Risk.net vs theHRDIRECTOR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Risk.net
Access cutting-edge reporting and incisive analysis on risk management and derivatives. Stay informed with daily updates and offline viewing capabilities. Customize your content feed to focus on what matters most to you.
- Cutting-edge reporting
- Incisive analysis
- Daily online updates
- Offline article viewing
- Save and share stories
- Customizable content
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Risk is the undisputed leader in risk management and derivatives intelligence. It brings you cutting-edge reporting and incisive analysis of the latest issues so you're always one step ahead. Risk covers all the issues that matter to risk managers, derivatives dealers, corporate hedgers and institutional investors through an extensive information resource updated daily online. Like the highly successful Risk.net website, the Risk.net app will feature live updates throughout the day, but will also give users the ability to view articles offline, save and share favourite stories, and customise the type of content they receive. The Risk.net app allows corporate licence customers and subscribers to access all content via an interactive app, at a time and place that suits you as well as ensuring you get access to the information as soon as it’s published. ** Subscription terms and conditions • A three-month subscription costs £899.99. Your iTunes account will be charged when you choose to purchase a subscription. • At the end of the three-month period, and unless you choose to cancel (see below), the subscription will renew. Your iTunes account will be charged the renewal cost within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. • You may manage your subscription, or cancel this auto renewal, at any time via your iTunes Account settings. However, subscription sales are final. If you choose to cancel, your subscription will cease at the end of the current period - no refunds will be given. Please visit http://www.infopro-digital.com/terms-conditions/privacy-policy/?lang=en for our privacy policy and https://www.infopro-insight.com/terms-conditions/ for our terms of use
theHRDIRECTOR
Access free strategic HR content, news, legal updates, and job listings for senior HR professionals. Subscribers get early digital access to magazine issues, with options to purchase single copies or subscribe annually.
- Free HR news and features
- Senior HR job listings
- Regular legal updates
- Monthly HR director interviews
- Digital magazine issues for subscribers
- Offline reading
- Social media sharing
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theHRDIRECTOR App provides free independent strategic hr content specifically for Senior HR Practitioners via in-depth features and hr related news. Regular legal updates and monthly hr director interviews are also a benefit of the free App as well as senior hr job roles. Digital issues of the flagship publication are available for Subscribers however if you are not a subscriber you are able to purchase single issue. The App includes - Free HR News, features, interviews, legal updates and Senior hr jobs - Issues of the magazine available before the print version for Subscribers - Download your issues and read offline at your leisure - Share articles via social media - Purchase single copies or subscribe via your iTunes account using In App Purchases SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION • A single issue is £3.99. • A digital subscription is £39.99 per year • Payment will be charged to the user's iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • The user's iTunes Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before end of the current period. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://www.thehrdirector.com/suppliers/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: http://www.thehrdirector.com/suppliers/terms/ EXISTING SUBSCRIBERS Subscriber’s receive full access to theHRDIRECTOR App by signing in with their Members user name and password allows them to view the latest issue of theHRDIRECTOR publication in digital format as well as previous issues.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: theHRDIRECTOR at 100% against Risk.net's 43%. theHRDIRECTOR also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Risk.net's advantage is ratings volume (255 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Risk.net sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $219.99 per month and theHRDIRECTOR sells 43 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
theHRDIRECTOR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Risk.net has 255 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Risk.net's written reviews are positive against 100% of theHRDIRECTOR's.
Risk.net ships an update every 5 months, theHRDIRECTOR every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Risk.net | theHRDIRECTOR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (255 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 255 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Infopro Digital Services Limited | HR DIRECTOR |
Customer experience
Risk.net
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In-app purchases
Risk.net
- Risk Monthly$219.991 Month
- Risk.net 3 Month Subscription$999.993 Months
- Risk.net 1 month subscription$999.991 Month
theHRDIRECTOR
- HR Director Subscription$49.991 Year
- HRD 146$4.99
- HRD 162$4.99
- HRD 219$4.99
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- HRD 222$4.99
- HRD 224$4.99
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- HRD 231$4.99
- HRD 232$4.99
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- HRD 263$4.99
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- HRD 261$4.99
- HRD 260$4.99
- HRD 257$4.99
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- HRD 256$4.99
- HRD 255$4.99
- HRD 253$4.99
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- HRD 252$4.99
- HRD 251$4.99
- HRD 250$4.99
- HRD 248$4.99
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- HRD 244$4.99
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- HRD 242$4.99
- HRD 241$4.99
- HRD239$4.99
- HRD 240$4.99
- HRD238$4.99
- HRD 237$4.99
- HRD 235$4.99
- HRD 236$4.99
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