Castream vs OverlayNow

Castream turns your phone into a live studio, and now into a shorts editor too. Go live to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and any RTMP platform at the same time, then let AI Shorts turn the best moments into captioned vertical clips, ready to post on TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. NEW: AI SHORTS • Finds your best moments: Castream listens to your video, reads your chat and picks the moments worth sharing • Vertical clips with captions: up to 60 seconds each, word-by-word captions and a hook to open • Any video: your streams, a video from your phone, or a Google Drive, Dropbox or direct video link • Caption styles and editor: pick a look, drag the captions where you want them, fix any word and update the short for free • Share anywhere: save to your phone or share straight to your apps, with the title and hashtags copied for you • Included with Creator (50 credits a month) and Pro (200 credits a month). 1 credit = 1 minute of video GO LIVE EVERYWHERE • Multistreaming: YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, TikTok Live and Instagram Live (with an RTMP key), and custom RTMP destinations, all at once • Camera, screen, or both: stream your camera, broadcast your phone's screen for gaming, tutorials and demos, or use front and back cameras together with picture-in-picture • Keep streaming when you switch apps • Scheduled broadcasts: upload a video, pick a time, and it goes live on its own YOUR LIVE STUDIO • Overlays and lower thirds, edited in real time • Live location overlay • Camera filters and voice effects • Portrait and landscape CHAT AND CO-PILOT • One chat for YouTube, Facebook and Twitch • Moderator mode: run chat from a second device with a QR code • Copilot: control a stream running on another device AFTER THE STREAM • Recordings kept for 30 days (Creator and Pro) • Chat Insights: AI summaries of what your audience loved (paid plans) • AI titles and descriptions for your streams • Public profile at castream.io/@yourname BUILT FOR QUALITY • Up to 1080p (Pro) or 720p • Auto bitrate that adapts to your network • Low latency, with audio and video in sync • No watermark on paid plans Free to start. Upgrade when you need more. Go live everywhere, then post the best part. By using this app, you agree to Apple’s standard [Terms of Use (EULA)](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/).

OverlayNow turns your device into a professional overlay camera. Record HD or 4K video at up to 60 fps with real-time data composited directly onto your footage - no post-processing required. DATA OVERLAYS Choose from 23 overlay types including speed, GPS coordinates, altitude, compass, acceleration, G-force, distance, pressure, vertical speed, inclinometer, mini-map, elapsed time, lap timer, countdown, frame rate, battery level, and more. MEDIA OVERLAYS Choose between square, circle, triangle or 16:9 shapes for HLS streams or your own Photo Library content overlaid over the camera feed. FILTERS 13 cinematic color filters: DUSK, MIST, FLUX, SEPIA, SHADE, GLOW, WARM, COOL, NOIR, BIRD, DREAM, MIAMI, and CLEAR. Applied in real time to both the preview and the recording. FACE FILTERS Blur, censor, or overlay glasses on detected faces. Use them alongside any color filter. GREEN SCREEN & BACKGROUND REMOVAL Chroma key (green or blue) and AI-powered person segmentation using a secondary camera - composited live over your main camera feed, HLS stream or Photo Library media. MULTI-CAMERA Show front and back cameras simultaneously for reaction videos, picture-in-picture, and vlogs. LIVE STREAMING Stream with HLS or RTMP with all overlays, filters, and effects included in the broadcast. SOUNDBOARD & REACTIONS 32 built-in sounds and 12 animated GIF reactions. Import your own. Trigger during recording with a single tap. MORE FEATURES • 8 font families for text overlays • Diagonal split with two independent backgrounds • HTTP polling for live external data • Zoom with pinch to zoom using ultra-wide, optical telephoto, and up to 10× digital • Orientation-aware recording • Mute toggle during streaming • Media backgrounds from photo library or HLS streams PRIVACY OverlayNow does not collect any data. No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Everything stays on your device. Requires iOS 15.0 or later. Some features (HLS streaming) require iOS 17+. Multi-camera requires A12 chip or later.