Strecam vs OBSCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Strecam
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a high-quality camera for streaming with OBS or recording video with Quicktime. Enjoy a clean, lag-free interface with intuitive controls for focus, flash, and zoom.
- Stream with OBS
- Record with Quicktime
- Lag-free camera interface
- Tap to focus
- Gesture zoom
- Flash control
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into the best webcam for your Mac. Connect it with a cable and use it as a camera in OBS, QuickTime or your favorite streaming app: live video, no lag and no Wi‑Fi needed. A CAMERA WITH NOTHING ON SCREEN Strecam shows only your image: no buttons, no frames, no menus. Everything is controlled with gestures: • Double-tap: switch cameras (0.5× ultra wide, 1×, 2× and front) • Tap: focus on that spot • Swipe up or down: adjust brightness • Pinch: zoom • Press and hold: turn the flash on or off (rear camera) Works in portrait and landscape. FREE You'll only see a banner on the start screen and, sometimes, a video when you tap Get Started. Never while you're using the camera. If you like, watch a video and use Strecam for 24 hours without the watermark or video ads, or go Premium to remove them forever. TIP Turn on Do Not Disturb and silence your device so no notifications show up while you stream. HOW TO USE IT WITH OBS 1. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your Mac with a USB‑C or Lightning cable. If asked, tap "Trust" on the device. 2. Open Strecam on your device and tap Get Started. 3. In OBS, click + under "Sources" and choose "Video Capture Device". 4. Give it a name and select your iPhone or iPad under "Device". Done! HOW TO USE IT WITH QUICKTIME 1. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your Mac with a USB‑C or Lightning cable. 2. Open Strecam on your device and tap Get Started. 3. In QuickTime, go to File > New Movie Recording. 4. Click the arrow next to the record button and select your iPhone or iPad as the camera. Done! ALSO ON A SCREEN OR CAPTURE CARD With Apple's Digital AV Adapter you can show the image on a TV, a monitor or an HDMI capture card.
OBSCam
Transform your iPhone into a high-quality streaming camera for OBS and other software. This app provides a clean, control-free live camera feed directly to your computer without needing any plugins. It also functions as a webcam for applications like MS Teams.
- Use iPhone as OBS camera
- Clean camera feed without controls
- No OBS plugin required
- Works with MS Teams
- Virtual camera activation
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Use your iPhone camera as a streaming camera in OBS and other streaming software. OBSCam delivers a clean live camera image without any visible controls. I works without any OBS plugin. Just connect your iPhone to your computer, start the app and select your iPhone as camera device in OBS. You can also use your iPhone as webcam in MS Teams; just activate "Start Virtual Camera" in OBS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Strecam at 3.0 against OBSCam's 2.3. Strecam also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 20%). OBSCam's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Strecam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and OBSCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Strecam holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Strecam's written reviews are positive against 20% of OBSCam's.
Strecam ships an update every 2 months, OBSCam every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Strecam | OBSCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pablo Gutierrez | Christian Hahn |
Customer experience
Strecam
OBSCam
In-app purchases
Strecam
- Remove ads$2.99
OBSCam
- Remove Watermark$2.99
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