Comparison

Blackout Prepper vs Camp Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

Blackout Prepper

This app helps you prepare for emergencies by managing supplies, tracking expirations, and providing offline guides. It includes communication tools, family safety features, and navigation aids for various disaster scenarios.

Highlights
  • AI-powered preparedness assistant
  • Supply and expiration tracking
  • Offline emergency guides
  • Community alerts and reporting
  • Encrypted document vault
  • Offline maps and GPS backtracking
  • Emergency communication tools
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THOR — YOUR AI ASSISTANT Ask about preparedness and survival, explore app features, or check your pantry with your permission. Use text or your microphone. Thor can highlight upcoming expiration dates, possible gaps, and relevant products. Optional expiration reminders and direct developer contact are included. Internet required. Processing runs on the Blackout Prepper server, with no forwarding to external AI providers. Data is encrypted in transit; AI questions and pantry summaries are not permanently stored. No cloud account or extra fee is required for Thor. AI answers can be incorrect. ALERTS & COMMUNITY • Current alerts and practical response guides. • View and report power outages or fires on the original radar. Choose countries for community push notifications. • Public chat, direct messages and groups to connect with other users. SUPPLIES & PREPAREDNESS • Manage food, drinks, preserved food, medication and other essentials across multiple pantries. • Plan drinking water and calories for people and pets; track expiration dates and reminders. • Scan product barcodes, check supplies and hold and drag entries to sort them. • Checklists, emergency bag and vehicle preparation, plus a preparedness score. • Arrange the main menu and submenus to suit your needs. FAMILY & DOCUMENTS • Family profiles with blood type, allergies, medication and an emergency contact. • Create an offline medical QR code with the information you choose to include. • Store documents and photos on your device in an AES-GCM encrypted vault with a four-digit PIN, animated safe and recovery code. • Record and share family status manually; use a simple emergency guide for kids. • Create a household emergency plan with meeting points and locations of gas, water and electricity shutoffs. MAPS & NAVIGATION • Online maps, saved offline maps and topographic maps with contour lines. • Keep both standard and topographic offline maps and switch between them. • Save map markers and explore shelter information. • GPS backtracking: record a route while the GPS view remains open, follow your way back and export GPX. Matching maps already saved on your device are used automatically. • Barometer on devices with a pressure sensor. EMERGENCY TOOLS & GUIDES • 20 offline guides and step-by-step emergencies, including outages, flooding, storms, fire, heat and evacuation. • Emergency contacts and a location-based SOS message draft you confirm before sending. • CPR metronome, Morse code and SOS signals using the screen, sound and supported flashlight. • Emergency radio frequencies and support for compatible Meshtastic LoRa radios over local Wi-Fi: send text, status and location without cellular service or internet. A properly configured external radio is required. Offline tools require the relevant content to be saved in advance. Alerts, community reports, online maps and chat need internet. Family status is not automatic live tracking. This app does not replace official warnings or emergency services. Questions or suggestions? Send me a private message in the app chat. I usually respond the same day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://goldapps.de/datenschutz/ CONNECT FAMILY & CLOUD • Your own account with email, a password of at least eight characters and email verification. Create a family or accept an invitation. • Choose to share supplies, profiles, status, contacts, home plans, saved GPS trails and selected documents. Optional automatic sync while the app is open and online; downloaded shared content remains available offline. • Separate personal cloud backup preserves existing local data. Offline map files stay on your phone. Health information is uploaded only with explicit consent.

About

Camp Toolbox

This app transforms your phone into an offline outdoor toolbox with measurement, lighting, planning, and utility tools. Features include a ruler, protractor, compass with sun-path, level, flashlight with timer, SOS signal, checklists, gear and food guides, and timers.

Highlights
  • Offline measurement tools (ruler, protractor, compass, level)
  • Sun-path overlay on compass
  • Flashlight with auto-off timer
  • SOS signal with emergency contact dialing
  • Customizable packing checklists
  • Gear and food guide with video links
  • Timer and stopwatch with alerts
Features
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Camp Toolbox turns your phone into a complete outdoor toolbox. Every tool works offline, so it's ready whenever you are — even with no signal at the campsite. MEASURE • Ruler — measure length on screen in cm or inches. For longer objects the scale continues around the edges, so you can rotate the phone and keep measuring. • Protractor — measure any angle by dragging, with preset angles. • Compass — a clear dial with a sun-path overlay (sunrise, sunset, current sun position) to plan which way to pitch your tarp. Auto-detects your hemisphere. • Level — a precise, real-time bubble level. • Camera overlay — show the camera behind the compass or protractor and adjust the transparency to measure against the real world. • Distance (LiDAR) — measure distance on supported devices. LIGHT & SIGNAL • Flashlight — with an auto-off timer. • SOS — a flashing SOS signal plus your own emergency contacts for one-tap dialing. PLAN & ORGANIZE • Checklist — build a reusable packing list and check items off before every trip. • Gear Guide — save your gear in your own categories with YouTube setup links (thumbnails included). • Food Guide — keep your camping recipes and food videos in one place. UTILITIES • Timer & Stopwatch — countdown with vibration/sound alerts and repeat options; stopwatch with lap notes and saved records. Camp Toolbox is free, supported by ads. Available in 9 languages.

Screenshots

Blackout Prepper4 screens
Camp Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Camp Toolbox at none against Blackout Prepper's 9. Camp Toolbox also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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 Prepper sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Camp Toolbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Blackout Prepper versus Camp Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackout PrepperCamp Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size294 MB31 MB
Age rating17+12+
Developerchristian kohlerJEE SUB KIM

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Blackout Prepper

Subscriptions4
  • Zugang – monatlich$0.991 Month
  • Zugang - monatlich$2.991 Month
  • Zugang – jährlich$8.991 Year
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  • Zugang - jährlich$12.991 Year
One-time5
  • Werbung dauerhaft entfernen$4.99
  • Blackout Prepper Lifetime$8.99
  • Blackout Prepper Lifetime$12.99
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  • Lifetime access$17.99
  • Blackout Prepper Lifetime$22.99
None

Camp Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blackout Prepper free?
Blackout Prepper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Camp Toolbox free?
Camp Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blackout Prepper or Camp Toolbox have ads?
Both Blackout Prepper and Camp Toolbox show ads.

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