Comparison

LensLink Camera vs ClickAndLive!

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

Head to head
About

LensLink Camera

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LensLink Camera turns your iPhone or iPad into a camera for OBS Studio. Mount the phone, open the app, and it appears in OBS as a video source over Wi-Fi or a USB cable β€” with the picture quality the phone's camera is actually capable of. Picture first Up to 4K at 60 fps, HEVC or H.264, with 120 and 240 fps available where the camera has them 10-bit HDR (HLG) and Apple Log on supported devices Balanced or Maximum quality: Maximum finds the most your connection can carry Every lens, with the Camera app's lens buttons Controls that stay out of the way Tap to focus, hold to lock focus and exposure, drag for brightness, pinch to zoom One tray for exposure, shutter, white balance and focus, with faces-first autofocus The same controls in a browser panel on your computer, and in OBS itself Remember camera settings: a shot dialed in once stays dialed-in Built for production Remote start: OBS starts the camera while the app sits idle Tally light: a colored border says when you're on air Pause with a held picture instead of a frozen frame Keeps streaming beside other apps on iPads that support it Automatic lip-sync: the plugin measures latency and aligns your real microphone Virtual green screen, right on the phone Mirror your whole screen with app audio Siri and Shortcuts Private by design Nothing is recorded on the phone, and nothing leaves your local network. No account, no sign-in, no analytics. Requires OBS Studio and the free, open-source LensLink plugin for Mac, Windows or Linux: https://lenslink.cam

About

ClickAndLive!

Features
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ClickAndLIVE! turns your iPhone or iPad into a mobile video and live-streaming studio. It works standalone with the device cameras and can optionally connect to wireless LiveCUBE! cameras and local MJPEG IP cameras. KEY FEATURES β€’ Front and rear iPhone or iPad cameras. β€’ Optional face detection processed on-device with Apple Vision. β€’ Wireless LiveCUBE! preview over the local network, remote LED control, audio monitoring and Push-to-Talk. β€’ User-configured MJPEG IP cameras. β€’ Independent enable, mute and level controls for audio sources available on the device. β€’ Local video recording and full-resolution snapshots saved to Photos. β€’ RTMP, RTMPS and SRT streaming to YouTube Live, Facebook, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn or a custom server. β€’ Live Control Center with pre-flight checks for video, audio and the selected destination. β€’ H.264 and HEVC/H.265 encoding where supported by the selected server. β€’ Polish and English language selection inside the app. CLICKANDLIVE! PRO β€” ONE-TIME PURCHASE The free version adds the ClickAndLIVE! watermark β€” the Brandt B logo with a hat β€” to live output, recordings and snapshots. The one-time, non-consumable ClickAndLIVE! PRO purchase permanently removes this watermark. It uses StoreKit 2 and includes Restore Purchases for devices using the same Apple Account. This is not a subscription. PRIVACY Local studio features do not require an account or sign-in. LiveCUBE! and MJPEG connections stay directly on the local network. Streaming begins only after the user enters their own server address and stream key. ClickAndLIVE! never starts a public stream automatically and does not store media on the developer’s servers. LiveCUBE! is optional hardware. Device-camera preview, photos, local recording and streaming configuration work without additional equipment. LIVECUBE! CHAT The optional chat panel lets you read and reply to viewers of your own broadcast. Connect with Google, Facebook or LinkedIn in the system browser, then confirm using the code shown in the app. Messages are stored on LiveCUBE! and linked to your account. Optional translation, with consent, sends message text to Google’s translation service. Chat includes message reporting and user blocking.

Screenshots

LensLink Camera4 screens
ClickAndLive!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LensLink Camera at none against ClickAndLive!'s 1. LensLink Camera also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. ClickAndLive! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LensLink Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LensLink Camera ships an update every 3 days, ClickAndLive! every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
LensLink Camera versus ClickAndLive!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLensLink CameraClickAndLive!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric MurrayMariusz Brandt

In-app purchases

None

LensLink Camera

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ClickAndLive!

One-time1
  • ClickAndLIVE! PRO$9.99

Questions

Is LensLink Camera free?
LensLink Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClickAndLive! free?
ClickAndLive! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LensLink Camera or ClickAndLive! have ads?
Neither LensLink Camera nor ClickAndLive! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LensLink Camera or ClickAndLive!?
LensLink Camera ships an update every 3 days, and ClickAndLive! every 6 days. Most recently, LensLink Camera was updated on October 14, 2026 and ClickAndLive! on October 21, 2026.

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