Comparison

hackSociety vs Root Access

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

Head to head
About

hackSociety

Engage in a persistent online hacking simulation where you can build custom malware, manage botnets, and compete in a dynamic virtual world. Explore various gameplay paths, from crypto mining to territorial disputes, and interact with other players in a social environment.

Highlights
  • Build custom exploits and malware
  • Manage a botnet for mining or DDoS attacks
  • Engage in a dynamic crypto market
  • Form or join organizations for tournaments
  • Defend your system with firewalls and antivirus
  • Trade collectible hNFT items
Features
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hackSociety is an immersive, online hacking simulator. In a persistent online world, you'll explore a unique array of opportunities and gameplay paths as a hacker. It modernizes the old, dead genre of 'click hack, steal their money, repeat'. You'll build custom exploits and malware, make them work and bypass antivirus detection, and pick what you want to specialize in. Do you want to get into the crypto market? Steal it from your victims, or would you rather harvest your compromised systems into a botnet and mine it instead? Or keep your laundered funds safer in a bank account, with less risk? Or maybe mining crypto doesn't interest you, and you'd rather use your botnet to DDoS other organizations and win territorial disputes with those who dare stand against you and your crew. A lot is possible in this world. Will you be one of the greats who makes a name for themselves, or will you be washed away? Play for Free today and begin your journey in hackSociety. Viruses & Exploits - Just like in the real world, malware comes in strains. Named, categorized threats. In this game, it's no different. You'll choose what you are creating, name it, and unleash it strategically on targets you think are vulnerable. You can't be careless. Messing with the wrong people will quickly get your virus detected. It would be smart to scan your targets before attacking to gauge where their defenses are vulnerable. If you are prominent and powerful enough, your virus and its name will become infamous. Simulated Environment - The world reacts to you. The in-game crypto market is dynamic and always moving. Invest in the long term, and you can become leagues richer than your enemies. Collectible hNFT items are like property, with varying supply and rarity. You'll trade, auction, and barter with real people trying to control a live market to make even more money and premium currency. The better you are at it, the more gameplay buffs and powers you can acquire unique to most others. Manage a Botnet - Pool your compromised systems together and use their processing power for your own. Mine crypto, use the power to defend yourself from attacks, or go offensive and use the power in coordinated DDoS attacks with your organization. Organizations & Social - hackSociety is a very social game. Making friends and working with people you know can make or break you. Organization Tournaments pay out in heaps, with premium currency you'll need to upgrade your tools. It also doesn't hurt to have your name attached to the most fearsome, powerful organizations around on the network. You'll customize your profile to your liking, and flex your inventory and status with it in the in-game chat. Defenses - You're a target too. In hackSociety, you'll need to learn how to keep yourself safe from people like yourself. Firewall, antivirus, drive encryption, and your opsec will all keep your system safe in their own way. You'll learn while playing that nothing is a catch-all. A good antivirus isn't a magic shield, and an intensive firewall has its own weaknesses. Live Service - You can expect lots of gameplay updates and extensions of the game. The possibilities are endless with a thorough hacking simulator like hackSociety, and you and the community control the future of the game. Suggest what you think would be cool to implement into the game on our socials like the Discord, or in-game.

About

Root Access

Features
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Root Access is a roguelite hacker simulator. Take on jobs from a dark web hub, slip into cover identities, and crack layered security systems — all from a terminal-styled interface that feels like the real thing. Every operation is a fresh run. Choose a difficulty, pick your cover, prep your loadout, and execute through a chain of phases: recon, acquire, sabotage, train, and hack. Your vitals - energy, stress, and heat - decay as you play, and a bad call can blow your cover and burn your alias. Build Your Hideout • Server Rack: generate intel packets over time and buy session boosters • Workshop: craft, tune, and splice your own exploit modules • Library: run passive research to discover new blueprints • Safe House: clear notoriety levels and manage your cover pool • Black Market: rotating featured modules, caches, and VIP-gated stock Master the Systems • 6 skill trees with specialization branches, prestige and respec • 250+ module codex with per-rarity craft weighting and splice modifiers • 6-level Notoriety system — higher risk, higher rewards, harsher busts • Procedural side contracts with 19 condition types • Location-based game modifiers that reshape each run Play Your Way • Roguelite runs with a living economy and long-term progression • Rank up from Script Kiddie to Shadow Architect across 50 ranks • Titles and codex milestones reward deep play • Daily login rewards, server-synced cloud saves, and rewarded ads Monetization is optional and transparent. Crypto packs, one-time bundles, and a Hacker Pro monthly subscription unlock extra slots, faster research, daily re-rolls, and boosted login rewards. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.bilak.dev/root_access_privacy_policy.pdf

Screenshots

hackSociety4 screens
Root Access4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: hackSociety at none against Root Access's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. hackSociety sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Root Access sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hackSociety ships an update every 2 weeks, Root Access every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 3, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
hackSociety versus Root Access: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhackSocietyRoot Access
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB79 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer1234 abcd LLCSergii Bilak

In-app purchases

10 purchases

hackSociety

One-time10
  • 1,150 hUSD$4.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • 330 hTC$9.99
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  • 820 hTC$24.99
  • 5,750 hUSD$24.99
  • 1,640 hTC$49.99
  • 11,500 hUSD$49.99
  • Boosted Pack$49.99
  • 23,000 hUSD$99.99
  • 3,280 hTC$99.99
10 purchases

Root Access

Subscriptions1
  • Hacker Pro$6.991 Month
One-time9
  • Hash Dust$0.99
  • Operative's Kit$2.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
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  • Cold Wallet$4.99
  • Dark Pool$9.99
  • Shadow Fund$9.99
  • Zero-Day Protocol$14.99
  • Whale Drop$19.99
  • Satoshi Cache$49.99

Questions

Is hackSociety free?
hackSociety is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Root Access free?
Root Access is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do hackSociety or Root Access have ads?
Root Access shows ads; hackSociety does not.
Which is updated more often, hackSociety or Root Access?
hackSociety ships an update every 2 weeks, and Root Access every 3 weeks. Most recently, hackSociety was updated on July 3, 2026 and Root Access on September 13, 2026.

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