Comparison

Actu17 vs Black

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

Head to head
About

Actu17

Stay informed with real-time news updates, focusing on police, justice, and miscellaneous events. Receive exclusive content and reliable, factual reporting directly on your phone. This independent media app ensures you're always at the forefront of breaking news.

Highlights
  • Police-Justice news
  • Miscellaneous events news
  • Live notifications
  • Exclusive editorial content
  • Reliable and factual reporting
  • Special police forces memo
Features
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Téléchargez l'application Actu17 pour ne rien manquer de l'actualité ! • Le meilleur de l'actualité Police-Justice et des Faits-Divers • Des notifications en direct sur votre téléphone pour ne rien manquer • Les informations exclusives de notre rédaction • Des informations fiables, factuelles et sans compromis • Le memento spécial forces de l'ordre • Un média entièrement indépendant, garantissant une information 100% libre Soyez toujours au premier rang de l'actualité en téléchargeant l'appli Actu17 ! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Black

This app reopens unsolved cases and disappearances with daily investigations and witness appeals. Users can submit information directly to the editorial team and engage with a community of users. It offers a case map and notifications for updates.

Highlights
  • Daily featured investigations
  • Witness appeal submissions
  • Interactive case map
  • Community commenting and contributions
  • Case following and notifications
  • Multilingual support
Currently charting
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Black-Track, the media outlet that reopens unsolved cases. Cold cases, worrying disappearances, murders never solved: our editorial team investigates, publishes and follows every case. And because a single memory can change everything, Black-Track lets you pass on information in seconds. FRONT PAGE Every day, a featured investigation, the current appeals for witnesses and the week's publications. Explore cases by theme: disappearances, cold cases, murders, unidentified serial killers, family tragedies. THEY NEED YOU Appeals for witnesses are free to access. Listen to the voices of families and loved ones, read the descriptions and, if you know something, write directly to the editorial team. THE CASE MAP Browse cases on a globe, filter them by type and period, and discover those that happened near you. REPORTING IS FREE A long press on the Report button is all it takes to send information to the editorial team, by message, email or phone. In an emergency, the app reminds you to call your local emergency number. AN EDITORIAL TEAM THAT LISTENS Talk to the editorial team in the messaging, attach a photo, link your message to a case. AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY Comment on cases, reply to other members, add elements (photos, documents, recordings). Every contribution is checked by the editorial team before it is published. Comments are moderated. DON'T MISS A THING Follow the cases you care about and get a notification at every development: new publication, new element, audio appeal, case solved. You can also be alerted to new cases and to appeals for witnesses near you. IN 4 LANGUAGES The app is available in French, English, Spanish or Italian, depending on your phone. Comments and messages written in another language can be translated with a single tap. More languages are coming. THE BLACK-TRACK SUBSCRIPTION With a subscription, get the full case files and every update to the investigation, audio appeals for witnesses, case following and contributions. Two plans: monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel it at any time in your Apple account settings. Terms of use: https://www.black-track.com/?p=cgu Privacy policy: https://www.black-track.com/?p=confidentialite Any questions? contact@black-track.com Some cases describe violent events and may upset sensitive readers.

Screenshots

Actu174 screens
Black4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Actu17 at Free against Black's $4.99. Black's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (86% vs 57%). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Actu17 is free to download; Black costs $4.99 up front. Actu17 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Black sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Actu17 ships an update monthly, Black every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Actu17 versus Black: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActu17Black
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.9% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#138 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB70 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLES EDITIONS ACTU17 SASBlack-Track

Customer experience

Actu17

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral21.6%
Negative21.6%

Black

Written reviews42 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative11.9%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Actu17

Subscriptions2
  • Actu17 Pro$2.991 Month
  • Actu17 Pro Annuel$29.991 Year
7 purchases

Black

Subscriptions2
  • BlackTrack Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • BlackTrack Pro Annual$44.991 Year
One-time5
  • Pack découverte$0.99
  • Pack Bronze$1.99
  • Pack Argent$2.99
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  • Pack Or$3.99
  • Pack Diamant$4.99

Questions

Is Actu17 free?
Actu17 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Black free?
Black costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Actu17 or Black have ads?
Actu17 shows ads; Black does not.
Which is updated more often, Actu17 or Black?
Actu17 ships an update monthly, and Black every 5 weeks. Most recently, Actu17 was updated on November 11, 2026 and Black on November 13, 2026.

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