Elgato Control Center vs Moblin
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.
Moblin
Stream live video from your phone to platforms like Twitch. Offers robust connection protocols, high-quality video up to 4K 60 FPS, and built-in chat for viewer interaction. Includes adaptive bitrate options and video stabilization for a smoother broadcast experience.
- Live streaming to Twitch and other platforms
- Built-in chat for viewer interaction
- Support for SRTLA, SRT, RIST, RTMP, RTMPS
- Up to 4K resolution and 60 FPS
- Adaptive bitrate streaming
- Video stabilization
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Stream live to Twitch and other streaming platforms directly from your phone! Main features: - Built-in chat to interact with your viewers - SRTLA, SRT, RIST, RTMP and RTMPS for flexible and reliable connections - Up to 4K, 60 FPS, H.265/HEVC - Optionally use adaptive bitrate for SRT, SRTLA, RIST and RTMP(S) - Video stabilization - And so much more! All features are free to use! Optionally buy cosmetics if you like the app and want to support the developers. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Moblin at 91% against Elgato Control Center's 25%. Moblin also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Elgato Control Center's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 74). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Moblin sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Elgato Control Center asks for nothing beyond the download.
Moblin holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elgato Control Center has 3.8K ratings behind it against 74, 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 91% of Moblin's.
Elgato Control Center ships an update every 5 months, Moblin weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elgato Control Center | Moblin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.8K ratings) | 4.9 (74 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.9% of reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 74 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Corsair Memory, Inc. | Erik Moqvist |
Customer experience
Elgato Control Center
Moblin
User reviews
Elgato Control Center
From 3.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Minimal and functional app
- 👍 Effortless experience
- 👍 Convenient controls
- 👍 Decent interface when connected
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable connection and frequent disconnects
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance, requires frequent resets
- 🐛 Fails to recognize or connect to lights
- 🐛 Slow and unresponsive at times
Moblin
From 74 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🚀 Powerful and feature-rich for IRL streaming
- 💰 Free with no watermarks
- 📱 Excellent for iPhone streaming
- 🔌 Supports multiple platforms and RTMP/SRT
Room to improve
- 🐛 Screen capture doesn't work in background
- 🐛 Back camera not working for some users
- 🐛 Issues with switching cameras with gimbal
- 🐛 Difficulty in resizing widgets
- 🐛 Front camera not resizable when rear is active
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
Moblin
Reported bugs
14 issues- Screen capture feature doesn’t work when leaving the app
- Back camera still not working
- Cannot add channel on iPhone 13 due to invisible buttons
- GoPro hero 13 not connecting, RTMP server location disappeared
- Not streaming on rtmp VK after update
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- RTMP stopped working after new update
- RTMP server on PC not working after update
- Screen capture does not record device audio natively
- Screen capture scene orientation remains fixed when device is rotated
- Cannot configure chat after deleting and reinstalling
- Browser widget for donation notifications not working
- DJI select device is broken, does not populate
- Occasional cuts or flickers during transmission
- Recordings are corrupted when the app loses focus
Requested features
16 requests- Allow manual resizing of widgets (donation, fundraising)
- Allow manual resizing of front camera widget
- Add ability to broadcast via SJCAM cameras
- Support NDI external feeds
- Add Moblink for iOS for bonding with older iPhones/iPads
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- Improve screen capture to record device audio natively
- Fix screen capture scene orientation when device is rotated
- Add scene for simultaneous front and back camera use
- Connect to Bit Speaker for TTS
- Add connection to OBS Linux
- Add support for OBS Studio on Linux
- Improve DJI camera selection/connection
- Add support for 60 FPS streaming
- Allow use of external speakers
- Add ability to broadcast via GoPro cameras
- Improve embedding of videos
In-app purchases
Elgato Control Center
No in-app purchases
Moblin
- Goblina$1.99
- Queen$1.99
- Peru$1.99
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- Goblin$1.99
- King$1.99
- Looking$1.99
- Heart$1.99
- Tetris$1.99
- Ireland$1.99
- Tub$1.99
- Pixels$1.99
- Pink$4.99
- Happy$4.99
- Millionaire$9.99
- Billionaire$49.99
- Trillionaire$199.99
Questions
Is Elgato Control Center free?
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