Socialive vs StreamYard Guest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Socialive
This platform enables users to record, edit, and livestream professional-quality video with ease. It empowers individuals without formal training to become content creators and helps video experts reduce production time and costs. Unlock your potential for impactful internal and external communication through accessible video creation.
- Record live video
- Edit video content
- Publish videos
- Livestream professional video
- Intuitive user experience
- Reduce production time and costs
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Socialive’s end-to-end video creation platform is the fastest and most cost-effective way for anyone to record, edit, publish, and livestream professional video. The platform provides an intuitive experience for everyone, transforming people without formal video training into full-fledged content creators while reducing production time and costs for video experts. The platform unlocks limitless potential for internal and external communication by democratizing the ability to make video.
StreamYard Guest
This application allows users to join live streams and recordings as a guest on their mobile devices. It offers high-quality local recordings, even with unstable internet, and enables interaction with live comments. Users can also opt for a voice-only mode with an audio avatar.
- Join live streams as a guest
- HD local recordings
- Engage with live comments
- Voice-only mode with audio avatar
- Mobile-optimized guest experience
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This app is currently for guests only. Hosts should use the browser for now (streamyard.com). StreamYard is the easiest way to live stream and record. Hosts can invite guests to join their studio. Guests can join from their browser, or using this app. This app is the best experience for guests on mobile devices. Our app lets you: - Join a StreamYard studio as a guest - Record in studio quality. With HD local recordings, even if you have a weak connection, the recording won't be blurry or choppy. - See live comments and engage viewers on any platform (YouTube, Facebook, and others) - Go voice-only and use a personalized audio avatar if you prefer to keep your camera off StreamYard is easy to use, stable, and professional. That’s why big creators like Gary Vee love us: “I've been blown away by StreamYard's incredible software & technology. It enables me to execute my message to the world.” —Gary Vaynerchuk Ready to join a live stream or recording using your mobile device? Use our app to get the best experience possible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Socialive at 5.0 against StreamYard Guest's 3.3. StreamYard Guest's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (34% vs 17%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Socialive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StreamYard Guest has 74 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Socialive's written reviews are positive against 34% of StreamYard Guest's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Socialive ships an update every 5 weeks, StreamYard Guest weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Socialive | StreamYard Guest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.3 (74 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 34.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 74 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rockstar Music Inc. | Streamyard |
Customer experience
Socialive
StreamYard Guest
In-app purchases
Socialive
No in-app purchases
StreamYard Guest
No in-app purchases
