Comparison

Blackout vs EarnIt Time and Allowance

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

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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

About

EarnIt Time and Allowance

Features
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Kids do chores. You approve them. They earn screen time or an allowance. You choose the reward for each child. No ads. EarnIt connects chores to rewards kids want: screen time for today, or an allowance for the week. A reward counts only after a parent approves it. Each child sees a clear list of their chores. The family works from 1 shared list that updates when someone finishes a chore. How it works A parent creates the family and adds each child. For each child, the parent picks screen time or allowance. Kids pick a chore, do it, and tap Done. The chore then waits for a parent to approve it. Shared chores go to 1 child at a time, so 2 siblings can't claim the same job. Each child can do personal chores, like making their bed, on their own. What kids see The home screen shows who is earning today. Each child has their own chore list, a streak for each day in a row with approved chores, and a level that grows over time. When a parent approves a chore, the child sees a short celebration. There is no public feed and no chat with strangers. What parents control A 4-digit parent PIN protects approvals and settings. In the parent dashboard, you approve or decline chores, change limits, and reset the day. Parent Tools adds weekly allowance tracking, encouragement notes, custom chores, and bonus minutes. Parent Tools is a one-time In-App Purchase. Kids use EarnIt at no extra cost. What EarnIt does not do EarnIt records the screen time and allowance that a child earns. It does not lock a device or change Screen Time settings on iPhone or iPad. Your family decides how to use the time a child earns. EarnIt is not a debit card or a bank account. Privacy A parent or guardian creates each child profile. EarnIt does not need an email address, does not show ads, and does not sell family data. App privacy label: Data Not Collected. Need help? Email lior@liorshliechkorn.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Blackout4 screens
EarnIt Time and Allowance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EarnIt Time and Allowance at none against Blackout's 1. Blackout's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. EarnIt Time and Allowance asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blackout ships an update weekly, EarnIt Time and Allowance monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Blackout versus EarnIt Time and Allowance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackoutEarnIt Time and Allowance
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVOJTECH LANDALior Shliechkorn

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blackout

One-time1
  • Blackout Household$9.99
None

EarnIt Time and Allowance

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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