Comparison

Camthis vs Airlive Camera

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

Head to head
About

Camthis

Features
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Camthis.live is designed for capturing live events easily through video from multiple angles, coupled with high-quality audio. It provides an innovative platform for users to create immersive and dynamic coverage of various events, enabling a richer viewing experience by leveraging the power of collaborative video recording. This app is particularly suited for sports, live music, reporting and speaking events, allowing creators to engage their audience with a multi-dimensional perspective of the action. An existing recorder account is required to record events.

About

Airlive Camera

Transform your iPhones into a wireless multicam studio for streaming. Connect multiple devices over Wi-Fi to a free Mac receiver or OBS, with features like tally lights and remote camera control. Enjoy a free, watermark-free recording experience, with an optional one-time purchase to remove live stream watermarks.

Highlights
  • Wireless multicam streaming
  • Free Mac receiver and OBS plugin
  • Tally lights for camera operators
  • Remote camera control (ISO, shutter, zoom)
  • Manual camera settings
  • Adjustable latency for sync
  • Open source protocol
Features
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Turn the iPhones you already own into a wireless multicam studio. Stream over your own Wi-Fi to a free Mac receiver or straight into OBS — no IP addresses, no pairing, no accounts, no subscription. FINDS YOUR RECEIVER BY ITSELF Open the app — it discovers your Mac on the local network and reconnects automatically if the connection drops. Nothing to configure. A REAL MULTICAM, FOR FREE Connect as many iPhones as your network handles. Watch every camera in live multiview on the free Airlive Bridge for Mac, switch programs, and route the output onward — NDI®, SRT, RTSP, or clean HDMI. Or skip the Mac entirely with the free OBS plugin. TALLY ON EVERY PHONE Green when cued, red when on air. Every operator knows, nobody guesses. CONTROL EVERY CAMERA FROM THE MAC ISO, shutter, white balance, lens, zoom — adjusted live from the receiver, with real device-accurate ranges for each iPhone. MANUAL EVERYTHING Shutter, ISO, focus, white balance, color spaces, LUT import — everything your iPhone supports. ISO compensation holds the same exposure when you switch lenses, live. LATENCY YOU SET, NOT SUFFER Pick a fixed delay preset — the same known latency on every camera, so multicam stays in sync. ENGINEERED TO RUN COOL The whole pipeline is tuned for heat, end to end: the sensor rests at 1080p until you record in 4K, one color pass per frame, hardware video encode. Designed for extended shoots. FREE. $14.99 ONCE. THAT'S ALL. Recording is free and always watermark-free. Live streams carry a small corner watermark — a one-time $14.99 purchase removes it. No subscription, no feature gates, no account. OPEN ECOSYSTEM The wire protocol is open — build your own receiver, or use the free Bridge and OBS plugins. github.com/airlive-project Requires iPhone 11 or newer, iOS 17+. Receivers: Airlive Bridge (macOS 13+) or the free OBS plugin (OBS 30+, macOS 14+). Camera and receiver must be on the same network.

Screenshots

Camthis1 screens
Airlive Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Camthis at none against Airlive Camera's 1. Airlive Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Airlive Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Camthis asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camthis ships an update every 7 months, Airlive Camera every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Camthis versus Airlive Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamthisAirlive Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarmack ABDavyd Yevsiukov

In-app purchases

None

Camthis

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Airlive Camera

One-time1
  • Remove Livestream Watermark$14.99

Questions

Is Camthis free?
Camthis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Airlive Camera free?
Airlive Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Camthis or Airlive Camera have ads?
Neither Camthis nor Airlive Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camthis or Airlive Camera?
Camthis ships an update every 7 months, and Airlive Camera every 2 weeks. Most recently, Camthis was updated on October 25, 2026 and Airlive Camera on October 31, 2026.

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