Comparison

OBS Blade vs Stream Browser

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

OBS Blade

Unofficial OBS controller!

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.170 ratingsView app →

Stream Browser

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 3.316 ratingsView app →

About

OBS Blade

Control your live stream remotely with this unofficial companion app for OBS. Manage scenes, audio, and view stream statistics without switching applications. Track past stream performance and contribute to future development.

Highlights

Start/stop stream
Change active scene
Toggle scene item visibility
Adjust audio source volume
View and send Twitch chat messages
Monitor live stream statistics
Track past stream performance

Features

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DISCLAIMER: This app is not in any way affiliated with OBS (Open Broadcaster Software). It's an unofficial, free and open source app to control OBS (https://github.com/Kounex/obs_blade) OBS Blade is designed to be your stream companion and help you to manage your live stream. While using OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) you can connect to the running instance and gain control over important parts of the software. This should help you to manage what your audience can see / hear without the need to switch to OBS on your machine and make such changes. You can keep doing what you do and easily use this app to control OBS! Currently OBS Blade supports: - Start / stop the stream - Changing the active scene - Toggle visibility of scene items (like desktop capture etc.) - Change the volume of your current audio sources (or mute them) - View any Twitch chat and write messages - See live statistics of your stream performance (FPS, CPU usage, kbit/s etc.) OBS Blade also saves statistics of your previous streams so you can track the overall performance and some nice to know facts! This app is still in its early stages and will get updated with new features over time - for now the main features which I want to add are: - More engagement with OBS (renaming, sorting, scripted switching etc.) - Export / merge statistics - Soundboard - Incoming feature requests - (Maybe) Streamlabs client connection I hope you have a good time using this app. If you encounter any bugs, have feature requests or anything similar, feel free to get in touch with me! contact@kounex.com

About

Stream Browser

Stream Twitch content directly on your mobile device. This utility app allows for seamless viewing of live streams and VODs without needing to open a separate browser.

Highlights

Stream Twitch on mobile
View live streams
Watch VODs
Dedicated viewing interface

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helps you stream on Twitch with mobile phone.

Screenshots

OBS Blade4 screens

Stream Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OBS Blade at 4.1 against Stream Browser's 3.3. OBS Blade also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 33%) and ratings volume (70 vs 16). Stream Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OBS Blade sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Stream Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OBS Blade holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of OBS Blade's written reviews are positive against 33% of Stream Browser's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OBS Blade ships an update every 3 weeks, Stream Browser every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

OBS Blade versus Stream Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	OBS Blade	Stream Browser
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.1 (70 ratings) — better	3.3 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews	63.0% of reviews — better	33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings	70 — better	16
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks — better	Every 5 weeks
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	32 MB	123 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Rene Schramowski	Hytto Ltd.

Customer experience

OBS Blade

All ratings70 ratings

Positive78.6%

Neutral4.3%

Negative17.1%

Written reviews54 reviews

Positive63.0%

Neutral9.3%

Negative27.8%

Stream Browser

All ratings16 ratings

Positive50.0%

Neutral12.5%

Negative37.5%

Written reviews9 reviews

Positive33.3%

Neutral11.1%

Negative55.6%

Bugs and requests

OBS Blade

Reported bugs

16 issues

Won't connect to OBS
Connection drops and shuts down
Cannot connect to websocket server
App crashes occasionally
Connects but doesn't work

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Password incorrect error
IOS version not compatible with Windows OBS
Cannot connect via Wi-Fi, QR Code, or manual input
App says OBS is reachable but fails to connect
Stream preview crashes the app
Lagging and cutting out
Doesn't work after initial use
Stream preview never works
Recording stats not shown
No Recording stats
iOS will not recognize web socket server from Windows 10

Requested features

20 requests

Support for Kick streaming platform
Add ability to manipulate frames
Compatibility for multi-streaming Lovense toolset
Picture-in-Picture preview
Support for Facebook Live stream

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EQ activity feedback for audio
3D Touch/Haptic Touch customization
PIP (picture in picture) preview
Built-in donation button
Optional ads for support
Advanced intro slide with explanations
Step-by-step tutorial
Option to choose fade when switching scenes
Option to add colors to scenes
Chat from more than Twitch and YouTube
Expose recording and pause recording buttons on main screen
Undock and move parts of the interface
Plugin function for PTZ camera control
Camera feature (using device camera)
Haptic feedback when selecting buttons

Stream Browser

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

OBS Blade

One-time4

Nice Tip$0.99
Awesome Tip$2.99
Incredible Tip$4.99

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Blacksmith$4.99

None

Stream Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OBS Blade free?

OBS Blade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Stream Browser free?

Stream Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, OBS Blade or Stream Browser?

OBS Blade is rated higher. OBS Blade averages 4.1 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Stream Browser averages 3.3 from 16 ratings.

Do OBS Blade or Stream Browser have ads?

Neither OBS Blade nor Stream Browser shows ads.

Which is updated more often, OBS Blade or Stream Browser?

OBS Blade ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stream Browser every 5 weeks. Most recently, OBS Blade was updated on September 18, 2026 and Stream Browser on August 19, 2026.