Comparison

Vectorworks Remote vs Blackout Next

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

Head to head
About

Vectorworks Remote

Control your Vectorworks desktop software from your mobile device. Navigate, present, and view your designs remotely using various presentation and navigation tools. Requires Vectorworks 2015 or later installed on a Mac or Windows computer.

Highlights
  • Remote connection to Vectorworks desktop
  • Presentation remotes (pan, walkthrough, flyover)
  • Visualization remotes for Renderworks
  • Navigation remotes for Design Suite
  • Interactive design viewing and navigation
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The Vectorworks Remote app connects your mobile device to your Vectorworks desktop using a remote connection plug-in. Presentation remotes for pan, walkthrough, and flyover are available for all Vectorworks products. Visualization remotes are available for Renderworks and navigation remotes are available for Vectorworks Design Suite products (Design Suite, Architect, Spotlight, Landmark). Interactively use the remotes to view, navigate, and present designs without having to be at your desktop. Vectorworks Remote requires Vectorworks 2015 software or later to be installed on either a Mac or Windows operating system. To learn more, visit http://vectorworks.net.

About

Blackout Next

This professional lighting console app offers an intuitive interface for controlling DMX, Art-Net, and sACN lighting systems. It features a vast cloud fixture database, custom fixture creation, and a robust multi-cuelist platform for organizing lighting looks.

Highlights
  • Cloud Fixture Database
  • Custom Fixture Creation
  • Intuitive Fixture Controls
  • Multi-Cuelist Platform
  • Dynamic Effects Engine
  • MIDI Support
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Blackout is a revolutionary professional Art-Net/sACN DMX Lighting Console app for the iPad. Redefine your lighting with our incredibly intuitive interface and powerful effects engine. Features: - Cloud Fixture Database: Access over 44,000 fixture profiles licensed from Carallon, the leader in fixture profile services. - Create Custom Fixtures: Utilize our Fixture Creation Wizard to design your own profiles, perfectly matching your specific lighting needs. - Fixture Patching Made Simple: Effortlessly categorize and label LED fixtures with a streamlined Patch interface, ideal for batch management. - Intuitive Fixture Controls: Adjust parameters with ease in Fixture Controls and experience our NEW multi-dimensional color picker. - Robust Multi-Cuelist Platform: Organize and save lighting looks within Sequences, complete with customizable fade times, delays, and links. - Presets for Quick Access: Save and recall fixture parameters instantly, streamlining batch changes across multiple fixtures through our Favorites. - Dynamic Effects Engine: Explore limitless creative possibilities with our advanced Effects Engine, featuring intensity chases, color loops, and more. - Macro Functionality: Simplify complex lighting tasks into single-button actions for maximum efficiency. - Enhanced Data Visibility: Experience our reworked UI with new view states for displaying data in various formats, aiding quicker analysis and decision-making. - Advanced MIDI Support (Input & Output): Gain tactile control over your lighting with MIDI compatibility, suitable for both wired and wireless controllers.

Screenshots

Vectorworks Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

Vectorworks Remote and Blackout Next both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Blackout Next's written reviews are positive against 0% of Vectorworks Remote's. Blackout Next also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 2). Vectorworks Remote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating and ads 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 Next sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vectorworks Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vectorworks Remote against 5.0 for Blackout Next. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackout Next has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Vectorworks Remote's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blackout Next's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vectorworks Remote ships an update every 3 months, Blackout Next fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Vectorworks Remote versus Blackout Next: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVectorworks RemoteBlackout Next
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings221 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB398 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVectorworks, Inc.Blackout Lighting Console LLC

Customer experience

Vectorworks Remote

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Blackout Next

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vectorworks Remote

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Blackout Next

One-time1
  • Basic Plan$799.99

Questions

Is Vectorworks Remote free?
Vectorworks Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blackout Next free?
Blackout Next is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vectorworks Remote or Blackout Next?
Vectorworks Remote and Blackout Next are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 21 ratings respectively.
Do Vectorworks Remote or Blackout Next have ads?
Neither Vectorworks Remote nor Blackout Next shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vectorworks Remote or Blackout Next?
Vectorworks Remote ships an update every 3 months, and Blackout Next fortnightly. Most recently, Vectorworks Remote was updated on September 23, 2026 and Blackout Next on October 1, 2026.

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