Genki Studio

Name: Genki Studio
Rating: 4.6 (40 reviews)
Author: Human Things, Inc

UVC Viewer

Free

40 Ratings
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4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Human Things, Inc
Language

EN
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Size

7.7
MB

iPad

Genki Studio turns your iPad into a portable monitor and advanced video capture and presentation device. Connect your Genki ShadowCast or any compatible USB UVC input device to start using your iPad as a portable monitor for your gaming console, PC, digital camera, small board computer, or microscope. Record the input at maximum quality and save the media file directly to your iPad or an external SSD to save storage space on your iPad. With external monitor support, your iPad can output full-screen content to another external display via AirPlay or USB-C to HDMI/DisplayPort adapters while continuing recording to your iPad, or use mirror mode and Apple Pencil markup for a quick presentation. Highlights of this app: · Connect your Genki ShadowCast or any compatible USB UVC input device to your iPad. · View the UVC input directly on your iPad. · Capture images or videos with audio with maximum quality, to your iPad storage or directly to an external storage device like a portable SSD. · Fully compatible with Stage Manager and Multitasking features of the iPad, enjoy music or play the video guide of your game while playing your game all on an iPad. · Grid and Ratio Overlay for easy monitoring of professional cameras. · Clean Video Output to display input on an external monitor with AirPlay or a wired connection, while continuing recording to your iPad at the same time. · Mark Up with Apple Pencil support lets you scribble on the screen. · Connecting to an external monitor and using Mark Up to enable Mirroring Mode, which turns your iPad into a portable notepad perfect for any live events. · Optimized for accessibility with VoiceOver support. * Connecting to UVC devices requires a compatible model of iPad. Using this app requires additional UVC accessories; this app supports Genki ShadowCast, and any other USB UVC input device including capture cards, professional cameras, microscopes, or webcams that conform with UVC standards. Appropriate USB-C adapters, docks, or hubs are required for some devices or configurations. Multitasking features require a compatible model of iPad. Using Clean Video Output with a wirelessly connected monitor requires AirPlay 2-enabled TVs, streaming boxes or sticks, or a compatible Mac with the latest macOS update installed; also, using a non-Genki ShadowCast capture product will have an added Genki logo watermark on the Clean Video Output Image. UVC input are supported on iPad with a USB-C port: · iPad Pro 11-inch and 13-inch (M4) · iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later) · iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation and later) · iPad Air 11-inch and 13-inch (M2) · iPad Air (4th and 5th generation) · iPad mini (A17 Pro) · iPad mini (6th generation) · iPad (A16) · iPad (10th generation) USB-C ports on some iPad only supports maximum USB 3.0 SuperSpeed 5Gbps or USB 2.0 High-Speed, which may limit the formats you can use with your UVC devices. Please check your iPad’s support before downloading this app or buying accessories.

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

40 Ratings

Updated to Five stars because…
05/31/2024

Rokair
Updated…. I was able to follow the developer response to get what I want. I would still say that the colors are a bit off but, this is better and meeting my expectations. ************************************************************ Generally this application works will with the Shadow Cast. However…. Running this as an extra display or even a gaming monitor at a standard full HD resolution (or any standard resolution) on an iPad seems like a waste. I am not really asking for 4K (though this does that just at 30Hz and the screen looks terrible that way) but for a non-standard resolution that can fill the screen. The big letter box on the top and bottom don’t really seem needed. And, I would certainly think with a USB C 3.1/2 GEN 2 connection that you could push a 1 K level resolution that is taller…. Please…

Developer Response
Hello Rokair,Thanks for the review. Genki Studio app shows all resolutions reported by the capture device. Unfortunately all of the current capture devices are only capable of outputting in standard resolutions in 16:9 ratio causing letterbox experience on iPad’s “square” screens. One thing you can try is setting a custom output resolution of the resolution of your iPad in your PC graphics card settings, most capture cards will still accept the signal but output in the preset 16:9 resolutions. With Genki Studio, you can set to display in stretched mode that restores the ratio and achieve full screen iPad display without letterbox, although there maybe lost image clarity. If you have any more questions, feel free to send us a email at ipad@humanthings.co. Thank you.
Updated to Five stars because…
05/31/2024

