Comparison

Learn Ethical Hacking Basics vs CyRep

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

Head to head
About

Learn Ethical Hacking Basics

Master cybersecurity with AI-powered lessons, realistic labs, and attack simulations. Learn ethical hacking concepts, practice with tools, and compete globally. Ideal for beginners and aspiring penetration testers.

Highlights
  • AI-powered cybersecurity education
  • Realistic hands-on labs
  • Attack simulations and red team exercises
  • AI chatbot for real-time help
  • Save and organize tools and commands
  • Gamified challenges and global leaderboard
  • Offline mode for learning on the go
Features
Read full description

Learn ethical hacking the hands-on way: think like an attacker so you can defend like a professional. Interactive lessons take you from zero to penetration testing fundamentals — Kali Linux, reconnaissance, exploits and defense. Cyber security is one of the fastest-growing, best-paid fields in tech, and ethical hackers are its front line. This app gives you the attacker's mindset, one bite-size lesson at a time. No prior hacking experience needed — just curiosity and a phone. WHAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO • Understand how real attacks work — and how to stop them • Use the penetration testing methodology: recon, scanning, exploitation, reporting • Get comfortable with Kali Linux and the essential hacker toolkit • Analyze networks, spot weak configurations and common vulnerabilities • Understand web attacks, password attacks and social engineering • Build the foundations for CTF competitions and a cyber security career YOUR LEARNING PATH 1. Foundations — how hackers think, legal and ethical ground rules 2. The toolkit — Kali Linux, networking essentials and reconnaissance 3. Attacks — scanning, exploitation basics, web and password attacks 4. Defense — hardening systems, detecting intrusions and reporting like a pro EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE APP • 30+ courses and 110+ interactive lessons, beginner to advanced • Hands-on, CTF-style practice instead of passive videos • AI mentor, 24/7 — ask about any tool, technique or term and get a clear answer • Bite-size lessons you can finish anywhere • Quizzes and challenges that sharpen the attacker's mindset • Earn certificates as you complete courses • Learn in 20+ languages WHY IT WORKS Security is a practice, not a lecture. Every lesson here makes you apply the concept immediately — predict the attack, pick the tool, spot the vulnerability. That is how the mindset forms, and the AI mentor is always there when a concept doesn't click. WHO IT'S FOR • Beginners drawn to cyber security who don't know where to start • IT professionals adding security skills to their resume • Students preparing for CTFs and security certifications • Developers who want to write code attackers can't break IMPORTANT All content is strictly for education and defense. Learn to hack legally: protect systems, pass audits and build a career in security — never attack systems you don't own or lack permission to test. START FREE TODAY Download Learn Ethical Hacking Basics and finish your first lesson in the next five minutes. The best defenders started exactly where you are now. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.coddykit.com/terms/privacy-policy

About

CyRep

Features
Read full description

CyRep is a daily cybersecurity training app for analysts, auditors, GRC professionals, SOC engineers, DPOs, and students prepping for CISSP, CEH, or ISO 27001. Sharpen your instincts with a 5-question challenge every day, climb 5 ranks from Cadet to Cyber Shield, and earn CyberCoins as you go. 7 days of Pro free on signup — no payment method needed. WHAT YOU GET • Daily challenge — 5 questions, accuracy-graded, building toward a higher rank. • 1,364 active questions across phishing, social engineering, cloud security, ransomware, secure coding, network defense, GRC, AI governance, and more. Updated weekly. • 21 languages, 9 fully featured (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Romanian) — practice in your native language. • 5 ranks (Cadet, Defender, Guardian, Sentinel, Cyber Shield) earned through accuracy, not grinding. • 50 levels of XP progress that never reset. • 102 badges to chase. • 15 role-based learning paths × 65 modules — from junior analyst to CISO. • AI Coach (Plus and Pro tiers) — ask follow-up questions, get explanations grounded in CyRep's own content, with verification links to NVD and NIST when CVEs or controls are mentioned. PRIVACY AND COMPLIANCE CyRep is built EU-first by a CISSP-certified Swiss founder. We host data in Frankfurt (Supabase EU), do not sell your data, do not train AI on your questions, and offer one-tap GDPR data export and account deletion. Compliance: GDPR (EU), nFADP (Switzerland), EU AI Act Art. 50 transparency, ISO 27001-aligned controls, SOC 2 Type 2 controls in flight. PRICING • Free — 3 daily questions, 3 AI Coach messages/day, public leaderboard. • Plus — $4.99/month — unlimited daily challenges, 15 AI Coach messages/day, full path access. • Pro — $9.99/month — unlimited everything, no daily caps, priority support. • Founding Member — $249 one-time — lifetime Pro at the locked launch rate. No subscription, no renewals, ever. Limited to the first 200 members. 7 days of Pro free on signup gives you the full experience. No payment method needed to try. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT CyRep is built by a working cybersecurity practitioner, not a generic flashcard vendor. Every question is grounded in production threat scenarios, every explanation is verifiable. The rank ladder is accuracy-based, so a 70%-accurate Cadet beats a grind-heavy Defender. AI Coach answers from CyRep's own content (RAG-grounded), not generic LLM training data — so you get explanations consistent with the questions you're studying. The app is 100% native iOS, runs offline for the daily challenge, and is built for working professionals who get 5-15 minutes of focused practice per day. Questions, feedback, security issues? founder@cisoaia.com CISOAIA, Switzerland. Terms of Use (EULA): https://cyrep.cisoaia.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://cyrep.cisoaia.com/privacy

Screenshots

Learn Ethical Hacking Basics4 screens
CyRep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CyRep at none against Learn Ethical Hacking Basics's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. Learn Ethical Hacking Basics sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and CyRep sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Learn Ethical Hacking Basics versus CyRep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Ethical Hacking BasicsCyRep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB67 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMEHMET CANKER (TR)Adrian Pojar

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Learn Ethical Hacking Basics

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$8.901 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$19.90
5 purchases

CyRep

Subscriptions4
  • CyRep Plus7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • CyRep Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • CyRep Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • CyRep Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • CyRep Founding Member$249.00

Questions

Is Learn Ethical Hacking Basics free?
Learn Ethical Hacking Basics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CyRep free?
CyRep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Learn Ethical Hacking Basics or CyRep have ads?
Learn Ethical Hacking Basics shows ads; CyRep does not.

Other comparisons