Comparison

Blackout Camera vs Doble Cam

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

Head to head
About

Blackout Camera

Features
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Screen off. Still recording. Record at night without screen glare. Blackout Camera gives iPhone and iPad a dim red interface and, with Blackout Pro, manual controls and a black recording screen, so your eyes stay adjusted and your surroundings stay dark. Take photos and record video up to 1080p at 30 fps for free, with advertising. Capturing with the screen off and the advanced tools described above require Blackout Pro, subject to existing Basic access below. โ€ข Mark frames: save the moments that matter as full-resolution stills or one labelled contact sheet (Pro). โ€ข Blackout Glance: while recording with the screen off, a tap shows the take's time, storage left and battery in dim red. โ€ข Faster photos: take the next shot while the last is still processing. Every photo gets full-quality processing. โ€ข Smoother camera, lens and Photo/Video switching. A CAMERA WORKFLOW FOR DARK SHOOTS Keep attention on the scene with a dim red interface. After initial setup and permissions, use the Home Screen widget or supported system controls to open the app and start recording with your chosen setup. Press and hold anywhere for about a second to wake the black screen. Apple's camera and microphone indicators remain visible. Keep the app open: locking the phone or leaving the app can interrupt capture. SHAPE YOUR LOOK WITH BLACKOUT PRO Adjust ISO, shutter, focus and white balance. Check exposure and focus with monitoring tools. Natural grade gives Rec.709 video restrained color, a softer tone curve and a touch of warmth, with the graded image in the preview and saved recording. Pro also includes Astro frame stacking, time-lapse and advanced camera formats. 4K, higher frame rates, ProRes, HDR, Apple Log, ProRAW and high-resolution photos depend on your device, lens and settings. FRAME IT. KEEP IT. See the whole photo composition that will be saved. Choose the full image or 4:3, 1:1 and 16:9 crops at the original image resolution, without upscaling. ProRAW keeps the full sensor image. Open a video from the in-app Library or Files, select a moment and export a full-resolution SDR PNG to Files. The still uses the video's frame resolution; HDR video is tone-mapped to SDR. Photo framing and single-frame export are free; marking frames and contact sheets are part of Pro. Save to Apple Photos, the in-app Library, the Pro Private Folder, or a combination. The Private Folder uses device biometrics or a passcode; existing files remain accessible when your subscription ends. No app account is required. Media is processed on your device; you control export and sharing. Apple Photos and device backups follow your Apple settings. Existing Basic subscribers keep black-screen capture and an ad-free experience. A device passcode is required to protect the Private Folder. SUBSCRIPTIONS Pro offers optional monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. Your localized price, billing period and any eligible introductory offer are shown before purchase. Apple charges your account at confirmation or after an applicable free trial. The subscription renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mwsupplylimited.github.io/blackoutcamera/privacy.html APPLE WATCH CAMERA CONTROL โ€” PRO Frame photos and supported SDR video. Take photos, start/stop video, switch camera, zoom and toggle the blackscreen. See time, actual resolution/quality and Auto Black Screen status. Requires Blackout Pro and a compatible Watch paired with iPhone (not iPad). Enable Watch control on iPhone; keep the app on screen and iPhone unlocked. Live connection needed; no offline capture queue. Preview may be unavailable during recording, depending on format, settings and camera feed. No preview for HDR/Apple Log or Monitor LUT. Recording controls remain available without preview.

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Doble Cam

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Record with your iPhone's rear and front cameras at the same time: what's in front of you and your face, in the same take. Nothing to edit together afterwards, no watermarks and no time limit. Every recording saves three videos: โ€ข The combined one: rear on top and selfie below, put together on your iPhone as you record โ€ข The rear camera video โ€ข The front camera video WHAT IT'S FOR โ€ข Reactions: what's happening and how you react, in the same video โ€ข Vlogs and travel: the view and you telling the story, without recording twice โ€ข In the car, with your iPhone on a mount: the road and the inside of the car at once โ€ข Interviews and conversations: both people in a single video YOUR GALLERY, PRIVATE Videos are kept in a gallery inside the app: they don't show up in the Photos app, and the app never uploads them anywhere. From there you can watch each recording (combined, rear or front), save the combined video to Photos to keep it, or delete it. So your iPhone doesn't fill up without you noticing, recordings are deleted from the app's gallery automatically after 7 days, or 14 or 30 if you choose so in Settings. Anything you saved to Photos stays there. No sign-up, no accounts. In English, Spanish (Spain) or Latin American Spanish: pick it in Settings. REQUIREMENTS Recording with both cameras at once requires an iPhone XS, XR or later (A12 Bionic chip or newer). FREE AND NO BANNER The app is free and records with no time limit and no watermarks. The free version shows Google AdMob ads: a banner at the bottom (never while you record); a full-screen ad while your videos are being saved when each recording ends, announced beforehand and at most one every 90 seconds; and, now and then, a full-screen app-open ad (1 in every 5 times you open the app, never on the day you install it). We ask for your permission before personalizing them. No Banner (one-time payment, no subscription; the price is shown in the app before you confirm): removes the banner ad. The full-screen ads โ€” while your videos are saved after recording and when you open the app โ€” stay. It unlocks nothing else: everything else is already free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://cdpoma.github.io/doble-cam-pro/support.html

Screenshots

Blackout Camera4 screens
Doble Cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blackout Camera at every 3 days against Doble Cam's every 8 days. Doble Cam's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Blackout Camera sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Doble Cam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blackout Camera ships an update every 3 days, Doble Cam every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Blackout Camera versus Doble Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackout CameraDoble Cam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days โ€” betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew WongGabriel Mico

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Blackout Camera

Subscriptions4
  • Blackout Basic7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Blackout Pro$5.991 Month
  • Blackout Basic7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Blackout Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • 150 Tokens$0.99
  • 550 Tokens$2.99
  • 1,500 Tokens$6.99
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  • 3,600 Tokens$14.99
1 purchases

Doble Cam

One-time1
  • No Banner$1.99

Questions

Is Blackout Camera free?
Blackout Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doble Cam free?
Doble Cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Blackout Camera or Doble Cam have ads?
Both Blackout Camera and Doble Cam show ads.
Which is updated more often, Blackout Camera or Doble Cam?
Blackout Camera ships an update every 3 days, and Doble Cam every 8 days. Most recently, Blackout Camera was updated on October 25, 2026 and Doble Cam on October 25, 2026.

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