Elgato Stream Deck Mobile Reviews

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 ElgatoStreamDeck , 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. ElgatoStreamDeck 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 ElgatoStreamDeck than it is to get the actual device.

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 ElgatoStreamDeck provides, I am sure I will switch to the annual plan.

Love ElgatoStreamDeck , 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.

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.

Who decided ElgatoStreamDeck was ok to release? It crashes OBS all the time. It is an absolute embarrassment. Sure go ahead and get ElgatoStreamDeck. 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 ElgatoStreamDeck 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 ElgatoStreamDeck: 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.

I won a year’s subscription to ElgatoStreamDeck 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 ElgatoStreamDeck 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!

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 ElgatoStreamDeck 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.

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.

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.

Ok, ElgatoStreamDeck 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?

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.

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 ElgatoStreamDeck 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.

This has served me wonderfully for my twitch streams. Also for daily use. If you have extra phone lying around which I did then ElgatoStreamDeck 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.

If you leave ElgatoStreamDeck 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 ElgatoStreamDeck . Developers - please fix this and I will be happy to change my review to 5 stars!

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

Or not, I couldn’t even try it out since I can’t even get into ElgatoStreamDeck (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

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!

Skip this for now, I REALLY wished ElgatoStreamDeck worked but it only stays connected for short periods of time. Most of the time it is searching for ElgatoStreamDeck 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 ElgatoStreamDeck and the program on the computer to get it to reconnect and then within minutes you’ve lost connection once again.

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!

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! 🙁

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 ElgatoStreamDeck in 8 months.

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.

And now I have ElgatoStreamDeck for $24/yr. ElgatoStreamDeck 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.

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.

Love ElgatoStreamDeck! Now if there was only an iPad version too!

I would pay $5 to buy ElgatoStreamDeck. 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 ElgatoStreamDeck’s subscription model that I think I will avoid Elgato entirely. Huge fail.

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 ElgatoStreamDeck 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.

I love the usefulness of ElgatoStreamDeck 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.

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.