Comparison

Blackout Lighting Console vs ControllerApp

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

Head to head
About

Blackout Lighting Console

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

ControllerApp

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Controller-App Remote control for professional lighting consoles via Telnet and OSC. Works with GrandMA2/3. • Console Control - Connect via Telnet/OSC to execute commands, adjust faders, buttons and control cues • Virtual Encoders - Remote parameter control and fixture positioning • Programmer Keypad - Direct command-line interface to your console • Beam Calculator - Coverage area, throw distance, and lens angle calculations • DMX Calculator - Address to DIP switch conversion • RGB/CMY Color Mixer - Color mixing with HEX conversion • Preset Manager - Save custom button configurations Controller-App is an independent third-party application. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MA Lighting. All related marks are registered trademarks of MA Lighting Technology GmbH.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ControllerApp at none against Blackout Lighting Console's 1. ControllerApp also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Blackout Lighting Console sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ControllerApp asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blackout Lighting Console ships an update monthly, ControllerApp fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Blackout Lighting Console versus ControllerApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackout Lighting ConsoleControllerApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size398 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlackout Lighting Console Inc.Naor Bonomo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blackout Lighting Console

One-time1
  • Basic Plan$799.99
None

ControllerApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blackout Lighting Console free?
Blackout Lighting Console is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ControllerApp free?
ControllerApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blackout Lighting Console or ControllerApp have ads?
Neither Blackout Lighting Console nor ControllerApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blackout Lighting Console or ControllerApp?
Blackout Lighting Console ships an update monthly, and ControllerApp fortnightly. Most recently, Blackout Lighting Console was updated on July 5, 2026 and ControllerApp on September 4, 2026.

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