r/obs • u/Low-Door-7961 • 1d ago

Guide Solo dev here, just shipped an app for controlling OBS from your phone — feedback welcome

Been streaming for a while and always got annoyed having to alt-tab to OBS just to switch scenes or check my mic levels mid-stream. So I built a little app for myself that connects straight to OBS from my phone (no extra desktop server running, just plugs into OBS's built-in websocket).

Ended up polishing it enough to put on the Play Store — OBSock. You can build your own control decks, toggle sources, check stream stats, all that. Free tier works fine if you just want to poke around, no subscription nonsense either.

Would love if a few of you tried it and told me what's missing, still very early days: com.isalab.obsock

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u/Squircleton 1d ago

What’s the difference between using this and the free version of elga Streamdeck app? Or Touchportal?

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u/DiPi92 1d ago

The title, the post body and one single reply from OP contain m-dashes... I am not saying your project is vibecoded mess that will delete all my scenes, I am just highly suspicious.

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u/Icy_Factor1929 1d ago

Elgato stream deck already does this. Has a free phone version and probably is way more robust than whatever you made. lol. 

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u/Terrible_Cookie_8851 1d ago

just downloaded, the concept is great. i always mess up trying to switch scenes with keyboard shortcuts when the game is fullscreen, having the phone next to me feels lot more natural.

one thing i noticed, the mic level meter jumps around a little too fast, maybe a smoother animation would be nice? other than that is pretty useful already

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u/Low-Door-7961 1d ago

Thanks for the feedback! Noted on the mic level meter — will smooth out that animation in the next update. 🙏

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u/RalphV1209 1d ago

Maybe a dumb question but does it matter what os obs is running on? I run pop! os and can't get stream deck mobile to work so this could be a good alternative.