Elgato Control Center vs RayBit StudioCam
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.
RayBit StudioCam
This app configures and manages a wireless live streaming camera for quick and easy broadcasts. It allows for WiFi setup, firmware updates, and multi-device streaming to live platforms. Users can switch video sources, adjust volume, and record videos directly to their phone.
- Configure WiFi network connection
- Support device firmware updates
- Connect multiple devices to mobile
- Switch video sources and adjust volume
- Configure as standard NDI camera
- Record video to mobile phone album
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The tool software used to configure and manage RayBit Studio Camera, so as to realize the live broadcast operation quickly and easily: --Configure WiFI network connection; --Support device firmware version update; --Multiple devices can be connected to the mobile phone, and the mobile phone can push the stream to the live broadcast platform. During the process, the video source can be switched arbitrarily, the volume can be adjusted, etc.; --The device can be configured as a standard NDI camera to work independently; --Can record video to mobile phone album; ----------------------------- Permission Description: --Bluetooth and location permissions (used to configure the camera network) --Storage permission (used to save the recorded video to the mobile phone album)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Elgato Control Center at 4.5 against RayBit StudioCam's 1.0. Elgato Control Center also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 4) and review sentiment (25% vs 13%). RayBit StudioCam's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Elgato Control Center holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elgato Control Center has 3.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Elgato Control Center's written reviews are positive against 13% of RayBit StudioCam's.
Elgato Control Center ships an update every 5 months, RayBit StudioCam every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elgato Control Center | RayBit StudioCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.8K ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.9% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Corsair Memory, Inc. | Shenzhen WeDoInnov Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Elgato Control Center
RayBit StudioCam
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
RayBit StudioCam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Elgato Control Center
No in-app purchases
RayBit StudioCam
No in-app purchases
Questions
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