Elgato Stream Deck Mobile 4+

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!

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.

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.