Elgato Stream Deck Mobile App Reviews

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I have the steam deck. And now I have the app for $24/yr. the app does work almost instantly with no lag,I only wish you could customize how many rows and columns. My iPad is a lot bigger than my 15 button deck and I would love to do 5x5 or more on the iPad version.

Trying it out. Or not, I couldn’t even try it out since I can’t even get into the app (due to the lack of a credit card) I understand how much the physical one costs but I’m recommending a “light” version which doesn’t have everything but is free The only reason I have wrote this is because of how much I stream and need stream deck but with the lack of a credit card making it impossible I’m sorry this really isn’t against you it’s just my thoughts needing to be written down

FIXED: Connection issues & Profile not switching. I see many reviews mentioning app disconnects and also that profiles are not switching when opening a desktop app for which a profile is set. I had the same issues and was able to resolve. The issue is that you need to close the StreamDeck Mac desktop app with the red close button, do not quit with Cmd+Q, do not minimize with the yellow button. Quitting the app will cause the disconnect from the IOS app. Minimizing or leaving the desktop app in full window will cause the profiles not to switch. I logged a ticket with Elgato as this should be MUCH clearer in their software via pop-up dialog etc.

Not free, but not a failure.. Yeah, so if you thought “hey a stream deck free alternative, nice!” Then uh, think again. You gotta pay 3$ a month for this (yeah 3 day free trial ig that’s ok). Now, I ain’t saying it’s trash and completely worthless and don’t waste your time on it. Maybe you don’t want to carry a stream deck with you. Let’s say you want to go down to Starbucks and do some work, but really need the benefits of the stream deck. This provides a really portable alternative since you’re always carrying your phone with you. That’s why I give this 3 stars. but I think a good idea would be the addition of a one time purchase option for maybe around 40$ so you don’t have to worry about the subscription.

Constantly loses connection to my PC anytime I switch apps. I would give this 5 stars if it didn’t constantly lose connection to my pc every time i use a different app on my phone, when I reopen stream deck I have to completely restart the program on my pc and my phone to get it to connect.

Great app—not as crisp with graphics, no iPad support. Love the app, although my custom icons are not as crisp and nicely rendered as they are on the Stream Deck.. I wish they would add iPad support and iOS/iPadOS 15 Split View/Slideover support. This would make my large iPad Pro the perfect tool for monitoring Twitch chat, the OBS feed (through a remote viewer to my stream rig) AND be able to easily slide Stream Deck over and change a scene without app switching & load times. Hope the developers read reviews. I’m a product owner AND app subscriber - I’d love to see this become reality.

Pretty good, A star away. I love the stream deck mobile, a downside from this is the loading bugs and the internet connection bugs. Sometimes on a iPad 5/6 gen, it keeps crashing, I am going to test out your wired stream deck. The WiFi connection and sync right away, even tho I only have a 5g Internet, so I couldn’t get the connection far away. If I get the stream deck, I’ll review about it, I am planning to get a stream deck mini.

Good but there is room to be great. I love the app. I find myself revisiting it all the time. But the settings page, in Dark Mode particularly, is tough to navigate. Improving the contrast of the text would go a long way. It would also be wonderful if we could remove or reduce the borders of icons. Please keep up the good work!

Does What It Says. It does exactly what it says it would do. Yes, it requires a subscription, but this is pennies compared to the cost of purchasing an actual Stream Deck physically. Lots of customization, very convenient, especially if you learn how to write batch files on windows. Easy to recommend to streamers out there!

Stream Deck saved the day!. I needed to be able to set up control for music and sound effects, for a stage play in a really short period of time, and give over to others to control, because I would be on stage. I sequenced the songs, as numbers, and sound effects, as letters, for easy and quick identification in low light, while following the script. At first, I had two people, needing to be able to trigger as needed. Problem… low budget, and only a Stream Deck with 15 buttons. Saw a 64 bit version, but the price was out of my range. Then I saw the IOS option, and changed the game! I got an iPad for $100 and installed the app, and gained over 160 new triggers, and you can have more than one running at the same time, so I was able to give both persons their own control boards, and everything worked perfectly!

Simple and Easy. This is incredibly easy to use with my OBS setup and works just like I need it to. Great 1080 quality at lightning speed. Only thing right now that I wish it had more capabilities like another OBS app out there where I can lock the portrait/landscape mode and manually adjust the camera (f/stop, iso, etc.)

Fantastic Alternative. This app is an amazing alternative to a physical stream deck. My girlfriend and I just moved into our own place for the first time, and money is tight. Instead of dropping $100+ on a physical deck, this came out at exactly the right time for us to get our start in streaming. The only drawback, and the only thing keeping this from a perfect 5 stars, is that I would love there to be a native iPad version. The iPad would be by far the perfect interface for this app, with the potential to do so much more. It does work in the way that running any iPhone-only app on an iPad does, but just feels restricted. Make one of those, and this will easily be one of my favorite apps on any of my devices.

