OBSCam vs Switcher Pro
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.
Switcher Pro
Transform your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch into a powerful remote control for OBS Studio. Effortlessly manage scenes, audio, and stream/recording status with live previews and detailed statistics. Quick setup via QR code or auto-discovery makes it easy to connect.
- Scene switching with live preview
- Audio mixer with monitoring
- Start/stop streaming and recording
- Manual transition control
- QR code connection setup
- Apple Watch companion app
- Stream and recording statistics
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Switcher Pro turns your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch into a professional remote control for OBS Studio. Switch scenes, control audio, start and stop streaming or recording, and monitor your broadcast — all from the palm of your hand. Features: - Scene switching with live preview thumbnails - Audio mixer with real-time level monitoring - Start/stop streaming and recording - T-Bar manual transition control - QR code scanning for quick connection setup - Multiple connection profiles - Stream and recording statistics - Session logging and history - Apple Watch companion app - Studio mode with preview/program switching - Auto-discovery of OBS instances on your network Free version includes basic scene switching. Upgrade to Pro with a one-time purchase to unlock all features — no subscriptions, yours forever. Requires OBS Studio 28+ with WebSocket Server enabled (Tools > WebSocket Server Settings).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Switcher Pro at 100% against OBSCam's 0%. Switcher Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). OBSCam's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. OBSCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Switcher Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Switcher Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of OBSCam's written reviews are positive against 100% of Switcher Pro's.
OBSCam ships an update every 2 weeks, Switcher Pro every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OBSCam | Switcher Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Hahn | Christopher Van Hoose |
Customer experience
OBSCam
Switcher Pro
In-app purchases
OBSCam
- Remove Watermark$2.99
Switcher Pro
- Switcher Pro Unlimited$19.99
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