Cine Equipamentos vs Blackout Next (Legacy)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cine Equipamentos
This app helps film and audiovisual professionals manage equipment and crew details. It provides technical specifications, supplier information, and allows users to create and share equipment lists and crew profiles. Cloud storage ensures data is always accessible.
- Detailed equipment specifications
- Supplier information
- Create and share equipment lists
- Register and manage crew profiles
- Cloud data storage
- Customizable equipment catalog
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Cine Equipamentos Pro is an App aimed at professionals and companies that use equipment and services for cinematographic and audiovisual productions. The application offers different tools aimed at the film industry, presenting in detail technical specifications and suppliers that make this equipment available. In the Jobs menu, the user is able to create his equipment list and share it with other users and send it by email to the desired addressee. In the Equipment Menu, the app offers dozens of categories and thousands of equipment, allowing the user to register new items and customize as you wish. Cine Pro offers a tool that allows the user to register his crew by inserting the technician's photo and send it by email and messaging app. This is an application with versions for English and Portuguese. All data entered in the application are stored in a cloud, guaranteeing the rescue of data whenever necessary. Note: Cloud features require an auto-renewable subscription to the Cine App which can be purchased in-app. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, for the full subscription price of the previously purchased subscription type. • Your subscription can be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to user Account Settings after purchase Terms of Service can be found on our website here: https://app.cineequipamentos.com.br/terms.html
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 Cine Equipamentos's 4.0. Blackout Next (Legacy) also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and ratings volume (21 vs 3). Cine Equipamentos's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Cine Equipamentos sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Blackout Next (Legacy) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blackout Next (Legacy) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackout Next (Legacy) has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Cine Equipamentos's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blackout Next (Legacy)'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cine Equipamentos | Blackout Next (Legacy) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 359 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Cine Equipamentos WK LTDA | Blackout Lighting Console Inc. |
Customer experience
Cine Equipamentos
Blackout Next (Legacy)
In-app purchases
Cine Equipamentos
- Weekly Plan$5.997 Days
- Light Plan7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
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- Annual Plan Pro7 Days trial$69.991 Year
Blackout Next (Legacy)
- Basic Plan$799.99
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