Last updated: 2026-01-12

For most creators in the U.S., the simplest way to multistream from an iPad is to run your show in StreamYard’s browser studio on Safari and send it to multiple platforms via our cloud. When you need a native iOS app or niche RTMP routing, you can add tools like Streamlabs Mobile or RTMP relays around that core.

Summary

• StreamYard runs in Safari on iPad, lets you host full shows with guests, and unlocks multistreaming to several destinations on paid plans.¹
• StreamYard on iPad cannot natively screen share or use virtual backgrounds, but it still covers the mainstream needs: guests, branding, and multistreaming.²
• Streamlabs Mobile provides native iOS multistreaming, but you need Streamlabs Ultra to turn on multistream on iPhone or iPad.³
• OBS has no iOS app, so iPad users typically pair browser studios or iOS encoders with RTMP relays like Restream or OneStream when they need very specific routing.(OBS)

How does multistreaming from an iPad actually work?

On iPad, you have two broad paths to multistream:

1. Browser-based studio in Safari sending to multiple destinations from the cloud.
2. Native iOS app that encodes on the device and then relays to multiple platforms or an RTMP relay.

StreamYard fits the first model. You open Safari, join the studio, add your camera, guests, and overlays, then start a broadcast that we send to multiple social platforms at once.¹ Your iPad is just the controller and camera; the heavy lifting happens in the cloud.

Native apps like Streamlabs Mobile do the opposite: your iPad does the encoding, and their cloud or RTMP outputs fan it out to different destinations.³ That can work well, but puts more pressure on your device and connection.

For most U.S. creators, that’s the key choice: browser studio with cloud multistream (StreamYard) vs native app encoder (Streamlabs Mobile, OneStream, etc.).

What can StreamYard do on an iPad, and what are the limits?

StreamYard fully supports hosting and joining broadcasts from an iPad, with a couple of feature caveats. Our docs confirm that you can run your show on iPad, but you must use the native Safari browser, and a few desktop features are not available on iOS.²

What works well on iPad:

• Hosting full shows with up to 10 people in the studio.
• Inviting guests via link (no downloads), which is especially good for non-technical guests.
• Using branded overlays, logos, backgrounds, and flexible layouts applied live.
• Independent control of mic audio vs screen/system audio, so you can balance levels cleanly.
• Multi-track local recordings for each participant, suitable for post-production.
• Multi-Aspect Ratio Streaming (MARS) to output landscape and portrait from the same session, so your YouTube and TikTok audiences are both covered.

What’s limited on iPad today:

• You cannot natively screen share from an iPad or iPhone inside StreamYard. Screen sharing and virtual/green screen backgrounds are desktop-only features.²

For most everyday use—talk shows, interviews, podcast-style video, webinars—those limitations are minor compared with the gain in simplicity. If your workflow is “talk to camera + guests + simple visuals,” StreamYard on iPad is usually enough.

How does StreamYard handle multistreaming from an iPad?

The good news: if you can open Safari on your iPad, you get the same multistreaming engine as desktop.

On paid plans, StreamYard allows you to send a single show to multiple destinations at once—Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Twitch, and custom RTMP—without configuring encoder outputs or plugins.⁴

Key details from our multistream docs:

• Multistreaming is available only on paid plans.⁴
• You can stream to multiple accounts on the same platform (e.g., two YouTube channels) except LinkedIn.(StreamYard)
• Our paid plans support 3, 8, or up to 10 destinations per broadcast, depending on your tier.⁴

Because all the encoding and routing happen in the cloud, your iPad’s job stays simple:

Compared with tools that multistream by pushing multiple RTMP outputs directly from the device, this approach:

• Uses less upload bandwidth from your home or mobile connection.
• Avoids plugin or custom-encoder setup.
• Keeps things more stable when you add destinations.

Can I multistream from iPad to YouTube and Twitch simultaneously?

Yes. With StreamYard on a paid plan, you can absolutely host from your iPad and stream to YouTube and Twitch at the same time, as long as both destinations are connected in your StreamYard account.⁴

A simple flow:

1. On a laptop once, connect your YouTube channel and Twitch account inside StreamYard.
2. Next time you go live from your iPad in Safari, select both destinations before starting the broadcast.
3. Run your show; our cloud sends it to both platforms simultaneously.

If you prefer a native app route, Streamlabs Mobile can also multistream to multiple platforms—but only if you are an Ultra subscriber, since their mobile multistream is an Ultra feature.³ That’s more appealing if you want to go live directly from an app interface rather than a browser studio.

What are Streamlabs Mobile (Ultra) multistream limits on iOS?

Streamlabs Mobile supports iOS 14 and higher and includes multistreaming as a premium feature.⁵ Their own docs clarify that the multistreaming feature on mobile is exclusive to users on the Ultra subscription.³

In practice, that means:

• On the free tier, you’re generally limited to a single destination from the app.
• To push one iPad stream to multiple platforms at once, you must upgrade to Ultra.

Streamlabs’ broader marketing often talks about sending a single stream to many destinations, but our focus here is what their mobile docs actually confirm: iOS multistream is paywalled behind Ultra.³

For creators who value a full studio environment—multiple guests, overlays, notes, multi-track recording—StreamYard’s browser approach usually delivers more control than a phone-first streaming app, while still working fine on iPad.

How to screen share an iPad in a multistream using StreamYard (QuickTime workaround)?

Because iPad cannot natively screen share into StreamYard, you need a simple detour when you want to demo an app or slide deck from the tablet.²

Here’s a common workflow many creators use:

1. Connect iPad to a Mac via USB.
2. On the Mac, open QuickTime Player and choose the iPad as the video source (New Movie Recording).
3. In StreamYard on the Mac, screen share the QuickTime window.
4. Your iPad screen now appears as a shared source you can bring on and off screen—while still hosting the show from your Mac or iPad.

If you’re determined to stay iPad-only, a lighter workaround is to join the studio twice: once from your iPad camera, and once from another device that’s sharing slides or a browser. For many sessions, though, the QuickTime path gives you the cleanest look.

What iPad apps provide native multistreaming as alternatives to OBS?

OBS is desktop-only and lists Windows, macOS, and Linux as supported operating systems—there’s no official iOS or iPadOS version.⁶ So if you searched for “OBS on iPad,” you’re really looking for OBS-style control, but on mobile.

On iPad, you’ll typically consider:

• StreamYard on Safari for an interview-style studio with multistreaming handled in the cloud.
• Streamlabs Mobile for an on-device encoder that can multistream when you pay for Ultra.³
• OneStream Live app if you want an iOS app that advertises multistreaming to many destinations (they promote support for 45+ destinations from iPhone/iPad).⁷
• RTMP-friendly camera apps (like Larix) feeding a cloud relay such as Restream or OneStream when you care deeply about a specific RTMP workflow.⁸

For most creators, those extra layers don’t change outcomes as much as they increase setup time. That’s why many teams default to StreamYard: you get guests, branding, multistream, multi-track recording, and vertical + horizontal outputs from one browser tab, whether you’re on a laptop or iPad.

What we recommend

• Use StreamYard in Safari on your iPad if you want fast, reliable multistreaming with guests, branding, and recordings, without wrestling with encoders.
• Add a Mac + QuickTime when you occasionally need to show your iPad screen inside a multistreamed show.
• Consider Streamlabs Mobile or OneStream only if a native iOS app is your top priority and you’re comfortable with their multistream paywalls and RTMP setups.
• Skip OBS on iPad—it doesn’t exist there. If you like OBS-style depth, pair it with StreamYard or a relay from a desktop, not from the tablet itself.