OBSCam vs StreamCam for OBS & StreamLabs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
StreamCam for OBS & StreamLabs
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a wireless 4K webcam for streaming software like OBS and Streamlabs. Easily connect over Wi-Fi without cables or extra software, offering high-quality video for your streams.
- Wireless 4K webcam for streaming
- Connects via Wi-Fi
- No cables or extra software needed
- Works with OBS Studio and Streamlabs
- Control stream from Apple Watch
- Adjustable camera settings
- Supports multiple camera angles
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a wireless 4K webcam for OBS, Streamlabs and any streaming app. Add one link as a Browser Source and go live over Wi-Fi: no cables, drivers or extra software. Livestreaming on Twitch or YouTube and ready for the face reveal? Looking for a webcam, but they're all either expensive or just terrible quality? Since you have an iPhone, why not simply use its amazing camera? With StreamCam, you can! Open the app, copy the link, paste it into OBS and you're live. No extra hardware, no drivers, and it doesn't even need to be plugged in. STREAMING - Your picture reaches your stream in the blink of an eye, right over your Wi-Fi - Works with OBS Studio, Streamlabs and anything that takes a browser source, on Mac, Windows and Linux - Keep an eye on your bitrate live while you stream - Have another iPhone or iPad lying around? Use it too for an extra camera angle CAMERA - Flip between your front and back cameras whenever you like - Let white balance, exposure and focus take care of themselves, or set them yourself - Hold it in landscape or portrait, the picture follows along APPLE WATCH - Start and stop your stream right from your wrist - See how your stream is doing and how long you've been live - Feel a tap when something goes wrong, and keep an eye on it from your watch face STREAMCAM PRO - Go all the way up to 4K and 120 fps (free streams in 720p at 30 fps) - Full picture quality, for when every detail counts - Fine-tune the encoder: H.264 or HEVC, keyframes, rate control AND ALSO - No watermarks and no time limits, even on the free version - No ads, no accounts: open the app and start streaming - Looks great in both Light and Dark Mode, on iPhone and iPad TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: OBSCam at free against StreamCam for OBS & StreamLabs's freemium. OBSCam also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. OBSCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and StreamCam for OBS & StreamLabs sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
OBSCam ships an update every 2 weeks, StreamCam for OBS & StreamLabs every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OBSCam | StreamCam for OBS & StreamLabs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Hahn | Dorian Grolaux |
Customer experience
OBSCam
StreamCam for OBS & StreamLabs
In-app purchases
OBSCam
- Remove Watermark$2.99
StreamCam for OBS & StreamLabs
- StreamCam Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- StreamCam Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- StreamCam Pro - Lifetime$69.99
Questions
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