Blue Iris

3.0.46

Perspective Software

2.40

2,605 reviews

100,000+
Downloads

Free

The essential companion to your Blue Iris PC software

2.40 · 2,605 reviews · 100,000+ downloads

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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 490 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

Relatively low average rating (2.4/5 from 2,604 reviews)
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.

Download Statistics

Blue Iris has been downloaded 110 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 490 times.

User Ratings

Blue Iris is rated 2.40 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 2.6 thousand ratings.

App Information

Blue Iris is FREE to download. The APK download 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

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.

More data about Blue Iris

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	110 thousand
Recent downloads	490
Rating	2.40 based on 2.6 thousand ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	3.0.46
APK size	69.4 MB
Number of libraries	43
Designed for Android	8.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Blue Iris has been downloaded 110 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 16 downloads per day.

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Comments on Blue Iris for Android

★★★★★ 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

★★★★★ Mike Mattern · Jan 16, 2025

I've had no serious issues with this app. It works very well and is definitely a convenient way to access the cameras remotely. Very pleased!

★★★★☆ 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.

★★★★☆ 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.

★☆☆☆☆ Christopher Miller · Apr 4, 2025

Who designed this app? Guessing a high school student. At minimum, not a professional. The app is just, weak. It's functional to a degree, and the UI is decent. But ... You open it, check some cameras, then switch to another app. When you return to Blue Iris, it no longer connects to cameras. So each use of it requires you to terminate the app. Performance on searching and skipping through history videos is really bad. When a clip ends it shows a date of 2015 lol

★☆☆☆☆ Mike Alger · May 1, 2025

The design choices for this app are straight out of the 90s. Horribly unintuitive and lacking the basic functionality all the other security camera apps have.

★★☆☆☆ 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.

Google Play Rankings for Blue Iris

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Technologies used by Blue Iris

25 permissions · 43 libraries

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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 to download from 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 the Blue Iris APK?

The Blue Iris APK 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 downloaded?

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

How do people rate Blue Iris?

Blue Iris scores 2.40 out of 5 stars, from 2,605 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?

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