# OBS Blade vs Virtual Stream Deck

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OBS Blade at 15.0 against Virtual Stream Deck's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. OBS Blade sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Virtual Stream Deck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

OBS Blade ships an update every 3 weeks, Virtual Stream Deck every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | OBS Blade | Virtual Stream Deck |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.0 (75 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/obs-blade/id1523915884/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **75** | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 34 MB | 11 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Rene Schramowski](https://appshunter.io/developer/1456265563) | [Joshua Vucelich](https://appshunter.io/developer/1793452251) |

## What reviewers say

### OBS Blade

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/obs-blade/id1523915884)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nice Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Awesome Tip | $2.99 | one-time |
| Incredible Tip | $4.99 | one-time |
| Blacksmith | $4.99 | one-time |
| Pro - Lifetime | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🚀 Seamless OBS integration
- 💡 Great for remote control
- 💰 Free and valuable
- ✨ Stable and reliable (for some)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Connection issues
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections
- 🐛 Doesn't work on Windows (for some)
- 🐛 Auto-detection broken
- 🐛 QR scanner not working

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- 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


### Virtual Stream Deck

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/virtual-stream-deck/id6792859416)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Virtual Stream Deck Pro | $19.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is OBS Blade free?

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

### Is Virtual Stream Deck free?

Virtual Stream Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do OBS Blade or Virtual Stream Deck have ads?

Neither OBS Blade nor Virtual Stream Deck shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, OBS Blade or Virtual Stream Deck?

OBS Blade ships an update every 3 weeks, and Virtual Stream Deck every 2 weeks. Most recently, OBS Blade was updated on October 11, 2026 and Virtual Stream Deck on October 12, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*