Blue Iris 4+

Ken Pletzer

Designed for iPad

    • 3.7 • 45 Ratings
    • £9.99

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Description

This app is a CLIENT for the Blue Iris Windows PC software. In order to make use of this app, you must have Blue Iris version 5 installed and running on a Windows PC or VM. Instructions for connecting this app to the PC software are found in the Remote Access chapter of its Help file.

This app provides a single point of contact to your home camera network. There is no need to insecurely open individual cameras to the Internet. This app connects using a secure and session-based protocol--no passwords are transmitted in plain text.

Remote access does require router configuration or NGROK, which you can test without the app by using Safari. You should see your Blue Iris login page.

Key features include:

- Manage multiple Blue Iris installations
- Geofencing: set status, send alerts, and more in response to device location *
- Control the shield icon, schedule and profile selection
- Receive iOS push notification alerts when a Blue Iris camera is triggered or there is a critical status message
- Fast H.264 streaming
- Control PTZ, IR and more for any camera that’s also controllable at the Blue Iris PC
- Listen to and talk to any camera that’s also supported at the Blue Iris PC
- Navigate cameras by tapping and swiping
- Review recordings as stored on the Blue Iris PC, up to 64x speed
- Download recorded video from the Blue Iris PC to the iOS device
- Selectively delete recordings from the Blue Iris PC
- Broadcast live video from the iOS device directly into a Blue Iris PC camera window
- Remote control DIO output signals on compatible devices
- Baby monitor functionality: continue to listen to audio with app closed or device in standby **

* Note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
** Note that continued use of audio streaming running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

What’s New

Version 2.04.05

Additional video navigation bug fixes

Ratings and Reviews

3.7 out of 5
45 Ratings

45 Ratings

MrDrakeRev ,

Good but does crash out

I’ve been using this App for well over a year now and it did used to be quite stable, in more recent months it regularly crashes out when switching from live view to playback. Needs an update, looks to have been a year since the last one. App works well otherwise but this is quite a fundamental problem.

DrRamore ,

Gold standard for cam surveillance

I had previously been using Synology Surveillance Station on my NAS and their DS Cam app but when I wanted to add an extra camera at home I realised it would be cheaper to just get Blue Iris and run it from my PC. Even though the iOS app is an extra cost on top it is well worth it for the extra benefits of push notifications on certain triggers and the geo location options. The feed from the cameras is also sooo much smoother and quicker to load than DS Cam and SS on Synology. Keep up the good work!

One minor point is that the geolocation only works with an “admin” level user account - I hadn’t realised that at first and it wasn’t obvious (to me at least) why I couldn’t activate it.

It would be nice if there was better support for VPN connections instead of port forwarding but I can live with it for the moment.

Pistachio* ,

Perfectly fine

Perhaps those complaining about crashes don’t run the blueiris software on a fast enough machine. Personally I was fed up with how underpowered synology’s NAS was for their synology surveillance station app, it just could not cope with more than 3 cameras. So gone and got a dell poweredge server, with XEON, 16gb ram and separate solid state discs for the op system, new, alerts and a large 16TB fast disc for stored footage. Followed some good online resource to configure the 12 or so cameras and the speed overall is phenomenal. Logging in and accessing any recordings from the internet is instant and had never seen the mobile app crash. Great software, plan to stick with it.

App Privacy

The developer, Ken Pletzer, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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