One Really Annoying Complaint. More often than not, coming back to my desk and unlocking my computer, I’ll also have to manually clock on my device to get Streamdeck Mobile to connect again. The older version didn’t have this issue as often. It might take longer to connect but was more reliable. This latest version… I could go for 5-10 mins before it’ll connect again… 3 stars for [re]connection issues.

Best Value... period!. I had a iPad and I had no idea I could turn it into a fully functional stream deck. Look, cheapest Stream deck is 90 bucksish. Most spendy version is 200+. The yearly for my app/iPad version is 25 bucks.... hellooooo! I love my streaming capabilities now. Best value item from ElGato. Get it before they figure out they can hike up the price! Hehe

Ok, but save your money. This app works great on the iPhone but being that it’s several years old they would have heard of the iPad by now. When connected to the iPad it should see it as an XL device and allow for more keys since you have such a huge screen limited by 15 keys. You would think it would be optimized for the iPad and work on either devices, 15 on the iPhone, 32 keys on the iPad. Nope, no one at the company has even looked at this yet you pay for a subscription. Come on ElGato get with the times. You want my money and I want an app that works on my device correctly not a blown up iPhone app, for that reason I gave it 2 stars and cancelled by subscription. Don’t waste your money if you are going to use an iPad.

Wish it had Split View.. Working on making better use of my desk space and had the thought of using this app and the twitch app on my iPad using the multitasking Split View mode. While this would impact streaming substantially for access to stream manager along side it, it would also be a great productivity tool along side many apps out the like notes or a calendar.

One less thing to carry around. I’ve used the 15 key stream deck for about 2 years to teach a class at a University. I used to haul an impressive amount of equipment around with me, but lately I’ve looked to streamline. My laptop of choice is now a MacBook Air, and I traded a big microphone for a few cables I can use to hook into the University’s audio system. I love my stream deck but when I saw the app, that’s one more thing to not have to carry around. I just use my phone, which of course I always have with me anyway. The pairing feature “just works” even with our University’s wi-if, which can sometimes be a challenge. The app works just as well as the physical box for controlling OBS, though all I use it for is simple scene changes. If you do the math, it’s much cheaper to get this app than it is to get the actual device.

Do not waste your time. Skip this for now, I REALLY wished this app worked but it only stays connected for short periods of time. Most of the time it is searching for the app on your PC even though it is there and running and not being stopped by the firewall or anti-virus, it cannot find it. You must restart the app and the program on the computer to get it to reconnect and then within minutes you’ve lost connection once again.

It worked and then didn’t.. I downloaded the app set up everything and was hyped! It worked great for few days then just stopped. To be more clear, it stopped working for OBS. Works for Twitch and when using anywhere else, but just not OBS. I uninstalled, reinstalled, made sure everything was updated, but my OBS just doesn’t recognize it. If i don’t find a fix soon I’m uninstalling and canceling subscription

Great budget option for streamers.. This has served me wonderfully for my twitch streams. Also for daily use. If you have extra phone lying around which I did then this app is a fantastic way to get your own stream deck for cheap. The actual product is nice but this is a great budget option. So much customizability with the elgato software.

Does what you’d expect it to.. This device/software works well. My only complaint would be that it sometimes breaks my windows key. Restarting the program seems to work. As far as i can surmise, this is the result of some interaction between Stream Deck and Starship Troopers Extermination, as it otherwise does not occur.

The best gets better. The best stream controller for mobile now with the update gets even better I’m using it on iPad and iPhone as tools to help my stream and recording much smoother its a worthy investment.

Try Touch Portal first. This app is useful for mobile use, that’s it.. Before anything, try Touch Portal. It’s free. Used it before getting a stream deck. Has limited use unless you do a one time purchase, then it’s just about as good as this app that charges that much for only 5 months of use. If you’re dead set on Elgato, this app is useful if you like a more mobile form of a stream deck, like traveling with your laptop. As I said though, Touch Portal offers almost the exact same service for free/one time purchase.

Constant irritating pop up message blocks usage☹️. If you leave the app open for quick access to your buttons (which would be the intended use case..) constantly when you go to use it, it has lost connection for just a brief moment but it puts up a pop up banner that forces you to dismiss it which involves going to “settings” then clicking “done” and then it’s fine (until it happens again). This of course kills usability of the app. Developers - please fix this and I will be happy to change my review to 5 stars!

App is awesome, still needs a lot of features. Still needs a lot of features (pages in folders, multi-action open folder, etc.). Doesn’t always use screen real estate. Editor is super tedious and can’t edit on iPad. Functionality is amazing. You’ll never go back to working without one. I already have an XL, and still, I welcome this app greatly.

Good App. It’s a good app. I used it for a week now and it’s more affordable than buying the devices. I’m not a gamer, at least not a computer but I use it for working from home. I don’t need quick response for what I need. I just need somewhat soon. I use it for web pages, finding folders and apps. The only complaint so far is when the Mac goes in screen saver mode, it kinda shuts down and has a spinning wheel trying to find a connection. Every time this happens. Sometimes it’s quick to reconnect, sometimes it takes awhile. Fix that and this gets five stars.

