Touch Portal vs Elgato Stream Deck Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Touch Portal
Transform your phone or tablet into a customizable macro deck for your PC or Mac. Streamline workflows for content creation, editing, and professional tasks with dedicated buttons and integrations.
- OBS Studio integration
- Streamlabs OBS integration
- Adobe Photoshop integration
- Remote control PC/Mac
- Macro buttons
- Customizable look and feel
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Touch Portal is the #1 All-in-One Remote Control Macro and Stream app for Phones and Tablets with a deck of buttons as a board on your desk and workspace. You will get the following features: - OBS STUDIO INTEGRATION (OBS web-socket required) - STREAMLABS OBS INTEGRATION - STREAMELEMENTS OBS.LIVE INTEGRATION (OBS web-socket required) - ADOBE PHOTOSHOP INTEGRATION - ADOBE LIGHTROOM CLASSIC INTEGRATION - REMOTE CONTROL PC AND/OR MAC - XSPLIT INTEGRATION - TWITCH INTEGRATION - HOME AUTOMATION - PHILIPS HUE INTEGRATION - MACRO BUTTONS - SMART TOUCH BUTTONS - CUSTOMIZABLE LOOK AND FEEL - COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT Touch Portal is a companion app to control a PC or a Mac by using a deck of buttons to improve the workflow & productivity of game streamers, content creators and professionals. Touch Portal gives you all the essential controls you’d need, we keep adding more features every update! With Touch Portal you are allowed up to 110 unique buttons per page for the Pro version, not to mention you could use the pages to even increase this! Use it as a Macro Deckboard or Shortcut Board for your video and photo editing software and edit faster and more efficient. Use cases: - Game streamers: Stream your games while having total control of your broadcast overlays with a deck of buttons. - Video editors: Edit your videos faster, easier and smarter with a fully customizable page with the buttons you use most often on your Touch Portal deck. Create macros and shortcut buttons to optimize your workflow. - Photo editors: Edit your photos faster, you don't have to learn all the shortcuts the photo editing software gives you, just add the action you want to the "Touch Portal Desktop" app and start editing. - Professionals: Create your own customizable page to improve your productivity and workflow. The app is an extension of your keyboard, with much more features. IMPORTANT!: * You need to download the "Touch Desktop" app on your PC or your Mac to use this app. Please go to our website to download it from our website. https://www.touch-portal.com/ Please join us at our Discord server for the fastest help. We are daily available on discord, our community is also willing to help you further with your Touch Portal experience. Discord server: https://discord.gg/MgxQb8r
Elgato Stream Deck Connect
This application allows you to control compatible iPad apps using your Elgato Stream Deck device. It integrates your Stream Deck's tactile keys and dials with iPadOS, offering a new way to interact with your tablet's applications.
- Control iPad apps from Stream Deck
- Integrates Stream Deck with iPadOS
- Supports Elgato Capture app
- Developer kit available for integration
- Uses tactile keys and dials
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Control iPad from your Stream Deck Elgato Stream Deck Connect bridges your Stream Deck device with compatible iPad apps. Featuring a driver that integrates your Stream Deck device with iPadOS, it enables you to control supported apps like Elgato Capture using the tactile keys and dials you love. Developers can integrate Stream Deck support into their iPadOS apps with the Stream Deck Kit for iPad. For more information, see our documentation at https://docs.elgato.com/ipad For more details on Stream Deck, visit https://elgato.com/stream-deck Compatibility: Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Touch Portal at 4.5 against Elgato Stream Deck Connect's 1.7. Touch Portal also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 14%) and ratings volume (812 vs 9). Elgato Stream Deck Connect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price 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
Both are free to download. Touch Portal sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Elgato Stream Deck Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Touch Portal holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Touch Portal has 812 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Touch Portal's written reviews are positive against 14% of Elgato Stream Deck Connect's.
Touch Portal ships an update every 3 months, Elgato Stream Deck Connect every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Touch Portal | Elgato Stream Deck Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (812 ratings) — better | 1.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.9% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 812 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rils | Corsair Memory, Inc. |
Customer experience
Touch Portal
Elgato Stream Deck Connect
Bugs and requests
Touch Portal
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes after updates
- Buttons not working as expected
- Connectivity issues between devices
- Incorrect button sizing when rotating device
- Paid version not unlocking all features
Requested features
5 requests- Multi-device support
- More pre-built templates and integrations
- Improved button customization options
- Ability to close applications from the app
- Support for more fonts and visual styles
Elgato Stream Deck Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Touch Portal
- Edge Graphics Upgrade$0.99
- RGB Graphics Upgrade$0.99
- Retro SciFi Graphics Upgrade$0.99
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- Icon Editor Graphics Upgrade$3.99
- Multiple Devices Upgrade$6.99
- Touch Portal Pro version$13.99
Elgato Stream Deck Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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