Elgato Control Center vs Proto Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elgato Control Center
Easily manage your Elgato Key Light from your iPhone or iPad. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and power on/off with intuitive controls. Sync multiple lights for a complete studio setup.
- Power Key Light on/off
- Adjust brightness up to 2500 lumens
- Tweak color temperature
- Control multiple Key Lights
- Sync lights individually or all at once
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Control Center For Elgato Key Light Designed to make advanced studio lighting easier than ever, Control Center gives you the freedom to command Key Light from your iPhone or iPad. Let there be light: Power up Key Light with a tap, and power down just as easily. Get brightness right: Adjust all 2500 lumens and 160 premium LEDs with a quick swipe. Tweak temperature: Refine your color reproduction and set the perfect mood in a snap. Sync multiple Key Lights: Control several Key Lights individually or all at once.
Proto Studio
Stream yourself in high-quality 4K or HD to multiple devices in near real-time. Experience volumetric interaction with your audience through live beaming and capture.
- Stream to multiple Proto devices
- 4K or HD quality
- Near real-time interaction
- Volumetric capture
- Live beaming
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Proto Studio allows you to stream yourself into one or multiple Proto devices in dazzling 4K quality in near real-time. -Stream to one or multiple Proto devices -Stunning 4K or HD quality -Near real-time, volumetric interaction with your audience
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Elgato Control Center at 4K against Proto Studio's 13. Proto Studio's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Proto Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elgato Control Center has 4K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Elgato Control Center ships an update every 5 months, Proto Studio every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elgato Control Center | Proto Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4K ratings) | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Corsair Memory, Inc. | Proto, Inc. (Mobile) |
Customer experience
Elgato Control Center
Proto Studio
Bugs and requests
Elgato Control Center
Reported bugs
3 issues- Lights disappearing from the app
- Inability to control lights without the app
- Firmware update issues
Requested features
4 requests- HomeKit and Siri integration
- Lighting presets and automation
- Improved connectivity and stability
- Physical controls on the lights
Proto Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Elgato Control Center
No in-app purchases
Proto Studio
No in-app purchases
Questions
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