DropCopy vs Blackout Mode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DropCopy
Easily share files between your Apple devices on the same Wi-Fi network. Simply launch the app on multiple devices and select files to transfer. It's designed for intuitive, quick file sharing without complex setup.
- Automatic device discovery on Wi-Fi
- Simple file selection and transfer
- Drag-and-drop to Mac menubar dropzone
- Cross-device file sharing
- Intuitive user interface
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Easily and quickly send files and folders to multiple destinations across your network by simply dragging files onto recipients in a popup window. DropCopy is simply easiest way to get things from one place to another quickly without dialogs, passwords or confirmations. Bonus: you may pass the contents of your clipboard between machines in a similarly simple fashion. "Copy on one machine; Paste on another." Need more help? Check out our FAQ at https://10base-t.com/support/#dropcopy-faq Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Blackout Mode
Instantly dim your screen, silence all audio, and disable your camera flash with a single tap. Perfect for dark environments like concerts or cinemas, ensuring you don't disturb others.
- Screen blackout
- Volume zero
- Flash locked off
- Single-tap activation
- In-app camera with disabled flash
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You know that person. Phone blazing in a dark cinema. Ringtone cutting through a piano concerto. Flash firing at a concert. Don't be that person. Blackout is a single-tap utility that does three things the moment you activate it: Dims down your screen brightness, silences your volume to zero, and locks your camera flash permanently off within the in-app camera. No settings to dig through. No toggles to remember. Just tap, and disappear into the dark. What Blackout does: Screen blackout. No blinding brightness in the dark, no light pollution for the people around you. Volume zero. Drops to silent instantly. No surprise notifications, no accidental sounds, no embarrassing ringtones mid-performance. Flash locked off. Built-in camera keeps flash disabled permanently. Shoot the moment freely without blinding anyone around you. Made for: Concerts, live music, classical performances, theatres, cinemas, comedy shows, sports events, opera, ballet, lectures, religious services, anywhere you need to be invisible. One tap. That's it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Blackout Mode at daily against DropCopy's every 5 weeks. Blackout Mode also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). DropCopy's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. DropCopy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Blackout Mode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blackout Mode holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of DropCopy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blackout Mode's.
DropCopy ships an update every 5 weeks, Blackout Mode daily. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | DropCopy | Blackout Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (10 ratings) | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matia labs, inc. | Alp Avanoglu |
Customer experience
DropCopy
Blackout Mode
Bugs and requests
DropCopy
Reported bugs
3 issues- No local destinations shown
- Transfer fails when target Mac is asleep
- Inconsistent behavior with concurrent transfers
Requested features
4 requests- Increase file size limit
- Add desktop file transfer option
- Improve messaging/notification system
- Allow customization of hotkeys
Blackout Mode
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DropCopy
- Secure Remote Send$0.991 Month
Blackout Mode
- Unlock Blackout Mode$4.99








