Broadcast Me vs LiveControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Broadcast Me
Stream live video to platforms like YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook. This app helps developers test and validate live video streaming capabilities, even on unstable connections, by offering an adaptive algorithm and the ability to stream to multiple servers simultaneously.
- Live stream to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook
- Connect to multiple platforms simultaneously
- Adaptive streaming algorithm for unstable connections
- Stream to multiple servers at once
- Test and validate video streaming research
- RTMP and RTMPS protocol support
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Are you looking for a live video streaming app? Broadcast live with BroadcastMe on YouTube live, Facebook live, Twitch or any RTMP compatibe service. You are an app developer. Why is BroadcastMe for you? Whether you are fully dedicated to pushing the limits of video streaming or just playing with video technologies, BroadcastMe helps speed up research and validation. BroadcastMe allows you to: - broadcast to live social media sites (YouTube, Twitch, Facebook and others); Use BroadcastMe as an alternative to provider apps as it can connect to multiple platforms at once (Wowza, Akamai, Red5, Adobe Media Server or any other CDN) - explore the possibilities of integrating live video social media platforms with your apps - research different mobile streaming conditions with no up-front investment in custom mobile solutions - effectively stream live video from your mobile device even while connected to low bandwidth or unstable GSM conditions; BroadcastMe uses a unique adaptive algorithm that keeps streaming when other solutions fail - stream live mobile video to multiple servers at once; Some media platforms use this capability as a fail-safe solution for live transmissions How to test it? Go live on Youtube or Twitch straight from the settings menu. No need to configure anything, just login and you're live! Don't worry if you do not have an RTMP server ready, as you can use ours. In the Settings Screen under Server URL there is a predefined URL with a random streamName. You can watch and share your live streaming here: http://play.streamaxia.com/streamName If you have an RTMP server available... Perfect! Go to Settings Screen under Server URL fill in your server details. For example: rtmp://1.2.3.4/application/streamName Make sure you use RTMP URL in this format: rtmp://hostname/application/instance Technical Details - codecs: H.264/AAC - protocols: RTMP and RTMPS - Settings: Resolution, Frame Rate, Keyframe Rate, Bitrate (or adaptive), Server Link, Stream Name, Credentials and more... Subscription Pricing and Terms We made BroadcastMe Free! Do you want your own BroadcastMe app? Buy the whitelabel app or just the RTMP SDK from Streamaxia.com. You'll get the same app, under your own brand and you'll have full access to the app's code for further development. Read more about our terms and conditions here: https://www.streamaxia.com/termsconditions/ Read more about our privacy policy here: https://www.streamaxia.com/privacy/
LiveControl
Stream live video from your phone with ease. This app allows existing customers to log in and broadcast to multiple destinations simultaneously from any location. Simply pick up your device and start your live broadcast.
- Live stream from phone
- Simulcast to multiple destinations
- Easy login for existing customers
- Stream from any location
- Simple tap interface
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This live streaming app is designed for our existing LiveControl customers. Log into your account and in just a few taps, you can live stream from your phone and simulcast to various destinations. This app lets you live stream from any location, just pick up your phone and move it anywhere you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LiveControl at 5.0 against Broadcast Me's 3.8. LiveControl also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Broadcast Me's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Broadcast Me sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LiveControl asks for nothing beyond the download.
LiveControl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 6 respectively.
Broadcast Me ships an update every 3 weeks, LiveControl every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Broadcast Me | LiveControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Streamaxia SRL | LiveControl |
Customer experience
Broadcast Me
LiveControl
Bugs and requests
Broadcast Me
Reported bugs
23 issues- Streams end prematurely
- Account creation fails
- App gets stuck
- Invalid URL detection
- Missing wide angle lens functionality
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- Poor video and audio quality
- Subscription issues
- Double charging for features
- Frequent crashes
- Interface not usable on iPad
- Stream quality degrades over time
- Inability to use stream key
- Inability to adjust bit rate/screen size
- No field for username/password
- Sideways image output
- No start/stop stream control
- Settings not saving
- Live stream fails to start
- YouTube flickering
- Timed streaming limitations
- Demo version issues
- Purchase restoration problems
- Settings reset bug
Requested features
8 requests- Add GoPro support
- Add chat box to view comments
- Enable pinch to zoom
- Generate YouTube events
- Allow custom bandwidth input
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- Read chat on stream channel
- Use GoPro as camera
- Option to use wide angle lens
LiveControl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Broadcast Me
- Streamer Package - UnlimitedFree
LiveControl
No in-app purchases
Questions
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