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For those who don’t know the tool: Mavis Studio is a touch-first live switcher for iPad that ingests cameras over NDI or a companion camera app, mixes audio, overlays HTML5 graphics, and outputs to stream, record, HDMI, or NDI.
The iPad gets a vision mixer job
Mavis ships a live production app for iPad that runs a Program and Preview workflow with an interactive multiview, source tiles, and a transition section that can take cuts or mixes between Preview and Program. The multiview is configurable, can be locked to hide setup controls, and can bank to a second multiview setup.
A show saves as a document that keeps the show assets and settings together, including imported media that gets stored inside the show document for faster playback.
Sources in, including remote phones and local NDI
You can bring in camera sources over NDI or by connecting up to four iPhones running the companion camera app. The app supports up to four NDI inputs, including NDI HX3 or full bandwidth NDI, and it includes an integrated tally system.
Camera discovery can happen through a cloud hub that helps devices find each other, or by finding nearby devices for local discovery. Nearby discovery uses the same underlying idea as AirDrop for bringing devices close to discover them, then letting the connection route over the most appropriate network path.
External cameras can also enter the chain via adapters that feed HDMI or SDI into a phone running the camera app, including Atomos hardware like Ninja Phone and Accsoon capture devices in the SeeMo line. That keeps the phone as the ingest point while still using larger cameras.
Players, layouts, and web graphics as a first class citizen
The built in Media Player can play videos, and the Image Player can show stills, with the option to auto play media when it appears on prgoram. Media control includes a jog wheel for frame accurate control.
Graphics can come from a Web Player that loads a URL and can be used as a keyed overlay, with HTML5 based graphics overlay support. The app also supports scene layouts, including preset and custom layouts, and layouts can use up to four layers plus a background. You can move, resize, and crop live video inside layouts, then cut layouts directly like any other source.
iPad web graphics come with platform constraints. iPadOS does not allow video playback inside these embedded web views, and heavy JavaScript pages can consume more system resources.
Audio is a mixer, not a checkbox
Studio includes a 16 channel audio desk with channel strips and controls that include faders, pan, gain, EQ, grouping, and master output control. Sources can present audio metering per tile, and grouping can act like VCA style control for managing multiple channels quickly during a show.
Outputs: stream, record, HDMI, and a flexible NDI send
Streaming can target YouTube and Twitch or other destinations using RTMP or SRT. Local recording writes the output directly to disk for archive or edit.
For hardware, the app can output over wired HDMI from the iPad. NDI output works as a send that can transmit a selectable source from the internal video matrix, rather than being locked to Program only. That allows workflows like sending Program, a layout, a media player, or a clean feed to another device on the local network while still running your main show.
If you rely on NDI, validate network stability, device thermals, and end to end latency before you bet a paid gig on it. streaimg is a harsh teacher.
Pricing, platform requirements, and what is still vague
The app is listed as a free download on the App Store with in app purchases. The listing shows four purchase options titled Remove Watermark at $24.99 and $79.99, and Remove Watermark + NDI at $39.99 and $129.99. The App Store listing also states that some features require an app subscription, but it does not specify durations for those price points.
The App Store listing states iPadOS 26.0 or later is required. It also lists compatibility for macOS 26.0 or later on Apple silicon Macs, and visionOS 26.0 or later.
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