Comparison

Streamlabs vs SONIX PULSAR

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

SONIX PULSAR

Connect with friends and teammates through high-definition voice and video chat. Organize into private groups, share screens, and exchange files for seamless communication during gaming sessions.

Highlights
  • High-definition voice chat
  • Ultra-fast voice chat
  • Create private 'crews'
  • Text, audio, and video chat
  • Screen sharing
  • Whiteboard for tactics
  • Massive file sharing
Features
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On SONIX PULSAR, you can create your groups of friends, called "crews," and experience high-definition, ultra-fast voice chat. You can be perfectly synchronized as a team and dominate the battlefield of your favorite games. You can organize yourself like a pro, see who's available, and directly join those who interest you through text or video chat rooms. With SONIX PULSAR, it's incredibly easy every day to meet, talk, and exchange. Create "crews" for your teammates and sub-channels for specific strategies, jokes, or just to relax with friends. Each "crew" is accessible only by invitation for exclusive, end-to-end encrypted discussions. In each crew, sub-channel, or with each friend, you can: - Send text messages - Exchange audio and video to develop synergies and laugh together. - Share your screen, live video games, or other content. - Choose which shared screen you want to see. - Create multiple Whiteboards to display important information like game tactics to your crew continuously. - Massively share and store files, images, instant screenshots, memes, and even music to fuel your hype and spread good vibes. SONIX PULSAR is free, and you'll also find an option for Boost for pros: the Supersonix mode, even faster and with even more storage capacity.

Screenshots

Streamlabs4 screens
SONIX PULSAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SONIX PULSAR at 67% against Streamlabs's 29%. SONIX PULSAR also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). Streamlabs's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks). On price 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. SONIX PULSAR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SONIX PULSAR holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Streamlabs has 1.3K ratings behind it against 6, 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 67% of SONIX PULSAR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Streamlabs ships an update every 2 weeks, SONIX PULSAR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Streamlabs versus SONIX PULSAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreamlabsSONIX PULSAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (1.3K ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.215.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB279 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperStreamlabsSONIX SA

Customer experience

Streamlabs

All ratings1,258 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative24.2%
Written reviews1,985 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral15.1%
Negative55.7%

SONIX PULSAR

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

SONIX PULSAR

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
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  • 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
None

SONIX PULSAR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Streamlabs free?
Streamlabs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SONIX PULSAR free?
SONIX PULSAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Streamlabs or SONIX PULSAR?
SONIX PULSAR is rated higher. Streamlabs averages 3.9 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while SONIX PULSAR averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Streamlabs or SONIX PULSAR have ads?
Streamlabs shows ads; SONIX PULSAR does not.
Which is updated more often, Streamlabs or SONIX PULSAR?
Streamlabs ships an update every 2 weeks, and SONIX PULSAR every 3 weeks. Most recently, Streamlabs was updated on November 1, 2026 and SONIX PULSAR on October 30, 2026.

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