Rokair

Updated…. I was able to follow the developer response to get what I want. I would still say that the colors are a bit off but, this is better and meeting my expectations. ************************************************************ Generally this application works will with the Shadow Cast. However…. Running this as an extra display or even a gaming monitor at a standard full HD resolution (or any standard resolution) on an iPad seems like a waste. I am not really asking for 4K (though this does that just at 30Hz and the screen looks terrible that way) but for a non-standard resolution that can fill the screen. The big letter box on the top and bottom don’t really seem needed. And, I would certainly think with a USB C 3.1/2 GEN 2 connection that you could push a 1 K level resolution that is taller…. Please…
Developer Response 05/29/2024
Hello Rokair,Thanks for the review. Genki Studio app shows all resolutions reported by the capture device. Unfortunately all of the current capture devices are only capable of outputting in standard resolutions in 16:9 ratio causing letterbox experience on iPad’s “square” screens. One thing you can try is setting a custom output resolution of the resolution of your iPad in your PC graphics card settings, most capture cards will still accept the signal but output in the preset 16:9 resolutions. With Genki Studio, you can set to display in stretched mode that restores the ratio and achieve full screen iPad display without letterbox, although there maybe lost image clarity. If you have any more questions, feel free to send us a email at ipad@humanthings.co. Thank you.
Best experience I’ve had with my capture card
07/26/2025

JulioTheGreat
I know the latency has a lot to do with the capture card itself, but this app has been the best experience I’ve had with my own capture card. I have the hagibis pro 1080p 60fps that I got for my quest three to connect my laptop or my console, but the lag was just too bad. I then tried connecting my console to my laptop through OBS while I was traveling, and it was also super laggy(I don’t know if it was my settings). But when I try to hooking up my Xbox through this app it worked perfectly. The picture was clear there was little to no perceivable lag genuinely amazing, I could actually play my games as if they were on a regular monitor.
Best experience I’ve had with my capture card
07/26/2025

JulioTheGreat

I know the latency has a lot to do with the capture card itself, but this app has been the best experience I’ve had with my own capture card. I have the hagibis pro 1080p 60fps that I got for my quest three to connect my laptop or my console, but the lag was just too bad. I then tried connecting my console to my laptop through OBS while I was traveling, and it was also super laggy(I don’t know if it was my settings). But when I try to hooking up my Xbox through this app it worked perfectly. The picture was clear there was little to no perceivable lag genuinely amazing, I could actually play my games as if they were on a regular monitor.
Great, with a single criticism
Jan 11

BBtwentyeight
I’d rather word my title this way and give five stars than a more enthusiastic title with four stars. That out of the way, Genki Studio is truly a great app. Even so, it boggles my mind that it supports the smallest and latest iPad, but not the largest and latest iPhone. Place two of said iPhones side by side and you essentially have the same screen real estate as the iPad Mini. As trivial of a feature it may be to hope for iPhone support someday, I do think it would be at the very least useful for testing HDMI output on various devices. There are other UVC viewers that support iPhone, but nothing supports Genki Shadowcast as seamlessly as this App does.I understand that generally speaking this app was made with heavy consideration for the Nintendo Switch (it all started with Genki Audio on Kickstarter… proud supporter!), but I will say for the sake of iPad Mini users out there: Yes, the iPad mini’s screen is barely bigger than that of the Switch. But Genki was on to something with Apple displays. Relatively same size or not, Nintendo Switch looks crisper (in handheld mode, Switch only does 720p; 1080p is only via HDMI out) and the iPad mini’s speakers are louder. So it’s worthwhile to try for Switch, but I personally wanted to use this app for other game consoles without built in screens. This does great for those too. I’ve never had an HDMI device I’ve tested not work with the Shadowcast, which is their official hardware.As a final note, I think it’s pretty cool that they allow for any UVC device, but I don’t think all UVC devices are created equal. I’ve used a 3rd party UVC device on PC with the Genki Arcade app, and it was nowhere near as clean. It did work, but there was a huge black border I don’t get with Shadowcast. I hope they continue to make the Shadowcast! The space saving design is so convenient.Genki Studio is a must have for UVC. I really hope they decide to either add support for iPhone or introduce a separate app. I’d rather install something from Human Things than some random shady looking app.If you have a Shadowcast, get it! You won’t be disappointed

