Comparison

Madcam vs Camkite Camera for OBS

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

Head to head
About

Madcam

Transform photos and videos with AI using text or voice prompts. Create stylized portraits, cinematic edits, and generate images, videos, music, and even interactive mini-apps. Features a powerful camera and a multimodal AI chat assistant.

Highlights
  • AI-powered photo and video editing via text/voice prompts
  • Text-to-image and text-to-video generation
  • AI song generator
  • Mini-app builder with no coding required
  • Multimodal AI chat assistant
  • Dual camera with picture-in-picture overlay
Features
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Madcam is the all-in-one AI creative studio built into your camera. Shoot a photo, speak or type what you want, and AI transforms it — stylized portraits, cinematic edits, artistic filters, or anything you can describe. Your edit processes in the background and lands in your camera roll the moment it's ready. POWERFUL CAMERA • Dual camera: shoot front + back simultaneously with a live picture-in-picture overlay • Pinch-to-zoom, tap-to-focus, countdown timer, and volume button shutter • Screen flash for perfect front-facing shots in any light AI PHOTO EDITING • Edit photos with a simple text or voice prompt • Choose from a curated library of styles and filters, or create and save your own • "Surprise Me" picks a creative edit for you • Side-by-side before/after preview for every edit GENERATE ANYTHING • Text-to-image: describe a photo and watch it appear • Text-to-video & image-to-video: animate your ideas into short clips • AI song generator: create original music by describing a vibe, genre, or mood • Mini-app builder: describe an app and get a fully working interactive tool — no coding required AI CHAT • A full multimodal AI assistant built in — send text, voice, images, and files • Ask questions, brainstorm ideas, extract prompts from photos, or build apps in conversation MUSIC PLAYER • Play your AI-generated songs with a full-featured player • Scratch the vinyl, tune the EQ, shift pitch — it's a studio in your pocket • Apple Music integration included NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. EVER. We believe subscriptions are unfair. With Madcam, you simply top up credits and use them however you want, at your own pace. No monthly fees. No pressure. The only creative app you'll ever need.

About

Camkite Camera for OBS

Transform your phone into a high-quality webcam for OBS Studio or stream directly from your device. Offers seamless integration with OBS and robust direct streaming capabilities for live creators.

Highlights
  • Phone camera as OBS source
  • Direct RTMP streaming
  • Saved stream profiles
  • QR code profile import
  • Camera controls
  • Video quality controls
  • Optional chat overlay
Features
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Camkite Camera for OBS helps creators use their phone as a clean live camera for OBS Studio, or stream directly from the phone when a mobile setup makes more sense. Use OBS Camera mode with the Camkite OBS plugin to bring your phone into a scene without complicated setup. Pair automatically on your local network, control camera options from OBS, and keep your phone preview simple while OBS handles the show. Use Direct Stream mode when you want to go live from your phone without OBS. Save stream profiles, import stream settings from QR codes, and stream to RTMP destinations with camera, microphone, quality, and chat overlay controls available in one place. Features: • Phone camera source for OBS Studio (OMT over the network) • Direct RTMP streaming from the phone • Saved stream profiles • QR code profile import • Front and rear camera controls • Rear lens selection when supported • Camera stabilization when supported • Split camera layouts when supported • HDR camera mode when supported • Optional phone-side chat overlay for supported stream profiles • Video quality controls with adaptive bitrate behavior • Microphone mute and audio level display • Simple creator-focused settings Camkite is built for live creators who want fewer setup steps and a more polished phone camera workflow. Some features require a Camkite Pro subscription, including higher video resolutions, HDR, and watermark removal. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Madcam4 screens
Camkite Camera for OBS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Madcam at every 3 days against Camkite Camera for OBS's every 3 weeks. Madcam also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 1). Camkite Camera for OBS's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Madcam sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Camkite Camera for OBS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Madcam against 5.0 for Camkite Camera for OBS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Madcam has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Madcam ships an update every 3 days, Camkite Camera for OBS every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Madcam versus Camkite Camera for OBS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMadcamCamkite Camera for OBS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGigabizon Inc.Abelardo Ricart

Customer experience

Madcam

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Camkite Camera for OBS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Madcam

One-time6
  • 5,000 Credits$4.99
  • 10,000 Credits$9.99
  • 25,000 Credits$24.99
Show 3 more
  • 50,000 Credits$49.99
  • 100,000 Credits$99.99
  • 200,000 Credits$199.99
2 purchases

Camkite Camera for OBS

Subscriptions2
  • Camkite Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Camkite Pro Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Madcam free?
Madcam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Camkite Camera for OBS free?
Camkite Camera for OBS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Madcam or Camkite Camera for OBS?
Madcam and Camkite Camera for OBS are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 16 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Madcam or Camkite Camera for OBS have ads?
Neither Madcam nor Camkite Camera for OBS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Madcam or Camkite Camera for OBS?
Madcam ships an update every 3 days, and Camkite Camera for OBS every 3 weeks. Most recently, Madcam was updated on November 5, 2026 and Camkite Camera for OBS on November 5, 2026.

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