Great, but needs an iPad app. The iPhone Stream Deck app is really great but I would prefer to have a full iPad app so that I could really take advantage of the much larger display. This would allow for many more keys and just an overall better experience than I would get on my iPhone.

Why Just Why?. I understand that you can make more money with a monthly/annual subscription but why? Probably 90% of people rather buy the app upfront and that’s it. Why don’t you make it a remote to the hardware? Example buy the hardware, must have hardware to use app, then charge $20 for the app. Give both options and customer pick. I will not get a subscription for especially a remote…

Love it. Spent slot of time setting up macros and other software to basically have free everything and not buy a stream deck. I bought an iPhone. Remembered that this app works best on it. Then download and purchased the lifetime pack. Which is the cheapest product they offer I believe. I’m so happy I did. You can have so many options and set up different pages full of commands. It does EVERYTHING! I had friends with streamdecks but never felt like I needed it. Boy was I wrong. I wish I had this sooner. Everything is so streamline. Everything works perfectly. Being able to set up multiple pages allows me to have a stream deck for each scene basically. I’m still thinking of ways to organize things but wow. I’m amazed. And for the price. I love it. I have given 4 stars because on iPhone 15 pro max I am left with about an inch on top and on bottom of unused space as the columns max out at 8 spots. I would like to fill the screen more. Also voicemod works seamlessly and plays sounds through the mic output. I wish there was a way to get other sounds to play through mic output as well. Unfortunately I will need the stream deck plus. It would be nice if Wave Link worked without buying a compatible device. Or if they had an app for that to I would probably buy the premium version to unlock all features. I love how seamless their ecosystem is. I just wish I could use my own microphone with it.

Disconnects From Work Machine. I connect to my office Mac using internet connection sharing because Stream Deck does not seem to work through the university WiFi. Stream Deck connects fine when I start it up, but disconnects after 1hour. I must then cycle the iPhone WiFi off and on again to get another hour. This is really annoying when you are in the middle of a class session and you lose your controls. Reported the problem, so I’m waiting to hear. You can do a lot with it, but you really are at the mercy of the other applications providing keyboard shortcuts or allowing you to create them.

When it works it is amazing. I would give this 5 stars if we were given the option to connect to our PC via USB instead of WiFi or maybe Bluetooth. I use Ethernet for everything and I setup WIFI just for this app but the connection drops randomly (usually right before I need to use it). No amount of troubleshooting will give me a constant connection. However, like I said, when it works— this is amazing. But for now I feel like I wasted a yearly subscription.

Nickel and Dime me to death, please. So after buying an expensive (but fun) piece of hardware for my Mac, Elgato offers this software for my phone and iPad. Mind you, it won't work on the phone without the hardware on the Mac. Then, in order to actually use it on your phone, you have to subscribe for more money. Then 1/2 of the time it's faster to walk into my office and push the button on my Stream Deck than it is to wait for the software on the phone to log in and provide me with a subset of buttons. So, it's nice when it's working, and I have no complaints about the hardware, but the phone software is a disappointing rip off.

Outstanding Solution. I stream only as a hobby and was reluctant on spending $100-$150 on a stream deck, but the complexity in my streams was ramping up to a point that it was difficult to manage everything on the keyboard. I had an iPhone 6 that was able to put to good use thanks to this mobile app and everything ended up working perfectly!! I now have a phone holder attached to my computer chair and this makes it the perfect setup to control the stream with one hand (wirelessly). I am just started with the one month subscription but after seeing the quality of what this app provides, I am sure I will switch to the annual plan.

Almost perfect,but i don’t like this 2.0 version. In the past version,i can use the zooming to make 3*5 fill my ipad in quite a large button,but it seems I can’t do it now

Why must I rent this?. It’s a simple little utility which mimics features of my physical StreamDeck to add a few more buttons - I’d be quite happy to purchase it outright at a reasonable price to add a bit more functionality, but there is only the option to rent this forever! Insanity! What’s more, it doesn’t even recognize iPads and only operates in iPhone mode. What is with this trend of only providing apps as rental when they’re just simple utilities with little to no possibility of significant future evolution and no inherent cloud functionality. They killed their own app! 🤷‍♂️

I think it’s worth it. At first I tried it on a iPad Pro 3rd gen and no luck then tried my phone and worked for a split second then never connected. Ever since I have not tried it on my laptop, however connecting my phone to my Desktop worked wonders. Tends to buffer but always comes back and I tend to have spotty wifi on my phone. Still doesn’t work on iPad though but compared to a $150 box, this is a good way to save money until you have enough for a button box.

Excellent for workflow!. I won a year’s subscription to the app in one of Elgato’s Twitch streams, and it has been fantastic for me! I have been using it to open programs, adjust settings, and facilitate productivity while working from home. The connection between the app and PC is seamless - it only requires that both devices be connected to the same network. The button functions are configured within the desktop interface, and there are seemingly endless possibilities! Thank you Elgato for the subscription!

