Comparison

Blackout v2 (Legacy) vs Elgato Stream Deck Connect

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

Head to head
About

Blackout v2 (Legacy)

This professional lighting console app offers an intuitive interface and powerful effects engine for controlling DMX, Art-Net, and sACN lighting setups. It features a vast cloud fixture database, custom fixture creation, and advanced control options for seamless lighting design and execution.

Highlights
  • Cloud Fixture Database
  • Custom Fixture Creation
  • Streamlined Fixture Patching
  • Intuitive Fixture Controls
  • Multi-Cuelist Platform
  • Dynamic Effects Engine
  • Advanced MIDI Support
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Blackout is a revolutionary professional Art-Net/sACN DMX Lighting Console app for the iPad. Redefine your lighting with our incredibly intuitive interface and powerful effects engine. Features: - Cloud Fixture Database: Access over 44,000 fixture profiles licensed from Carallon, the leader in fixture profile services. - Create Custom Fixtures: Utilize our Fixture Creation Wizard to design your own profiles, perfectly matching your specific lighting needs. - Fixture Patching Made Simple: Effortlessly categorize and label LED fixtures with a streamlined Patch interface, ideal for batch management. - Intuitive Fixture Controls: Adjust parameters with ease in Fixture Controls and experience our NEW multi-dimensional color picker. - Robust Multi-Cuelist Platform: Organize and save lighting looks within Sequences, complete with customizable fade times, delays, and links. - Presets for Quick Access: Save and recall fixture parameters instantly, streamlining batch changes across multiple fixtures through our Favorites. - Dynamic Effects Engine: Explore limitless creative possibilities with our advanced Effects Engine, featuring intensity chases, color loops, and more. - Macro Functionality: Simplify complex lighting tasks into single-button actions for maximum efficiency. - Enhanced Data Visibility: Experience our reworked UI with new view states for displaying data in various formats, aiding quicker analysis and decision-making. - Advanced MIDI Support (Input & Output): Gain tactile control over your lighting with MIDI compatibility, suitable for both wired and wireless controllers.

About

Elgato Stream Deck Connect

This application allows you to control compatible iPad apps using your Elgato Stream Deck device. It integrates your Stream Deck's tactile keys and dials with iPadOS, offering a new way to interact with your tablet's applications.

Highlights
  • Control iPad apps from Stream Deck
  • Integrates Stream Deck with iPadOS
  • Supports Elgato Capture app
  • Developer kit available for integration
  • Uses tactile keys and dials
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Control iPad from your Stream Deck Elgato Stream Deck Connect bridges your Stream Deck device with compatible iPad apps. Featuring a driver that integrates your Stream Deck device with iPadOS, it enables you to control supported apps like Elgato Capture using the tactile keys and dials you love. Developers can integrate Stream Deck support into their iPadOS apps with the Stream Deck Kit for iPad. For more information, see our documentation at https://docs.elgato.com/ipad For more details on Stream Deck, visit https://elgato.com/stream-deck Compatibility: Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blackout v2 (Legacy) at 76% against Elgato Stream Deck Connect's 14%. Blackout v2 (Legacy) also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). Elgato Stream Deck Connect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Blackout v2 (Legacy) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Elgato Stream Deck Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blackout v2 (Legacy) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Blackout v2 (Legacy)'s written reviews are positive against 14% of Elgato Stream Deck Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blackout v2 (Legacy) ships an update every 2 weeks, Elgato Stream Deck Connect every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Blackout v2 (Legacy) versus Elgato Stream Deck Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackout v2 (Legacy)Elgato Stream Deck Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better1.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings79 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size359 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlackout Lighting Console Inc.Corsair Memory, Inc.

Customer experience

Blackout v2 (Legacy)

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.8%

Elgato Stream Deck Connect

All ratings9 ratings
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blackout v2 (Legacy)

One-time1
  • Basic Plan$799.99
None

Elgato Stream Deck Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blackout v2 (Legacy) free?
Blackout v2 (Legacy) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elgato Stream Deck Connect free?
Elgato Stream Deck Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blackout v2 (Legacy) or Elgato Stream Deck Connect?
Blackout v2 (Legacy) is rated higher. Blackout v2 (Legacy) averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Elgato Stream Deck Connect averages 1.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Blackout v2 (Legacy) or Elgato Stream Deck Connect have ads?
Neither Blackout v2 (Legacy) nor Elgato Stream Deck Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blackout v2 (Legacy) or Elgato Stream Deck Connect?
Blackout v2 (Legacy) ships an update every 2 weeks, and Elgato Stream Deck Connect every 8 months. Most recently, Blackout v2 (Legacy) was updated on November 2, 2026 and Elgato Stream Deck Connect on November 4, 2026.

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