Comparison

Hacktivate vs Timepact

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

Head to head
About

Hacktivate

Engage in a cybersecurity challenge with 240 missions across a global map, utilizing real hacking techniques. Learn skills from basic ciphers to advanced firewalls, with tutorials and scalable difficulty.

Highlights
  • 240 graded cybersecurity missions
  • Real-world hacking techniques
  • Hacker's Toolbox (hashing, encryption, ciphers)
  • Global progression across continents
  • Comprehensive tutorials and documentation
  • Scalable difficulty for all levels
  • Cross-device sync (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
Features
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Crack codes. Break firewalls. Conquer the map. Hacktivate is the ultimate cybersecurity challenge: a world map of 240 missions where every puzzle is built on real cybersecurity techniques hackers use. From classic ciphers to covert steganography, you’ll sharpen your brain while infiltrating deeper into the network. No fluff. No filler. Just pure challenges. - 240 graded missions across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and more – unlock all the continents with a one-time purchase. - The Hacker’s Toolbox: hashing, encryption, XOR, ciphers, and beyond. - Real-world attack techniques through Unix terminals, web browsers, digital forensics, SQL injection, and more. - Global progression: unlock regions and learn different specialties each time. - Comprehensive tutorials and documentation teach you the skills you need to win. - Difficulty that scales: from rookies breaking their first code to cyber masterminds cracking the strongest firewalls. - Play on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with a single purchase – your progress is auto-synced. - Include 10 challenge hints for free, but you can buy more using in-app purchase. Every lock is a challenge. Every mission is a test. Every solution pulls you deeper into the system. The network is waiting, and your mission starts now! Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy policy: https://www.hacktivate.app/privacy Hacktivate for schools: https://www.hacktivate.app/schools

About

Timepact

Features
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Timepact is a visual timeline app for exploring history, prehistory, and deep geological time, all in one interactive view. See Time, Not Just Read It See when one thing began and another ended. Whether they ran side by side for a while, or whether a year, a decade, a century or a millennium lies between them. Dates become distances you can actually see. Three Time Scales Move seamlessly between three dedicated modes: Geological (from the Precambrian to today), Prehistoric (from roughly 2.6 million years ago through the Neolithic), and Historical (from the dawn of civilization to the present). Each mode adapts its scale, labels, and navigation to the timespan you're exploring. Built for Deep Time Pinch and zoom across scales spanning billions of years down to individual days. Scientific units (ka, Ma, and Ga) keep geological and archaeological periods clear and precise. Your Own Events, Organized Add personal or historical events, group them into collections, and tag them for quick filtering. The same event can live in several collections. Color-code tags to spot patterns at a glance, and save specific timeline views to return to later. Wikipedia Integration Search Wikipedia from inside the app and it fills in the event for you. Discover what happened on this day in history, pulled directly from Wikipedia. Data You Control Export and import your timeline data, with smart conflict handling when merging collections. Your data syncs across your devices through iCloud. Little Discoveries Along the Way Keep exploring: Timepact hides artefacts throughout the timeline for the curious to find. Multilingual

Screenshots

Hacktivate4 screens
Timepact4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timepact at none against Hacktivate's 4. Timepact also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Hacktivate sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Timepact asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hacktivate versus Timepact: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHacktivateTimepact
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB21 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHudson Heavy IndustriesViacheslav Zharskii

Bugs and requests

Hacktivate

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • 🐛 Useless but paid-for hint system

Requested features

1 request
  • Dark mode option

Timepact

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Hacktivate

One-time4
  • Hint Packet$0.99
  • Hint Payload$3.99
  • Hint Overload$9.99
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  • Unlock Campaign$14.99
None

Timepact

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hacktivate free?
Hacktivate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timepact free?
Timepact is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hacktivate or Timepact have ads?
Neither Hacktivate nor Timepact shows ads.

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