Comparison

Streamlabs vs WAY

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

WAY

Features
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Lost your friends in a crowd again? WAY puts your whole crew on one map so you can find each other in seconds — at festivals, concerts, gigs, parks, ski slopes, anywhere. No phone numbers. No social accounts. No ads. Just swap QR codes and you're connected. — WHY WAY — • Built for festivals, designed for everywhere • Friends only see you when YOU let them • Allow background location and your crew's pings can be answered while your phone stays in your pocket • Zero tracking, zero analytics, zero data brokers — FEATURES — • Share your location with the crew you choose — one toggle per friend — and see how fresh each of their pins is • Tap any friend to "Find" them — they get a private ping, answered automatically or with a tap, their choice • Auto-approve — crew pings are answered automatically by default; switch it off for anyone you'd rather approve by hand • Pin notes — leave a 20-character status above your pin ("main stage", "by the bar") • Festival Mode — for a set stretch of hours, every crew ping is answered automatically, even from friends you normally approve by hand, then it switches itself off. Save your own presets ("Night Out", "Quick Meetup") • Ghost Mode — kill all sharing instantly with one tap • QR codes & invite links — add friends in seconds, and any phone camera can scan your code • Emoji pins for you and every friend, with 10 glow colors to pick from • Friend trails — see where your crew's shared pins have been over the last 24 hours, stored only on your device • In English, French and German — WAY follows your device's language — SAFETY FIRST — • Strangers with your code can ping you, but get nothing unless you say yes — add, ignore or block them • Block list and a share code you can rotate instantly • Every shared location auto-expires after 10 minutes, 30 minutes or 1 hour, depending on your battery preset (Standard, Battery Saver or All-Day Mode), and expired pins drop off the map on their own • One tap in the Privacy tab revokes every location you've shared — WAY+ (optional) — A one-time purchase: £4.99 in the UK, US$4.99 in the US, and the price for your country is shown before you buy. Not a subscription — nothing renews and there's nothing to cancel. • Unlimited crew — the free version covers a crew of up to 5 friends • All-day Festival Mode — sessions up to 24 hours instead of 4 • Restore it on any device signed in to the same Apple Account Finding friends, pings, pin notes, trails, emoji pins, Ghost Mode, the block list and every privacy control are free. There's also an optional tip jar — it unlocks nothing, it just says thanks. — PRIVACY — WAY runs on Apple's iCloud (CloudKit), so you'll need to be signed in to iCloud. Your crew list and settings live on your device and in your own iCloud; the only things shared are your display name, share code and short-lived locations, stored on Apple's servers, not ours. No analytics, no third-party SDKs, no ads. Your share code is random, and the only thing attached to it is the display name you pick — no phone number, email or Apple ID. Privacy Policy: https://muddermis.vercel.app/apps/way/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://muddermis.vercel.app/apps/way/terms.html Built with love for festival-goers, by people who got lost at one too many.

Screenshots

Streamlabs4 screens
WAY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WAY at none against Streamlabs's shown. On price, update cadence, 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 WAY sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Streamlabs ships an update every 2 weeks, WAY every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Streamlabs versus WAY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreamlabsWAY
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.2 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStreamlabsHALFDAN OVERGAARD LØV AS

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

WAY

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
2 purchases

WAY

One-time2
  • Way Tip$0.99
  • WAY +$4.99

Questions

Is Streamlabs free?
Streamlabs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WAY free?
WAY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Streamlabs or WAY have ads?
Streamlabs shows ads; WAY does not.
Which is updated more often, Streamlabs or WAY?
Streamlabs ships an update every 2 weeks, and WAY every 6 days. Most recently, Streamlabs was updated on October 31, 2026 and WAY on October 24, 2026.

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