Blackout v2 (Legacy) vs Stingray
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Stingray
Instantly control DMX lights with this mobile application. It connects to a specific USB-C powered node and supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RDM, and Art-Net protocols for seamless lighting management.
- DMX light control
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Wi-Fi support
- RDM support
- Art-Net support
- Requires specific hardware node
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Control DMX lights instantly with Stingray, the companion app for Blizzard Lighting’s USB-C powered node featuring Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RDM, and Art-Net support—all in a free, no-login mobile app. This mobile application requires the Stingray DMX controller. Visit www.blizzardpro.com/stingray for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stingray at none against Blackout v2 (Legacy)'s 1. Stingray also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and device support (3 vs 1). Blackout v2 (Legacy)'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Blackout v2 (Legacy) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stingray asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blackout v2 (Legacy) against 5.0 for Stingray. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackout v2 (Legacy) has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Blackout v2 (Legacy)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Stingray's.
Blackout v2 (Legacy) ships an update every 2 weeks, Stingray every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blackout v2 (Legacy) | Stingray |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 359 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blackout Lighting Console Inc. | Blizzard Lighting LLC. |
Customer experience
Blackout v2 (Legacy)
Stingray
In-app purchases
Blackout v2 (Legacy)
- Basic Plan$799.99
Stingray
No in-app purchases
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