OBS Blade is an open-source mobile utility for remote OBS stream management on iOS.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Utilities
Sentiment
4.0
75 reviews
Nemesis
Official Kodi Remote
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
It removes the need for a second monitor by allowing creators to trigger scene transitions and monitor stream health from a mobile device.
For Live streamers using OBS who need a mobile companion to manage production and monitor performance without a multi-monitor setup.
What does it look like?
Key features
Start and stop live streams directly from the mobile interface without switching windows on the host machine.
Real-time monitoring of FPS, CPU usage, and bitrate directly on the mobile device.
View and send messages to Twitch chat from the mobile app.
How much does it cost?
The app operates as a free, open-source utility with no current monetization or paid tiers.
Velocity
Dormant developmentnew contentUX improvementsperformanceShow more...
OBS Blade has been inactive for 1,281 days, showing no development momentum or recent updates. The project appears to be abandoned, as no new feature builds or maintenance patches have been released in over three years. The last known update introduced volume meters and fullscreen preview functionality, but there has been no activity since that time.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews mixed. Users appreciate remote control functionality allows streamers to manage obs scenes and recordings without needing a keyboard and the free pricing model provides high value for streamers who are not yet earning revenue.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Remote control functionality allows streamers to manage OBS scenes and recordings without needing a keyboard
- The free pricing model provides high value for streamers who are not yet earning revenue
- Clean and simple interface design makes it easy for new streamers to navigate OBS controls
- Connection failures to the OBS websocket server prevent users from establishing a stable remote link
35 of 35 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for OBS Blade
How's the Utilities market?
OBS Blade functions as a niche utility within the creator tools category, maintaining a 3.98 rating across 75 total store ratings. The lack of updates since early 2023 signals a maintenance-mode posture that contrasts with the active development cycles of newer streaming utilities.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Kodi Foundation
This app competes by serving as the primary mobile interface for home media management, capturing the same 'remote control' utility audience that OBS Blade targets for streaming.
- Massive user base and official foundation support create an insurmountable barrier for niche utility apps
- Deep integration with PVR and Live TV systems offers a comprehensive media ecosystem experience
- The 10-foot UI design provides a superior living room experience compared to desktop-focused stream controllers
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Key takeaways for OBS Blade
Where is it heading?
The creator utility market is consolidating around tools that offer reliable, low-latency integration with modern streaming protocols. OBS Blade is currently exposed due to its stagnant development cycle, and the lack of a clear path to update the underlying connection logic will likely result in continued user attrition.
- The 3-year update gap prevents the app from adopting modern WebSocket v5 protocols, which leads to connection instability during live streams.
- Persistent websocket handshake failures drive negative sentiment, which compounds the churn risk for users who rely on the app for production.
The SWOT
- Open-source transparency builds community trust
- Focused feature set avoids general media remote bloat
- Native integration for platforms like Kick would expand user base
- Granular recording control would increase utility for power users
Next best moves
Migrate to WebSocket v5 because current connection failures are the top complaint → stabilize remote link
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's open-source nature is a liability rather…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Native Kick chat integration (available in newer stream controllers but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The app has transitioned from a maintenance-mode utility to a high-churn risk project, evidenced by the formalization of a sunset strategy and the emergence of critical connection failures. Development silence has now reached 1,281 days, confirming the project's abandonment.
Bottom line
The lack of updates for over three years has left OBS Blade in a maintenance-mode state that no longer meets the reliability requirements of live streamers. Migrating to modern WebSocket protocols would restore utility, but without a commitment to ongoing maintenance, the app remains a churn risk.
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Is OBS Blade compatible with the latest version of OBS?
How does OBS Blade compare to dedicated hardware stream controllers?
Is OBS Blade safe and free to use?
What is a reliable alternative to OBS Blade?
Sources
- [1] App Store listing, source
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