Comparison

Subscription Manager vs Blackout Mode

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

Head to head
About

Subscription Manager

Effortlessly manage all your recurring payments and subscriptions in one place. Get alerts before trials expire and receive guidance to cancel unwanted services, helping you save money and stay organized.

Highlights
  • Track unlimited subscriptions and bills
  • Add from 405 pre-loaded services
  • Cancel assistant with step-by-step guides
  • Trial expiry protection with multiple warnings
  • Savings score and spending insights
  • Calendar view for renewals and bills
  • OCR for scanning bank statements and receipts
Features
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You're probably paying for subscriptions you forgot about. Censo finds them, tracks them, and helps you cancel the ones you don't need. 405 SERVICES, ONE TAP TO ADD Netflix, Spotify, iCloud, gym memberships, and 400+ more — price, billing cycle, and category pre-filled. No typing. CANCEL ASSISTANT Step-by-step cancel guides for 500+ services. Know exactly where to go and what to click. SAVINGS SCORE Your 0-100 score measuring how efficiently you manage subscriptions. Get tips to save more. TRIAL EXPIRY PROTECTION 3 warnings before you get charged: 3 days, 1 day, and morning of. Never pay for a forgotten trial. BILL TRACKING Track rent, utilities, insurance, loans — any recurring bill. Due dates, paid status, overdue reminders. CALENDAR VIEW Every renewal and bill on a monthly calendar. Know what's coming and when. INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS Category breakdowns, monthly trends, yearly projections. Spot price increases instantly. EVERYTHING INCLUDED: • Unlimited subscriptions and bills • Add from 405 pre-loaded services with one tap • Smart notifications before you're charged • Renewal calendar with payment dates • Cancel assistant with step-by-step guides • Savings score and spending insights • Trial expiry protection (3 warnings) • Scan bank statements & email receipts (OCR, 8 languages) • Import from CSV, screenshots, PDF, and email • Export to CSV and PDF • Home screen and lock screen widgets • iCloud and cloud sync across devices • Charts, trends, and price history • Multi-currency (17 currencies) • Custom lists (Personal, Family, Business) • 10 languages supported PRIVACY FIRST No bank login. No account linking. No data sharing. Everything on your device or your private iCloud. Privacy: https://sheboftek.github.io/censo/privacy.html Terms: https://sheboftek.github.io/censo/terms.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Subscription Manager4 screens
Blackout Mode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blackout Mode at 5.0 against Subscription Manager's 4.3. Blackout Mode also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Subscription Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Blackout Mode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blackout Mode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Subscription Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blackout Mode's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subscription Manager ships an update fortnightly, Blackout Mode daily. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Subscription Manager versus Blackout Mode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubscription ManagerBlackout Mode
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMahmoud ShaabanAlp Avanoglu

Customer experience

Subscription Manager

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Blackout Mode

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Subscription Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Censo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Subscription & Bill Tracker Pro$49.99
1 purchases

Blackout Mode

One-time1
  • Unlock Blackout Mode$4.99

Questions

Is Subscription Manager free?
Subscription Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blackout Mode free?
Blackout Mode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Subscription Manager or Blackout Mode?
Blackout Mode is rated higher. Subscription Manager averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Blackout Mode averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Subscription Manager or Blackout Mode have ads?
Neither Subscription Manager nor Blackout Mode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subscription Manager or Blackout Mode?
Subscription Manager ships an update fortnightly, and Blackout Mode daily. Most recently, Subscription Manager was updated on September 18, 2026 and Blackout Mode on August 22, 2026.

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