Useful for my stream .... So I have a mini which just isn’t enough. I was saving up for the larger one and decided to try this. Works great on my iPad Pro. Wish it was customizable up to 32 buttons like the xl version. But this will get me through for now. Bothers me el gato hasn’t updated the app in 8 months.

So much potential, limited by small thinking.. I own a StreamDeck and am looking at purchasing them (regular and XL versions) for the office, but to be able to have a virtual version at the same time would be great, as it would allow for process testing, etc. But, the mobile version is $3/month/person and only gives the mini version! Come on, Elgato/Corsair. Make this dynamic, or at least equal the physical versions a person purchases. A Mini version is NOT worth $36/year/person. This is especially true when the number of integrations grows at a snail’s pace. Put some resources and effort into this platform and you will find we will more than make it worth your while in sales and promotion. You have a gold mine and are digging with a baby spoon.

Good but missing one key feature. I like this app and it does make my working from home way more seamless. My only feedback/wish to the developers is to integrate widgets on this app so that i can access my shortcuts from anywhere within my iOS system. That is the only feature keeping me from rating this at 5 stars.

Bait & Switch NOTHING FREE. This app is listed as FREE with in-app purchases. What they don’t tell you is that it’s COMPLETELY USELESS once downloaded - unless you purchase a subscription. Personally, I think this is lame. I have NO idea whether or not this app will or will not be useful to me if there’s nothing to play with & test. Also, subscription apps are not “purchases”. You are renting the app. - Thank Adobe for this horrible style of money-grab. Essentially, if software is good, people will buy it. If developers add quality features, people will upgrade. THIS type of monetization is bad for consumers & only benefits greedy developers. - Buy the hardware version and steer clear of apps like THIS!

Utility Locked Behind A Paywall. The idea of the app is great. But here we have another example of yet another company providing a “service” for a product that most of us have bought already. I already have an Elgato stream deck. Why would I pay to have access to a few more buttons? Stop being greedy. Verify a purchase of the stream deck or make us pay a one time fee. What a waste of a good product.

Volume Controller. Everything on it ,using it on my iPad Pro, works perfect. But I have a pet peeve, not sure if anything else is having this problem, when I add a Volume Controller I see a bug. 1. On the Type: Adjust, where it creates a slider, it doesn’t stay on after closing the app or restarting PC. It ends up with the original icon unless I change the type and put it back to Adjust. 2. Same thing on Type: Set, the percentage disappears and I have to click on another type and click back to Set. I HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY TIME I TURN MY COMPUTER ON ! Lol

Way overpriced. Should be free. Ok, the app provides some nice utility. I can control something from another room with my iPhone. I have two XL’s on my desktops. I would really like to have control over the web over a vpn. But seriously Elgato you have great products, I have a room full of them, but this is just a ripoff. This should be free for all owners of stream deck. Have hardware verification if you like. A charge for this has lowered the good feelings I have about your company. It used to be ‘let’s get something from elgato’ now it’s ‘let’s see what else if out there’. And something will be. You get top dollar for your products, and have built a good reputation. Why damage that?

Great on iPhone, worthless on iPad.. The iPad has been out for over ten years, Elgato. It's not that difficult to add iPad support to correctly written iOS apps in Xcode, so why hasn't this happened? Many streamers don't want to devote their phones to controlling streams (some of us like to use them as an independent way to monitor our streams). Please add iPad support so we have more buttons, less paging. Even those of us with Streamdeck XLs and Corsair keyboards with G keys could still use more buttons.

Thank you Elgato. I have their hardware device which I am still using. I really needed a bigger hardware device which iPad is able to accomplish with the virtual buttons. I would go kiss the feet of someone at Elgato for making this app and offering it for such a small subscription price. I have bought premade button setups for some of my programs and made my own for other programs. I can now control everything on my computer through this app. I don't know why Elgato is doing this because for some customers they will buy less hardware devices. All I can say is thank you Elgato and I will come to you first for all my streaming needs.

Not for XL users. I have a 32-button Stream Deck XL, but the mobile app only displays 15 buttons. I find no way to change the number of buttons on the screen. No scroll. No zoom. Not sure I’ll keep it after the trial since I can’t even access half of my buttons. This problem has an easy fix. I am very disappointed! 🙁

I love all my mobile apps.. Stream deck mobile has been amazing. I’ve been trying to cut wires and clutter on my desk so I have an arsenal of apps and wireless devices. This has been great for gaming, work and general computer use streamlining transitions between all three fluidly!

