CRMX Toolbox vs Blackout Next (Legacy)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CRMX Toolbox
This utility app simplifies managing and connecting to CRMX devices. It allows for firmware updates and Bluetooth configuration of compatible products.
- Track and connect to CRMX devices
- Conduct firmware updates
- Configure Bluetooth CRMX products
- Manage all Bluetooth CRMX devices
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The CRMX Toolbox app is designed to make it easier to track and connect to your fixtures and devices. The key features of the app is the ability to conduct firmware updates and enable configuration of all bluetooth CRMX products.
Blackout Next (Legacy)
This professional lighting console app offers an intuitive interface for controlling DMX, Art-Net, and sACN lighting systems. It features a vast cloud fixture database, custom fixture creation, and a robust multi-cuelist platform for organizing lighting looks.
- Cloud Fixture Database
- Custom Fixture Creation
- Intuitive Fixture Controls
- Multi-Cuelist Platform
- Dynamic Effects Engine
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blackout Next (Legacy) at 5.0 against CRMX Toolbox's 3.0. Blackout Next (Legacy) also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 2). CRMX Toolbox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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 Next (Legacy) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CRMX Toolbox asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blackout Next (Legacy) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackout Next (Legacy) has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CRMX Toolbox ships an update every 2 months, Blackout Next (Legacy) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CRMX Toolbox | Blackout Next (Legacy) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 359 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LumenRadio AB | Blackout Lighting Console Inc. |
Customer experience
CRMX Toolbox
Blackout Next (Legacy)
In-app purchases
CRMX Toolbox
No in-app purchases
Blackout Next (Legacy)
- Basic Plan$799.99
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