Comparison

Streamlabs vs Podcast Studio

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

Head to head
About

Streamlabs

This app enables creators to broadcast live video from their mobile devices to various platforms like Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook. Stream mobile games or your camera feed, customize your stream with themes and widgets, and engage with viewers through alerts. Monetize your content with tips and ensure stream stability with advanced features.

Highlights
  • Stream to multiple platforms
  • Live stream mobile games
  • IRL camera streaming
  • Stream customization with themes
  • Add alerts and widgets
  • Collect viewer tips
  • Disconnect protection
Features
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Streamlabs is the best free video live streaming app for creators. Stream mobile games or your camera to platforms like Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Facebook, Instagram, and more! STREAM OR MULTISTREAM TO ANY PLATFORM Connect your channels to live stream to the most popular platforms or your custom RTMP destination. With an Ultra subscription you can broadcast video to multiple platforms at the same time, maximizing your growth potential. LIVE STREAM GAMES Share your mobile game skills! Whether it’s Monopoly Go, PUBG Mobile, Call of Duty Mobile, Among Us, Clash Royale, Rocket League Sideswipe, Pokemon GO, World of Tanks, or any other mobile game, the app makes it easy to go live and share gameplay with your fans. IRL STREAM Swap between front and rear cameras to stream high quality video to your community. Whether you’re a travel vlogger, musician, podcaster, or just chatting, the app lets you take your audience with you on the go. PERSONALIZE YOUR STREAM Customize your stream’s look with themes in a few easy taps. You can also add your logo, images, and text to your stream. ADD ALERTS & WIDGETS Interact with your viewers and drive audience engagement with Alert Box, Chat Box, Event List, Goals, and more. DISCONNECT PROTECTION With Streamlabs Ultra, your stream won’t go offline even if you lose connection, so you don’t lose your viewers. GET PAID WITH TIPS Set up a Streamlabs Tip Page to start collecting tips directly from your viewers. Plus, thank your tippers with fully-integrated on screen tip alerts. Your fans are waiting! Privacy Policy: https://streamlabs.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://streamlabs.com/terms

About

Podcast Studio

Easily record, edit, and publish your podcasts with an all-in-one solution. This app simplifies complex audio tasks, allowing you to add music, sound effects, and ads seamlessly. It offers non-destructive editing and professional audio enhancement to make your podcast sound polished and ready for distribution.

Highlights
  • Record and edit podcasts
  • Add music, sound effects, and ads
  • Non-destructive audio editing
  • Automatic audio enhancement (AudioMagic)
  • Direct publishing to hosting services
  • Participant connection via companion app
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Podcast Studio is the all-in-one way to record, edit, and publish your podcasts. Instead of managing “tracks”, “effects”, and spending time with repetitive editing, Podcast Studio can do all the work for you and make podcasting easy and fun. Connect your participants to your podcast by adding them as people — not as “tracks”. You'll get easy confirmation that everything is working before recording starts with helpful headphone and microphone checks. You can easily include theme and bumper music, sound effects, and ads to your podcast episode. They’ll get included gracefully into the conversation. Podcast Studio supports all known podcast metadata, including Chapters. Podcast Studio rethinks audio editing by being completely non-destructive. By using Jumps and Skips, you can edit your episode without losing access to a single word. Podcast Studio includes AudioMagic, a feature that transforms your raw recorded podcast into a professional-sounding, publishable podcast quickly, handling complex tasks like compression, EQ, crosstalk, speech clarity, appropriate clip playback, and more. Podcast Studio makes publishing your podcast easy by letting you share it to others with Mail, AirDrop, and other sharing services, as well as submitting directly to hosting services like Buzzsprout, Libsyn, Podbean, Spreaker, Captivate, Blubrry, and Dropbox with just a few clicks. With the companion app Podcast Studio Remote for macOS and iOS, participants can connect to your podcast directly from with security and privacy. Podcast Studio functionality is available for free for the first two weeks, then requires signing up to an auto-renewable subscription to continue. For more details, please refer to the Terms of Use at https://podcaststudioapp.com/terms-of-service.

Screenshots

Streamlabs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Streamlabs at 3.9 against Podcast Studio's 3.0. Streamlabs also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months). Podcast Studio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Streamlabs sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Podcast Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Streamlabs holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Streamlabs has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Streamlabs's written reviews are positive against 13% of Podcast Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Streamlabs ships an update every 2 weeks, Podcast Studio every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Streamlabs versus Podcast Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreamlabsPodcast Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (1.3K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews — better13.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB30 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStreamlabsINTJ Software, LLC

Customer experience

Streamlabs

All ratings1,258 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative24.2%
Written reviews1,983 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral15.1%
Negative55.6%

Podcast Studio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive13.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative83.6%

Bugs and requests

Streamlabs

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Attempted to start invalid broadcast session
  • Streaming stops unexpectedly
  • Overlays not working as expected
  • Microphone/audio issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add screen recording support
  • Improve audio settings and quality
  • Allow more customization and overlays for mobile
  • Provide better tutorials and documentation

Podcast Studio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Streamlabs

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly Ultra$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Ultra2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Ultra$18.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Monthly Ultra$27.991 Month
  • Yearly Ultra$49.991 Year
  • Monthly Ultra+$79.991 Month
  • Yearly Ultra$99.991 Year
  • Yearly Ultra$119.991 Year
  • Yearly Ultra$149.991 Year
  • Yearly Ultra$189.991 Year
2 purchases

Podcast Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Bronze$7.991 Month
  • Silver$11.991 Month

Questions

Is Streamlabs free?
Streamlabs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Podcast Studio free?
Podcast Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Streamlabs or Podcast Studio?
Streamlabs is rated higher. Streamlabs averages 3.9 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Podcast Studio averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Streamlabs or Podcast Studio have ads?
Streamlabs shows ads; Podcast Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Streamlabs or Podcast Studio?
Streamlabs ships an update every 2 weeks, and Podcast Studio every 9 months. Most recently, Streamlabs was updated on October 26, 2026 and Podcast Studio on October 24, 2026.

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