Crashes OBS. Who decided this app was ok to release? It crashes OBS all the time. It is an absolute embarrassment. Sure go ahead and get this app. You’ll be able to switch scenes and a lot of other things. But you might also end up doing 2-3 streams per night because this app keeps crashing OBS and forcing you restart your steam. It’s painfully obvious that Elgato knows this. I don’t know how you could ignore it. BUT why fix it when you can just take peoples money and provide an app that does an ok job? Whoever worked on this app: I hope you all feel ashamed of yourself and the product that you allowed real users to experience. You’re all a stain to the industry and you should never be allowed to touch a pixel ever again.

Subscription fee for an app that runs macros? Ridiculous!. I would pay $5 to buy this app. I might pay $10. But $25 per year for an app that launches macros when you push a button? Forget it. The actual physical Stream Deck costs ca. $125, includes real tactile buttons, and won’t require you to pay in perpetuity to keep on using it. I was considering buying the Stream Deck, but am so disappointed by this app’s subscription model that I think I will avoid Elgato entirely. Huge fail.

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Don’t charge for people that have already bought stream deck. Fancy charging again for people that have already formed out a few hundred dollars on a physical stream deck. Give it to us as added value ? Or do you think you have no competitors

Unsubbing - poor performance. At first it was good after setting it all up, however, for the last month or so it just disconnects whenever it feels like or won’t even connect at all and I’m sick of this happening to me mid stream with 0 network or PC changes on my end. I also constantly seem to have to reconfigure buttons, even when locations or paths haven’t changed, which is frustrating. It’s just not worth the sub costs.

Greedy elgato. As a purchaser of Elgato HD60s, i feel sick that elgato still want additional money on top of the 350$ i have already spent. This app should be free for the owner of elgato hardwares

Subscribe for buggy performance.. Has such hope for this, but there is no way, NO WAY this should be a subscription app! It’s just absurd. Worse, is that it really is as buggy as others have said and I have a rock solid network. Considering Elgato make such solid hardware, this is just sad.

Ridiculously priced, may as well buy one.. YOU NEED TO PAY $40 A YEAR, OR $5 A MONTH, Ridiculous

Installed and deleted. Cmon we pay premium for your products, dont gouge us on software

Scammm. Expensive subscription for poorly designed app

Laggy. After I press one of the buttons it doesn’t want to work anymore I have to restart the app every single time

iPad multitask support. It would be good if the app could support side by side windows on iPad so that I could have the twitch stream manager open next to it. The UI experience on an iPad is pretty poor too - literally just an iPhone sized screen scaled up. Otherwise, set up is pretty straight forward. Would be nice to see some dedicated iPad love though.

Seriously? A Subscrption Model?. Was prepared to give this a chance. But the subscription costs are outrageous. Perhaps some can justify this, not I. I will buy an app, I will not subscribe to anything I do not use every day. This app, in my opinion, just gouges it’s users. Buy a Stream Deck, at least your getting a physical product. But this app, is lousy. Shame on you Elgato.

Horrible. It was okay for a week but the it would start to disconnect or not even connect and overall laggy. Waste of money.

A Subscription model only why not a free model for once Elgato FOR ONCE!. This is outrageous the pricing is way too much they need to make a free model

They just want your money. People who own a physical stream deck should not have to pay for a tablet app, they’re completely seperate experiences. Typical money-hungry companies trying to ask for a subscription for such menial value. this is not a subscription worthy app. Giving us a 3x6 “free” experience just tarnishes the quality and value of Elgato brand with Activision-level corporate vibes.

Awesome 😀. Nice touch to provide x6 free. Thank you for the big update to the app, works very well & great that it’s also native for iPad. Keep up the great work.

Subscription model?. No need to repeat what others have already said plenty already...

Bugs. Lagging responsiveness, buttons don’t update or the wrong button is displayed. UI needs work to feel more professionally designed.

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Nope. I have a Stream Deck on my Mac that I love. $25 a year to use an iPhone version? Really? If you already own a Stream Deck, this should be free. I already paid $200 for my desktop version, this should be a free perk for loyal customers. Sorry guys, a 3 day free trial that’s actually only 2 days since you have to cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends or you pay. Nope.

Trop chère/Too expensive. English at the end. Cette application devrait être gratuite lorsque vous posséder un stream deck. Elle devrait être compatible pour iPad. Elle devrait être achetable en une fois et non 35$ par an. This application should be free when you own a stream deck. It should be compatible for iPad. It should be a one-time purchase and not $35 per year.

Great for people who can’t afford the deck. This app is great! Been using it for 2months now and for the monthly price you pay, it worth it. If you can’t afford the stream decks them self’s this is the best way to go. Way cheaper and if you don’t know where your channel is going or plane on streaming long, this is a good option instead of paying over $300 for one.

Just not good. The app is constantly trying to connect and when it does establish a connection, it drops again and you need to reboot each time. The functionality is great when it works, but unfortunately that’s almost never, glad i did the trial first and not the year. Had perfect connection to my wifi on my PC and phone, yet they still can’t work together. If they fixed the stability it would be perfect. But in a stream you need reliable tools, this isn’t one yet.

Awesome app. But should only be one time payment!

