Comparison

CVE Tracker vs CVE Urgency

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

Head to head
About

CVE Tracker

Stay informed about software vulnerabilities with real-time CVE feeds and security news. Track specific vendors and products, monitor exploited vulnerabilities, and receive timely notifications. Designed for security professionals and IT operators.

Highlights
  • Live CVE feed from NVD 2.0
  • Watchlist for vendors and products
  • CISA KEV catalog tracking
  • EPSS scoring for exploitation probability
  • Security news aggregation
  • Local notifications for critical updates
  • Offline bookmarking
Features
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CVE Tracker brings the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) to your pocket. Stay on top of vulnerabilities affecting the software you actually use — fast, focused, and privacy-respecting. WHAT IT DOES • Live CVE feed from NVD 2.0, newest first, with severity and CVSS at a glance • Watchlist for the vendors and products you care about — up to 3 free, unlimited with CVE Tracker Pro — synced across your iPhone and iPad with iCloud • CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities) catalog tracking — see what's actually being exploited in the wild • EPSS scoring on every CVE detail page — the probability a vulnerability will be exploited within 30 days • Awaiting Analysis tab for brand-new CVEs that NVD hasn't yet attributed • Security news from Hacker News, BleepingComputer, Krebs on Security, Dark Reading, and CISA Advisories • Local notifications for KEV additions, free for everyone. Watchlist and news alerts are part of CVE Tracker Pro THE DASHBOARD A single screen designed to read in seconds: • Threat Snapshot — today's CVE volume vs. yesterday, with hourly sparkline and severity breakdown • Year So Far — total CVEs published this year with year-over-year comparison bars • Exploit Velocity — cumulative distribution curve showing how quickly CVEs land on CISA's KEV catalog • Watchlist tiles — vendor and product activity in the last 24 hours • Top Scoring — today's highest CVSS CVEs DESIGNED FOR PRACTITIONERS • Strict CPE-only matching for watched vendors and products — no description-text guessing, no false attribution • Filter by severity and CVSS range • Search by keyword, full CVE ID, or vendor scope • Bookmark anything for offline reference • Optional NVD API key (stored in iOS Keychain) for higher rate limits PRIVACY FIRST • No account required • No analytics, no telemetry, no third-party tracking • Your watchlist and bookmarks live on your device and iCloud — never on our servers • The NVD API key is stored in the iOS Keychain and only ever sent to NVD Built for security engineers, IT operators, and anyone who needs to know what just got disclosed and whether it matters. CVE TRACKER PRO CVE Tracker is free to use. CVE Tracker Pro unlocks: • Unlimited watchlist — track every vendor and product you run • Watchlist alerts — get notified when a CVE lands for something you watch • Relevant news alerts — only the stories that mention your watchlist KEV alerts stay free for everyone, always. • CVE Tracker Pro Yearly — $19.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial • CVE Tracker Pro Monthly — $2.99 per month • CVE Tracker Pro Lifetime — $29.99 one-time purchase, does not renew Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fgalves34.github.io/cve-privacy.html Data sourced from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) at NIST, the CISA KEV catalog, and the EPSS project.

About

CVE Urgency

This app assists cybersecurity professionals in rapidly evaluating the urgency of vulnerabilities. It uses CVSS, EPSS, CISA KEV, and AI to provide a comprehensive risk assessment and prioritize remediation efforts.

Highlights
  • CVE lookup
  • CVSS severity review
  • EPSS probability visibility
  • CISA KEV awareness
  • AI-style urgency insight
  • Exploit flow explanation
Features
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CVE Urgency helps cybersecurity professionals quickly assess vulnerability urgency using CVSS, EPSS, CISA KEV, exploitability signals, probability vectors, impact factors, and AI interpretation of the finidngs. Enter a CVE ID, review key vulnerability intelligence, adjust real-world risk factors, and generate an urgency score with supporting rationale. CVE Urgency is designed for security analysts, GRC pros, vulnerability managers, IT teams, and risk professionals who need a fast way to prioritize remediation decisions. Key features include: • CVE lookup • CVSS severity review • EPSS probability visibility • CISA KEV awareness • Probability vectors such as internet exposure, authentication requirements, exploit complexity, public exploitation, and user interaction • Impact vectors such as confidentiality, integrity, availability, scope, and asset criticality • AI-style urgency insight • Exploit flow explanation • Source links for further review CVE Urgency is not a replacement for a full vulnerability management platform. It is a lightweight decision-support tool intended to help security teams think through urgency, exposure, and remediation priority more quickly.

Screenshots

CVE Tracker4 screens
CVE Urgency4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CVE Urgency at none against CVE Tracker's 3. CVE Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. CVE Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CVE Urgency asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CVE Tracker against 5.0 for CVE Urgency. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
CVE Tracker versus CVE Urgency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCVE TrackerCVE Urgency
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFRANCISCO GONCALVES ALVESMohamed Hasinie

Customer experience

CVE Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CVE Urgency

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CVE Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • CVE Tracker Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • CVE Tracker Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • CVE Tracker Pro Lifetime$29.99
None

CVE Urgency

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CVE Tracker free?
CVE Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CVE Urgency free?
CVE Urgency is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CVE Tracker or CVE Urgency?
CVE Tracker and CVE Urgency are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do CVE Tracker or CVE Urgency have ads?
Neither CVE Tracker nor CVE Urgency shows ads.

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