Comparison

Journal&Note vs Blackout

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

Head to head
About

Journal&Note

Features
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Your smart notebook for effortless life logging! Key Features: * Cross-device Sync: Access notes anywhere * Card Interface: Quick read & edit in 1-2 taps * Social Sharing: Exchange ideas with others * Smart Collection: Save 20 favorite posts * Widget Support: Quick note creation & random photo display Create up to 10 notebooks with 20 entries each, 5 photos per entry. Cloud sync ensures minimal storage while keeping your memories organized!

About

Blackout

Features
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Blackout is an offline emergency guide for your household, made for iPhone. When the power, signal or internet goes out, there is no time to search the web for advice. Blackout keeps the essentials on your phone: readable, fast and without any connection. FREE, FOR EVERYONE • Emergency guides for home, car, cabin, first aid and evacuation • Checklists for power outages, evacuation bag, water and food supplies, storms and leaving home • Ready-made crisis packs you install with one tap, including "Drought and water" • Weather alerts for your saved address, with notifications and advice on what to do (supported regions) • CPR metronome at 110 beats per minute and rapid first-aid triage • SOS light signal and loud siren • Emergency mode: extreme contrast, flat colors, saves battery, readable in the dark • Compass that works without a map, signal or internet • Emergency numbers for your country and a Family card to share: meeting point, numbers and a QR code • Face ID, Touch ID or passcode protection • Seasonal challenges with badges to collect BLACKOUT HOUSEHOLD: ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Try it free for 7 days. • SafeZone for the whole family (one pair of phones is free) • Expiry tracking for food and medicine with reminders (the 3 soonest items are free) • Self-sufficiency calculator without limits (free up to 2 people and 3 days) • Battery endurance: how many days your power banks keep phone and flashlight running • Encrypted backup (AES-256-GCM) and restore • Printable crisis plan as a PDF SAFEZONE: A NETWORK WITHOUT INTERNET SafeZone finds nearby iPhones with Blackout and connects them directly, with no router, SIM card or mobile data. You approve every device by hand. Then it passes on short messages and selected changes. Range is tens of meters: during an outage at home, but also at the cabin, on a campsite or at a festival. PRIVACY FIRST No account, no ads, no ad SDKs, no trackers. Your guides, lists and supplies stay on your device or between devices you trust. The app sends only anonymous daily counters (for example which screen was open) without a device identifier or personal content. Guides, checklists and tools work in airplane mode. IMPORTANT Blackout is an organizational aid. It does not replace emergency services, medical help, fire department or police. In danger to life, always call your local emergency number (911 in the USA, 112 in the EU). The SOS signal and siren are not a substitute for calling for help. Terms of Use (EULA): https://neologos.dev/en/pravni/podminky-pouzivani/blackout

Screenshots

Journal&Note4 screens
Blackout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Journal&Note at none against Blackout's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Journal&Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Journal&Note versus Blackout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJournal&NoteBlackout
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChieh Jen ChuangVOJTECH LANDA

In-app purchases

None

Journal&Note

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Blackout

One-time1
  • Blackout Household$9.99

Questions

Is Journal&Note free?
Journal&Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blackout free?
Blackout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Journal&Note or Blackout have ads?
Neither Journal&Note nor Blackout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Journal&Note or Blackout?
Journal&Note ships an update weekly, and Blackout weekly. Most recently, Journal&Note was updated on October 27, 2026 and Blackout on October 31, 2026.

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