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Summary

Blue Iris for Android is the official companion app for Blue Iris Windows PC software, enabling remote camera control, fast streaming, and push alerts from a secure, session-based connection. Manage multiple installations, view recordings, and control PTZ and other camera features—all from your Android device. With 100,000+ total and 390 in the last 30 days, it remains a long-standing solution for surveillance setups.

Pros & Cons

Strong PC-to-mobile integration for Blue Iris 5.x users
Secure session-based connections with no plain-text passwords
Real-time push alerts, fast streaming, and PTZ/IR control
Manage multiple Blue Iris installations from a single app

Not ranked in any top lists, which may affect visibility
Competitors emphasize broader video/NVR/web/surveillance features not highlighted by this app

About Blue Iris

Blue Iris is a video players & editors app developed by Perspective Software.

Install Statistics

Blue Iris has been installed 110 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 390 times.

User Ratings

Blue Iris is rated 2.41 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 2.6 thousand ratings.

App Information

Blue Iris is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 69.36 MB. The latest version available is 3.0.46. The last update was on September 17, 2024.

Technical Requirements

Blue Iris requires Android 8.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since April 2013.

Description by Perspective Software (from Google Play)

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.x installed and running on a Windows PC.

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Screenshots

Screenshots by Perspective Software, from the Google Play listing

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Installs over time

Blue Iris has been installed 110 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 13 installs per day.

Changelog of Blue Iris

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Developer information for Perspective Software

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Comments on Blue Iris for Android

★★★★☆ Benjamin Martens · Sep 18, 2025

I appreciate having a native android app to review my security footage. A feature request would be the ability to search a timeline by date/time. I would like to look up, for example, (date) at (time), and then enter the timeline with the slider set to the specific time.

★★★★★ jerry carscadden · Feb 17, 2026

This App works great. Have used it for about 5 years now. I love seeing my cameras when I'm out of the county

★★★★☆ Bob Lussier · Aug 3, 2026

The app works OK, BUT after opening the app, then leaving it in background, and returning to the app, it never reconnects with the BI server. I have to close the app completely so that it's no longer in memory, then re-open it, and then it works. App refresh simply gives me a spinning wheel that never quits with a "Loading..." message. I've tried deleting the data and no help. Developer: Please fix! I have a friend also with an Android phone that has this same issue.

★★☆☆☆ Cameron Weber · Nov 26, 2024

Really wish there was an easy way to revert to a previous version of this app. Used to work fine but now notifications quite delayed and often struggles to load the cameras.

★☆☆☆☆ Andrew Herrera · Apr 29, 2025

Last update 7 months ago. If you open the microphone on a view with multiple cameras it crashes. Startup and the moon is in retrograde it crashes. Hit back button to go from single camera view to multi camera view it crashes. Try to save video it crashes.

★★☆☆☆ John Weekley · Jun 3, 2026

Garbage. And I've used Blue Iris for a decade or more maybe two, and it's a good video management. But the Android app is garbage

Google Play Rankings for Blue Iris

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Technologies used by Blue Iris

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Trust & Safety: The app requests a broad set of permissions, including location (ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION, ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION), network and Wi-Fi state, camera, microphone, storage, notifications, and various system/foreground service permissions. It uses a secure, session-based connection as described in its long description. Users should review the requested permissions and ensure they align with their use of the surveillance features.

Frequently asked questions about Blue Iris

Is Blue Iris free?

Yes. Blue Iris is free on Google Play.

Is Blue Iris still available?

Yes. Blue Iris is on Google Play, and the last update we saw was on September 17, 2024.

Does Blue Iris contain ads?

No. Google Play does not list Blue Iris as containing ads.

What Android version does Blue Iris require?

Blue Iris runs on Android 8.0 and higher.

How large is Blue Iris?

Blue Iris is 69.36 MB.

Is Blue Iris suitable for children?

Google Play rates the content of Blue Iris as suitable for everyone.

How many times has Blue Iris been installed?

Google Play lists 100,000+ installs for Blue Iris.

How do people rate Blue Iris?

Blue Iris scores 2.41 out of 5 stars, from 2,608 ratings on Google Play.

Who made Blue Iris?

Blue Iris was developed by Perspective Software. It is listed in the video players & editors category on Google Play.

What are the best alternatives to Blue Iris?

People looking at Blue Iris also look at these video players & editors apps: IP Camera: ONVIF RTSP&RTMP&WEB, hellosecurity, tinyCam Monitor PRO for IP Cam, IP Cam Viewer Basic, EyeInCloud.

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