Castream vs OBS Phone Cam

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/).

Your phone already has a far better camera than most webcams. OBS Phone Cam puts it to work in OBS Studio over your own Wi-Fi, with nothing extra to install on your computer. GET GOING IN A MINUTE 1. Put your phone and your computer on the same Wi-Fi. 2. Open OBS Phone Cam, pick a quality, and tap Start. 3. In OBS, add a Browser source and paste the address the app shows you. That is the whole setup. No cable, no dongle, no capture card, no drivers, and no plugin to add to OBS. A PICTURE WORTH SHOWING • Go all the way up to 4K, or choose 1080p at 60 frames a second when you want smooth motion • Your phone's own video chip does the hard work, so the picture stays clean and the phone stays cool • Almost no delay, because the video travels straight to your computer and never goes out to the internet FRAME IT THE WAY YOU LIKE • Pinch and drag on your phone to set up the shot, and your audience sees exactly what you framed • Zoom in close without the picture falling apart • Switch between your phone's lenses while you are live, wide angle included, and nobody watching drops out • Pick a shape that fits your scene: widescreen, square, or upright for vertical video • Flick the flashlight on for a bit more light, and mute the microphone whenever you like BUILT TO STAY UP • Holds the screen awake for as long as you are live, so nothing goes dark mid-stream • Finds its way back on its own if your Wi-Fi hiccups • Keep the app open on screen while you stream. iPhone stops the camera when an app is sent to the background, so switching away pauses your shot. YOUR VIDEO STAYS YOURS No accounts, no ads, and no tracking of any kind. Nothing is recorded and nothing is uploaded. Your picture and sound go straight to your own computer across your own network. On a shared network you can lock the stream with an access code. WORTH KNOWING You need a Wi-Fi network that lets your devices see each other. Guest Wi-Fi in hotels and cafes usually blocks this, so the app cannot work there. OBS and OBS Studio are trademarks of their respective owners. OBS Phone Cam is an independent app, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the OBS Project.