What app for my phone owrks

[PapaBill]

So far all the apps here are for the computer,
And I found blue iris companion on the play store but its 10!!!!!
Why shouldI have to pay 10 for a app when ya want me to pay 100 for the software.
I mean I like blue iris but if I have to I will not buy it, instead just get a free program and then pay 10 bux for a app.

 

[wittaj]

Most here do not use the paid BI app. It is only beneficial if you have cameras with two-way talk and want to use it. Most here don't after the novelty period as you can't have a conversation with walkie-talkie like cameras.

Most here use the built-in UI3 that is native to BI - simply open a browser and type in the IP address of your BI computer and : and your port number (most are 80 or 81) and you have full access to your cameras and recordings.

 

[TonyR]

+1^^^.

Blue Iris is $85 on eBay from a vendor with a decent score, here. I wish I could say it was still available and at a decent price on the IPCT Store but sadly, that's not the case.

The $15 you could have save saved would have paid for the Blue Iris smartphone app.....if you decided you still needed it.

 

[PapaBill]

+1^^^.

Blue Iris is $85 on eBay from a vendor with a decent score, here. I wish I could say it was still available and at a decent price on the IPCT Store but sadly, that's not the case.

The $15 you could have save saved would have paid for the Blue Iris smartphone app.....if you decided you still needed it.

Didnt know its on ebay also. THANX

 

[jrbeddow]

You might also try through Amcrest here:

Amcrest Blue Iris Professional Version 5 - Downloadable Version

**Compatible with Windows OS only. This is NOT a physical CD. You will be sent a license key in your order receipt and the download link to the software.** Blue Iris Professional Surveillance Software allows you to view and record up to 64 cameras (IP cameras, web cameras, DVR/CCTV based...

amcrest.com

It shows as version 5, but supposedly includes one year of updates, which should permit you to upgrade to the current version of 6.x.x.x (TBD/YMMV).

Only $54.99 through Amcrest.

 

[IdoiDaniel]

If you're mainly worried about the $10 app, I'd try UI3 first. Open it in your phone browser and save it to the home screen. For basic live viewing and playback, a lot of people here use it and don't bother with the paid companion app.

The $54.99 Amcrest deal is also worth checking before buying elsewhere. At that price, even paying extra later for the app doesn't feel quite as bad.

 

[TonyR]

+1^^^.
@PapaBill , it's been over 3 months and I was just wonderin' ....did you get a solution?
Do you know how to access UI3?

Just in case, you open a browser (works best with Google Chrome or any modern Chromium-based browser like Microsoft Edge or Brave) to the following URL when on your LAN; when prompted log in with username and password:

http://BI-LAN IP:BI-port/ui3.htm