Comparison

alt.Hack 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

alt.Hack

Engage in a thrilling corporate espionage simulation where you race against time to breach secure networks. Uncover a cyberpunk narrative or create and share your own hacking challenges.

Highlights
  • Corporate espionage simulation
  • Time-based network hacking
  • Cyberpunk story mode
  • Network creator
  • Player-shared networks
Features
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Become an elite hacker in a fast-paced world of corporate espionage. Hack your way through a series of increasingly well-defended networks, with each network a race against time as you capture your way in before security can trace you. Unravel a a sordid cyberpunk tale in story mode, or design your own networks and upload them for other players to hack in the network creator.

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

alt.Hack4 screens
Root Access4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: alt.Hack at none against Root Access's shown. alt.Hack also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Root Access's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, 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. alt.Hack sells 6 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

alt.Hack ships an update every 5 months, Root Access every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
alt.Hack versus Root Access: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteralt.HackRoot Access
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB79 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTrevor FountainSergii Bilak

In-app purchases

6 purchases

alt.Hack

One-time6
  • +10 Nuke Scripts$0.99
  • +10 Freeze Scripts$0.99
  • +10 Reset Scripts$0.99
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  • +10 Exploit Scripts$0.99
  • Full Game$1.99
  • All Scripts +10$1.99
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
Show 6 more
  • 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 alt.Hack free?
alt.Hack 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 alt.Hack or Root Access have ads?
Root Access shows ads; alt.Hack does not.
Which is updated more often, alt.Hack or Root Access?
alt.Hack ships an update every 5 months, and Root Access every 3 weeks. Most recently, alt.Hack was updated on September 19, 2026 and Root Access on September 27, 2026.

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