Float Cam vs StreamShield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Float Cam
Record videos and take photos while using other apps. This floating camera allows you to multitask, displaying a movable camera window over your screen for notes, web browsing, or scripts.
- Floating camera window
- Background recording
- Picture-in-picture view
- Built-in web browser
- Document viewer
- Front/back camera switch
- Photo capture
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Float Cam - Background camera is a smart floating camera app that lets you record videos and take pictures while using your phone. Unlike the standard system camera, Float Cam allows multitasking — you can keep a floating camera window on screen while reading notes, browsing the web, or checking your script within the app. MAIN FEATURES: • Floating camera window: Move, resize, and position the floating camera anywhere on your screen. • Background camera recording: Record videos while keeping other content visible. • See your notes while recording: Ideal for creators, vloggers, students, or anyone reading a script. • Built-in web browser: Open any website while recording yourself. • Open images, PDFs, or documents: Display reference materials, lyrics, or presentations during video recording. • Switch front or back camera: Use either the selfie camera or rear camera easily. • Capture photos anytime: Take photos directly from the floating camera bubble. • Simple, intuitive, and powerful UI. - PERFECT FOR: • Content creators, vloggers, and YouTubers who want to record themselves while reading notes or a teleprompter. • Musicians and singers who want to see lyrics or chords while recording video performances. • Students and teachers who record study videos, tutorials, or online lessons while referencing their materials. • Coaches, trainers, and speakers who want to see their key points while recording motivational or training videos. • Business users who record video messages, product demos, or presentations with reference documents visible. - WHY FLOAT CAM? Traditional cameras block your screen while recording. Float Cam - Background camera gives you freedom. The floating camera view stays on top, so you can record video and use your phone at the same time. With the in-app browser, document viewer, and notes editor, you can open: • Websites, YouTube, or Google Docs • Images, PDFs, or DOCX files • Personal notes or scripts Float Cam is not just a camera — it's a complete multitasking video recording tool. Whether you're filming a tutorial, singing your favorite song, presenting your project, or rehearsing a speech, Float Cam helps you stay focused and efficient. - More reasons to love Float Cam Float Cam combines everything you need in one floating camera app — a picture-in-picture camera, background video recorder, and teleprompter-style note viewer. Whether you want to record video while using other apps, take photos while multitasking, or overlay a floating selfie camera while browsing, Float Cam does it all. It's perfect as a floating camera for YouTube, musicians, teachers, and vloggers who want a camera with notes, lyrics, or PDF viewer always visible on screen. - Download Float Cam - Background camera now and experience the freedom of recording videos while multitasking. Stay creative, productive, and focused — all in one floating camera app. By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA), available here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
StreamShield
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Stream outdoors, live – bystanders stay unrecognizable. StreamShield blurs faces, license plates, and screens in real time – right on your iPhone, before the stream goes out. You can stay sharp yourself. Your stream goes straight to Twitch, YouTube, or Kick. WHAT GETS BLURRED • Faces – in motion, during camera pans, and from farther away • Whole people, if you want • License plates • Screens, phones, vehicles, and 30+ other object types – you decide • Except you: your face and your co-streamers' faces stay sharp via the whitelist BUILT FOR THE STREET • Dead zone? The stream reconnects on its own, and the bitrate adapts to your network • Checked the map for a second? Viewers see "Be right back" instead of a dropped stream • Panic Blur (optional): if a frame can't be checked, everything is blurred • Your platform's chat right in the app • End the stream with a slide – no accidental stream-kills QUICK TO SET UP • Twitch, YouTube, Kick, or your own RTMP server – paste your stream key and go live • 720p, 1080p, or 2K, portrait and landscape • The preview shows exactly what your viewers see PRIVACY Detection runs entirely on the device. No account, no upload, no tracking. Your stream key is stored encrypted in the iOS Keychain.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StreamShield at none against Float Cam's 3. StreamShield also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). Float Cam's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. Float Cam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. StreamShield asks for nothing beyond the download.
Float Cam ships an update every 2 weeks, StreamShield daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Float Cam | StreamShield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Try the Colors s. r. o. | Marvin Heilemann |
In-app purchases
Float Cam
- Float Cam Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Float Cam Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Float Cam Premium$29.99
StreamShield
No in-app purchases
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