ScreenStream vs StreamNow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
ScreenStream
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Stream your iPhone screen live to Kick in a single tap. ScreenStream broadcasts whatever is on your screen ā games, apps, walkthroughs ā straight to your Kick channel over RTMP. No capture card, no computer, no complicated setup. Pick your destination, tap once, and you're live. KEY FEATURES ⢠One-tap streaming to Kick ā paste your stream key once and go live anytime ⢠Custom RTMP server support ā point ScreenStream at your own server or any RTMP destination ⢠Local recording mode ā record your screen to your device in H.264 with no network needed ⢠Microphone narration ā add your voice over your gameplay or demo ⢠Device audio capture ā include the sound from your apps and games in the broadcast ⢠Adjustable quality ā tune frame rate and bitrate to match your connection ⢠Clean, simple interface ā everything on one screen, nothing you don't need HOW IT WORKS ScreenStream uses Apple's built-in screen broadcasting (ReplayKit), so it captures your entire screen system-wide ā not just one app. Start a broadcast from the app or straight from Control Center, and your screen goes live to your chosen destination. Whether you're streaming mobile games to your Kick audience, recording a tutorial, or broadcasting to your own RTMP server, ScreenStream keeps it fast and simple. No account required. No ads. No tracking. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
StreamNow
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Go live from your phone in three taps. No desktop, no capture card, no encoder box StreamNow sends your camera or your whole screen straight to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, TikTok or any RTMP server you own. Overlays, logos and sports scoreboards are composited into the outgoing video by the native engine, so your viewers see a finished broadcast instead of a raw phone camera. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add a destination pick a platform preset, or paste your own RTMP / RTMPS URL and stream key. 2. Choose your source front camera, back camera, or your entire screen. 3. Tap Go Live. Bitrate, frame rate and connection health update every second while you stream. CAMERA STREAMING ⢠Front and back camera with instant flip, pinch zoom and torch control ⢠720p or 1080p at 10, 30, 50 or 60 fps you choose resolution and frame rate separately ⢠Adaptive bitrate quietly steps quality down and back up when the network dips, instead of dropping you ⢠Automatic reconnect if the connection breaks mid-broadcast ⢠Privacy shield blanks the video without ending the stream ⢠Mute the mic or pause the whole broadcast with one tap the connection stays alive ⢠Noise suppression and front-camera mirroring toggles SCREEN BROADCASTING ⢠Stream everything on your screen: gameplay, tutorials, app demos, classes, presentations ⢠Portrait and landscape, both fully supported ⢠App audio and mic go out together, so viewers hear the game and you ⢠Starts from the system broadcast picker and keeps running while you play ⢠Your overlay layout travels with the broadcast arrange it before you go live OVERLAYS AND SPORTS SCOREBOARDS ⢠Text, image and logo layers, dragged and sized exactly where you want them ⢠Live scoreboards for football, basketball, tennis and billiards ⢠Two skins per scoreboard clean glass, or a full TV-style broadcast bar ⢠Control the score, the clock and the period from the same screen you are streaming from ⢠Save any arrangement as a preset and load it for the next match ⢠Separate preset sets for vertical 9:16 and horizontal 16:9, so nothing lands off-canvas RECORD WHILE YOU STREAM Keep a local copy of the broadcast on your device while it goes out live useful for highlights, reuploads and reviewing the game afterwards. BUILT FOR SMOOTHNESS Capture, encoding and the network socket all live in native code. Video frames never pass through the interface layer, which is why the frame rate holds steady, the battery lasts, and switching screens inside the app never disturbs a running broadcast. WHY CREATORS CHOOSE STREAMNOW ⢠No account and no sign-up a stream key is all it takes ⢠No watermark burned into your video ⢠Stream keys are kept in the device keychain, never uploaded anywhere ⢠Works with any RTMP or RTMPS ingest, from the big platforms to your own server ⢠Dark, one-handed interface designed to be used while something else is happening Whether you are calling a Sunday league match, streaming a mobile game, running a class or going live to your followers, StreamNow puts the whole broadcast in your pocket. EULA This app is licensed under Apple's Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ DISCLAIMER StreamNow is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by YouTube, Google, Twitch, Amazon, Facebook, Meta or TikTok. All trademarks and product names are the property of their respective owners. Streaming to a platform requires your own account on that platform and is subject to that platform's own terms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StreamNow at none against ScreenStream's 3. StreamNow also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). ScreenStream's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. ScreenStream sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. StreamNow asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ScreenStream | StreamNow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | ā |
| Ads | No ā better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brad Coughlin | Niral Kabariya |
In-app purchases
ScreenStream
- Monthly$6.991 Month
- Annual$17.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime License$44.99
StreamNow
No in-app purchases
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