Comparison

OverlayNow vs StreamShield

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

Head to head
About

OverlayNow

Features
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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 10Ɨ 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.

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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.

Screenshots

OverlayNow4 screens
StreamShield4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StreamShield at none against OverlayNow's 1. OverlayNow's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. OverlayNow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StreamShield asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
OverlayNow versus StreamShield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverlayNowStreamShield
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlive MediaMarvin Heilemann

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OverlayNow

One-time1
  • Remove Watermark$3.99
None

StreamShield

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OverlayNow free?
OverlayNow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StreamShield free?
StreamShield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OverlayNow or StreamShield have ads?
Neither OverlayNow nor StreamShield shows ads.

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