Subscription? No.. I’m not paying an ongoing subscription for what should be a one-time purchase.

No Thanks. A Subscription for an app that should be included in the purchase of my Stream Deck +! NO F THANKS!

Had to cancel my subscription. This is an amazing app when it works. Unfortunately it connects intermittently and for the last 2 months can no longer connect to any pc I have. I’ve canceled my subscription since it doesn’t make sense to be subscribed to an app I can’t use.

Disappointed in the free trial. Seems Elgato could get a large following of dedicated users by providing some basic functionally for free. Obviously the product is well designed and worth some money but by making it easier for people to test, implement, use and become reliant on, your systems. You will gain more long term customers than trying to nickel and dime everyone who comes your way. My suggestion would be have exactly this app as “Elgato StreamDeck Mobile Free” and simply limit it to somewhere around 2-4 buttons. Now users can try the streamdeck software. And use it for as long as they like. Once they feel the need for lore shortcuts they can easily upgrade to a paid sub to unlock all the buttons. Also as others have mentioned, if you own a streamdeck device, this app should be free...

Keeps on disconnecting. Very annoyed. Using payed version and it keeps on disconnecting and errors. Not playing the buttons.

monthly sub? hell no. i'd do one time purchase but yikes

Stream Deck Mobile Unreliable and Finicky. Whenever I use the app it forgets my computer and I need to try to resync it. When I got to copy qr code on my pc the QR code is messed up until the pc restarts. Stream decks are great; stream deck mobile is not.

No iPad support?!. iPad support is what I really needed. There’s no good reason to not support iPads as well.

This is unacceptable. try for free with a credit card! It is only after installing it that we are told the price! (too expensive!) This is unacceptable!

Keep doing what you do best elgato. The 6 free icons are cool and if you want pay 69.99$ for custom amount and turns old iPad or iPhone into a tool for streaming I have been waiting for elgato to make it a one time purchase and I’m very happy that they made it finally a one time purchase thanks elgato I love your products I have the elgato wave 3 and this is massively helping thanks

Rubbish. Impossible to install. I wanted to try the mobile version before investing in the hardware version. Now I have real doubts about spending my money on that.

Connection issues. Frequently disconnects or won’t connect at all without force closing the app on your computer and phone several times. Why would anyone pay for this service if it works “some” of the time. Great idea, however doesn’t work.

Really A Subscription? Nope!. The idea that you need a subscription to use this app is a huge turn-off why not just make it so you have to buy the app(like $19.99 or something), more people maybe encourage to use or buy it than. Food for thought Elgato.

Hopeful. Thought this was a great solution to what I needed. But in the end, all it does is disconnect frequently. Absolutely not reliable in the least and you will miss many opportunities by using this. Used iPad mini and iPhone Pro with same results. Do not buy!

Subscription, really??. On what planet does this app warrant a subscription?? There are no cloud features or reoccurring costs to the dev team. Charge me for it, sure. But not as a sub. What a joke.

Keeps disconnecting. App cannot reconnect after pc goes to sleep. Very annoying, and even more when you are paying a subscription fee for it

Subscription? No thanks.. Subscription model is deal breaker.

Lacking. No iPad support and monthly sub? no thanks.

Can’t try without purchasing a subscription.. Can’t try the app without purchasing a subscription first. This app is not free and should not be set as free. It’s unusable unless you pay.

Disconnects. Constantly disconnecting. Ended up going with touch-portal instead. Also bonus touch portal is a 1 time purchase and optimized for tablets with more functionality

Love it. I like this program so much that I will happily pay a monthly fee to use it. But there are a few little problems that prevent me from giving it five stars. (1) there is no iPad version of this program, which could support even more than 15 buttons. (2) the program communicates wirelessly to your computer, even if you plug your phone into your computer directly. This causes frequent pop up messages to occur which are annoying. (3) the program occasionally hangs up, in such a way that the entire iOS user interface is hung. All swipe gestures fail. You have to press the power off/on button to get the iPhone to work again.

Why a subscription????. It’s should be a one time payment of maybe $2 for the app.

Split screen support please. Unlike other my connection is solid but split screen support would be ideal for iPad, discord and deck would be great

No support for iPad :(. I wouldn’t mind the monthly subscription if there was actual iPad support

Needs an iPad version with more buttons. Not bad but please make an iPad version

Does not work. "Connection failed", tried all their strps to trouble shoot, does not work in iphone 14 pro max and windows 10

Terrible, wasted $40. But a $40 subscription and couple weeks later it kicked me out and I asked me for another $40. Garbage

Never connects. This thing is so annoying, all it does is constantly unconnected and now I can’t connect at all

Subscription plan? Really?. Just make me pay whatever you want for your app but I’m not subscribing

Subscription?!. Just NO.

Stream Deck is such a time saver. I’m using the mobile Stream Deck as I bounce between devices a lot. It works great and I find it easy to add the profile on other computers after the first time. The setup time is worth the ability to click a couple of icons to get where you want instead of digging through multiple drives/menus.