Developer Response
Thank you for writing such a detailed review of our Genki Studio app. We have heard the call for support on iPhone. The limitation is that the related APIs to connect to external UVC devices are only available on iPadOS. It is more up to Apple to release the same support for iPhone before we can easily port this app to iPhone users. As developing custom solutions otherwise would not be up to the standard in terms of image latency and quality.We developed this app to support all kinds of UVC devices. We have heard from people around the world like doctors and researchers paired this app with some unique UVC devices that we have never heard of. It is truly an unprecedented app and a valuable tool for these people, which allowed them to utilize the powerful ability of iPads with features like Apple Pencil Markup and AirPlay video mirroring in their daily work. We hope you enjoyed the app. Please let us know if you have any more questions or suggestions when using the app by emailing us at ipad@humanthings.co. Thank you for supporting Genki.
Great, with a single criticism
Jan 11

BBtwentyeight

I’d rather word my title this way and give five stars than a more enthusiastic title with four stars. That out of the way, Genki Studio is truly a great app. Even so, it boggles my mind that it supports the smallest and latest iPad, but not the largest and latest iPhone. Place two of said iPhones side by side and you essentially have the same screen real estate as the iPad Mini. As trivial of a feature it may be to hope for iPhone support someday, I do think it would be at the very least useful for testing HDMI output on various devices. There are other UVC viewers that support iPhone, but nothing supports Genki Shadowcast as seamlessly as this App does.I understand that generally speaking this app was made with heavy consideration for the Nintendo Switch (it all started with Genki Audio on Kickstarter… proud supporter!), but I will say for the sake of iPad Mini users out there: Yes, the iPad mini’s screen is barely bigger than that of the Switch. But Genki was on to something with Apple displays. Relatively same size or not, Nintendo Switch looks crisper (in handheld mode, Switch only does 720p; 1080p is only via HDMI out) and the iPad mini’s speakers are louder. So it’s worthwhile to try for Switch, but I personally wanted to use this app for other game consoles without built in screens. This does great for those too. I’ve never had an HDMI device I’ve tested not work with the Shadowcast, which is their official hardware.As a final note, I think it’s pretty cool that they allow for any UVC device, but I don’t think all UVC devices are created equal. I’ve used a 3rd party UVC device on PC with the Genki Arcade app, and it was nowhere near as clean. It did work, but there was a huge black border I don’t get with Shadowcast. I hope they continue to make the Shadowcast! The space saving design is so convenient.Genki Studio is a must have for UVC. I really hope they decide to either add support for iPhone or introduce a separate app. I’d rather install something from Human Things than some random shady looking app.If you have a Shadowcast, get it! You won’t be disappointed
Developer Response Jan 12
Thank you for writing such a detailed review of our Genki Studio app. We have heard the call for support on iPhone. The limitation is that the related APIs to connect to external UVC devices are only available on iPadOS. It is more up to Apple to release the same support for iPhone before we can easily port this app to iPhone users. As developing custom solutions otherwise would not be up to the standard in terms of image latency and quality.We developed this app to support all kinds of UVC devices. We have heard from people around the world like doctors and researchers paired this app with some unique UVC devices that we have never heard of. It is truly an unprecedented app and a valuable tool for these people, which allowed them to utilize the powerful ability of iPads with features like Apple Pencil Markup and AirPlay video mirroring in their daily work. We hope you enjoyed the app. Please let us know if you have any more questions or suggestions when using the app by emailing us at ipad@humanthings.co. Thank you for supporting Genki.
Great App
10/29/2023

Rated Review
I just got this app, and it is a game changer. It doesn’t actually use much power at all! I have full brightness, and from the hour I was playing, I only lost two percent—100 to 98! There are a few cons, however. The screen sometimes glitches out, and parts of the screen get unaligned. Also, the drawing feature is there, even when I’m playing, and I can’t figure out how to turn it off. All in all, this app is amazing. 10/10!
Great App
10/29/2023

Rated Review

I just got this app, and it is a game changer. It doesn’t actually use much power at all! I have full brightness, and from the hour I was playing, I only lost two percent—100 to 98! There are a few cons, however. The screen sometimes glitches out, and parts of the screen get unaligned. Also, the drawing feature is there, even when I’m playing, and I can’t figure out how to turn it off. All in all, this app is amazing. 10/10!

Genki Studio Update 1.5.2 fixed issues introduced in the previous update for older iPadOS devices: · Fixes issues with audio did not record to video on iPadOS 18 or older. · Updates instructions for the no connection screen.

Version 1.5.2

12/01/2025

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