Comparison

HACKR 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

HACKR

Features
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Enter the cyber underground and start your journey as a rookie hacker in HACKR – Hacker Simulator RPG, a deep 2D simulation game where strategy, skill and decisions shape your destiny. Build your hacker career from scratch: complete hacking jobs, upgrade your computer, mine crypto, design powerful viruses, and compete in PvP arena battles. Choose your own path — become a legendary hacker, a crypto tycoon, or a stealth master. CORE FEATURES Hacker Simulation RPG Start with nothing and grow into the most powerful hacker in the digital underground. Skill-Based Mini Games Play Snake Maze, Password Cracker and Keyboard Rush to complete real hacking operations. Crypto Mining & Economy Build your GPU rig, mine crypto, manage electricity cost, and grow your passive income empire. Virus Builder System Design custom viruses with dozens of components. Spread them, earn passive income — but avoid police detection. PvP Arena Compete in real-time hacking battles. Crack passwords faster, win tap battles, climb global rankings. Deep Progression Level up Coding, Network, Crypto, Social and Stealth skills. Unlock perks, new jobs and powerful tools. Custom Hacker Room Upgrade your hacker room, furniture and equipment. Earn passive reputation and customize your cyber base. Dynamic Crypto Market Trade crypto, track profit/loss and grow your digital portfolio. Story Campaign & Choices Make moral decisions that shape your hacker identity and unlock different paths. Play online or offline, compete globally, and dominate the cyber world. Start your hacker journey now. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.hackr.tech/privacy

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

HACKR4 screens
Root Access4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HACKR at none against Root Access's 10. HACKR also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Root Access sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. HACKR asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
HACKR versus Root Access: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHACKRRoot Access
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalha DemirezenSergii Bilak

In-app purchases

None

HACKR

No in-app purchases

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 HACKR free?
HACKR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Root Access free?
Root Access is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HACKR or Root Access have ads?
Root Access shows ads; HACKR does not.

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