2.0 version no longer connects. After it updated to 2.0 it will no longer detect my PC (using 6.3.0.18948)

Support older devices. Hello, I love your products and this one is very good. One thing that I would hope that you could consider is releasing a version that could work on older devices. There are many of us now have older iPads and iPhones that are now lying around and having apps like these that we use as a dedicated stream deck tool would be so great even if not all the features were available it would help to keep things out of the waste if we could have a use. Like my iPad Air that only supports iOS 12.

One device only?. Did I miss something? Does it only work on one device? Opening the app on my iPad directs me to the purchase page. Why?

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Good idea needs update for iPad. I have the streamdeck xl and this app is a great idea but it needs iPad support with more buttons. If anything unlock more buttons for clients that have the xl deck

No long works. I pay a subscription for something that no longer works. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling on my iPad but now it wants me to pay another subscription. I will not pad 2 subs for 1 app 🤦🏾‍♂️

Amazing update to 2.0. Itbwqs an ok app for a phone. They fixed every thing that was not that good. It's absolutely amazing. Makes me wonder why do I need to buy a physical device if for 50 I can get the flexibility and even more buttons? To list a few obvious ones - up to 8x8 custom grid - custom backgrounr - high quality resolution buttons - reduced delay to very fast

Version mismatch. Pc is up to 6.4 but mobile still wants 6.3 please update

Needs native iPad support.. Title says it all. A native iPad app with more buttons would be worth the costly subscription. I use my phone for other apps while gaming/streaming, so I have to use this app in double-size mode on the iPad, which is a terrible waste of space, and worse image fidelity.

Works well. 4 stars because I do not see the option for the one time purchase

Disconnects constantly.. Works just like a traditional streamdeck when it works. Easy to setup...there’s a little button delay and for me at least it’s disconnecting and reconnecting to from my network constantly. Pretty disappointing to be honest.

Awesome functionality but need more buttons. This is a great app. I use it on my iPad but there isn’t really an iPad version, it’s just blown up. I wish I could add more buttons because I have so much room and the blown up icons look grainy and terrible. Other than that, great product.

Latest update. Latest update broke the connection to the computer; reinstalling it fixed it for me however.

Subscription based model! No thanks. I’m tired of companies charging an arm and leg for decent tech! The app wouldn’t let me try it with out adding my information for a subscription! Dude, it’s an app version of the difficult to find physical stream deck! I honestly hope someone give guys competition in the near future for doing this cash grab scheme! It’s nuts you guys do a fantastic job with EpocCam but want to nickel and dime this? At least let people buy a full license for $50!

Great Product!. This product has simplified my workload and drastically increased my productivity. Thanks Stream Deck!!!

Dissapointed. It makes u wonder why are the controls so hard to use and create. All i want is a simple slider to control volume or my brush size, but they only have buttons and everything is limited to obs or twitter. So limited. Least it can connect, but they needa hire a better programmer and vision

Give Touch Portal A Try. I get this program is only 3.99 a month but come on, it doesn’t stays connected all stream and for the brand it’s a huge let down. Very disappointed, I only stream for about an hour and somehow my computer doesn’t drop any frames but this even without having a phone case on doesn’t connect the whole time. In the end I’ll give touch portal a try for an alternative option.

Purchased. If I purchased this on iPhone, shouldn’t it work on iPad?

Please give Elgato money. They deserve it, i have. This is nifty. More buttons. More…

Unable to connect. I have tried multiple times and even went to the troubleshooting page and I’m still unable to connect my phone and computer. I would love to use this but as of this moment I am having a difficult time giving this more than two stars

Really Great. Love it overall and has been more helpful than other solutions. I would love to see a swipe option to navigate between pages though.

$10 wasted???. I purchased the $250 Stream Deck and the $49 bundle for Notation Express for the Stream Deck XL “and” Mobile. That’s $10 extra for the Mobile app that I can’t even use without paying subscription! I know that $10 doesn’t go to you but it’s disappointing to find out after the fact.

Constant Disconnects. It’s good for what it is. It’s a quick and cheaper way to use a Stream Deck. However, the constant disconnecting makes it very cumbersome. When it can’t stay connected on MY home network, I know something is buggy with it.

Mobile on iPad. I dig it. Easy to use. Easy to connect. Thanks.

Great app. Great app to manage better improvement with editing softwares.

where is the iPad version?. Great app. Very useful for working with Sibelius music notation. Took off one star because they won’t make an iPad app so they can sell their very expensive large controller.

It’s ok when it works. It’s getting me by until I get an actual stream deck. Paying $25 a year should get me something that stays connected at all times but this isn’t the case. Leaving the app open during my streams it constantly says no connection.

You charge for something I already use for free.. I’ve never downloaded and uninstalled an app faster than this one. My whole PC setup is Corsair. Spent thousands on your products, and now you want a subscription fee from me to use a mobile app? Now you’re just being greedy. You need to make this a free service.

