled?
HCB by Hack Club is rated higher. HCB by Hack Club averages 4.9 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while Kled averages 4.6 from 1.9K ratings.
Do HCB by Hack Club or Kled have ads?
Kled shows ads; HCB by Hack Club does not.
Which is updated more often, HCB by Hack Club or Kled?
HCB by Hack Club ships an update every 6 weeks, and Kled every 4 days. Most recently, HCB by Hack Club was updated on November 7, 2026 and Kled on November 8, 2026.

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