Works great!. Needs more functionality like the ability to put more buttons on the screen.

Stopped pairing. Used to work great. After building a new PC, it worked for a few days before deciding it wouldn’t connect anymore. Just get yourself a stream deck and save your money in the long run.

Slow to update/respond. Not sure if I’m doing something wrong or not, but the app seems to seriously lag when receiving updates, changing pages, triggering any actions. So much that it’s unusable in its current state. Is this the expected performance? If it is, how can I get a refund?

Make it free (for stream deck owners) or shut it down. The fact that you have to pay monthly for this EVEN IF YOU OWN THE HARDWARE makes this feel like nothing more than a cash grab. Corsair/Elgato already got a LOT of my money in 2019, and they’re not getting anything else until the stream deck software is fixed and iCUE is fixed. Make this free FOR LIFE if you own any stream deck, fix the stream deck software, and fix iCUE.

Does not work long.. Doesn’t work for very long. Paid for a year subscription and only got to use it for a couple months. Somehow it lost connection to my computer and it will not reconnect. I have tried all the trouble shooting recommendations by Elgato and noting works. Even tried some other recommendations that said were effective. No such luck. It just does not work

Yearly subscription?! R u kidding?. One and done. Musicians will not pay a monthly fee for something no matter how useful. Turn it into a buy-it-once alternative for the 6 or 8 button version. Then you can rip people off for 8 or 16 or 32 buttons via a subscription.

On second thought…. Make sure that you update both the app on your phone/iPad and your desktop. I just wish Elgato had let people know. That said, this does seem to be a great update.

iOS 17 not supported. You would think an app created for functionality would be ahead of the curve. The app could not find my computer on the same network (on my iPad and iPhone). If you thinking about using this app and are reading this: Do not update to iOS 17!

Siri Integration. Love the “hey Siri” options as well as when I’m wearing my watch I can just flick my wrist and say the command without having to say “hey Siri” on stream.

Should be free if you buy hardware. This should be a value add for your current users. I just bought a 15 button and paid full retail. Having to shell out anything per month is outrageous. If we register you should give this to us as a thank you. Very bad form. Uninstalling from my phone.

Is this app right for me? I’ll never know.. Kinda silly to charge a subscription for an app without being able to try out at least some of the features. How is anyone supposed to determine if this app will be useful for them? I feel like this practice of charging before being able to try out the stream deck functionality in an app should not be allowed.

Broke Shortcuts after install. All my profile change shortcut keys have reset on my PC. That’s annoying.

Needs native iPad version. Not much else to say. It works fine but a lot of time my phone is another camera with EpocCam (another elgato product) but then I need to use an iPad for stream deck. It loads but it’s not iPad native just the iPhone app running on iPad which is so 2010

Review for stream deck mobile. App crashes a lot. Works great when it’s working. App will freeze or take forever to load up if your mobile device falls asleep.

Please allow Bluetooth connections. My work laptop can’t connect because we use VPNs so it doesn’t detect

Use to be great. Use to be able to connect to my computer from my iPad and iPhone however the new update has made it next to impossible. I purchased the stream deck mobile version.

It just works. I own a physical streamdeck. This works just like it. Very easy to set up, and allows you to copy the profile from an existing streamdeck.

will not work without Corsair device. I installed this in hope so that it will work with my Corsair rgb fans, but it didn't. Also, installing this seems to have disabled my PC sleep settings. I uninstalled this morning and restarted, but my PC is still unable to turn off the display and go to sleep.

Paying Double???. Great idea for the stream deck and products. But I gotta say, only giving me access to 5 buttons and to unlock more you gotta pay??? This is really irritating mostly because I’m a premium member already for the deck to be on my pc. Why don’t they connect through each other ?

Too much power on this app. I feel like it should be password protected to open it

STAY AWAY - Same Crappy Steam Deck Disconnect Issues. Thought they might’ve fixed their terribly buggy software that routinely disconnects and fails to wake from sleep. Nope! Same crappy software! Disconnects multiple times while using, fails to reconnect after sleep - I can do ANYTHING faster half the time instead of futzing with this god awful software.

Awesome App. Love this almost as much as I love the Stream Deck. Any chance we will see this app available for iPad soon? I use my phone too often to always have it up as a second Stream Deck, but my iPad is freed up all the time.

Works great - and a request. I use this app on an iPad Pro and have all this unused ‘screen real estate’ that could be put to work. Why no native iPad version? In the meantime it works great as is, but oh, the possibilities!

Great alternative. I was looking to buy a Elgato stream deck but I wanted to get a feel for it so I tried the mobile variant and it was a freak introduction

Constant Connection Problems. I love the usefulness of the app but it constantly needs to “connect to Pc” which it obviously is. Even when its up on my PC it still has the issue. Even after re installing it, problem still persists.

Does not stay connected. It worked great the first time I used it but now it won’t stay connected. I am using it with a Mac on the same WiFi and it is constantly losing connection and is unusable during streaming.