Great viewer for Frigate NVR
1) easier way to switch between servers if you have multiple defined. It’s buried a few taps deep right now.
2) a way to deep link into a particular camera from another app (e.g. home assistant) so I can have a notification from HA launch Kapal into a camera live feed or recording.
Thanks for the great work!
Response from developer
Thank you so much for the kind words! It really means a lot to hear that Kapal is the app you’ve been missing. I also really appreciate you taking the time to write up such thoughtful feedback. Good news on your first request: an easier way to switch between multiple servers is already coming in v1.9. I completely agree that the current flow takes too many taps, so that should be a much smoother experience soon. I also love your second idea. Deep linking directly into a specific camera from apps like Home Assistant makes a ton of sense, especially for notifications, and I’m going to add that to the roadmap as well. I’d like to get both of these completed for you. Thanks again for the encouragement and for helping make Kapal better!
Finally a good Frigate viewer!
Response from developer
Thank you so much! Reviews like this really pump me up to take Kapal to the next level. I’m really excited about the next couple of features in the pipeline. If you ever have any suggestions or issues, please reach out via the contact button in the app! Thank you again for your time and kind words!
I can’t believe it’s free!
Response from developer
You are too kind. Super happy that you enjoy it. Tell your nerdy NVR friends :)
Needs a valid ssl cert but developer has contacted me and we will work on it.
Response from developer
Edit 3/11/26: 1.5 is now out which lets you connect with whatever network combo you have now. Thank you again! Original: Hi — thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. I won’t get into specifics here, but I’d genuinely love to better understand your setup. I personally run a very similar self-hosted/DDNS configuration and it works well on my end, so there may be something small we can adjust. I’m a solo developer and I personally respond to every email. If you’re open to it, please reach out directly at hey@judeworks.app — I’ll work with you one-on-one to figure it out. Also, you’re absolutely right about visibility around support. Adding a clear support email on the landing screen is a great idea, and I’ll be including that in the next release. Building this has been a bit of a leap of faith — detailed feedback during development is rare (I’ve heard from roughly 0.002% of users), and I’m genuinely grateful to those who reach out. It directly shapes what gets improved next. If you’re willing, I’d really appreciate connecting.
Having issues without a valid ssl cert but developer has contacted me and we will work on it
Hopefully we can get it working. The developer seems interested and eager to make sure the app works for all situations.
Response from developer
Hi — thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. I won’t get into specifics here, but I’d genuinely love to better understand your setup. I personally run a very similar self-hosted/DDNS configuration and it works well on my end, so there may be something small we can adjust. I’m a solo developer and I personally respond to every email. If you’re open to it, please reach out directly at hey@judeworks.app — I’ll work with you one-on-one to figure it out. Also, you’re absolutely right about visibility around support. Adding a clear support email on the landing screen is a great idea, and I’ll be including that in the next release. Building this has been a bit of a leap of faith — detailed feedback during development is rare (I’ve heard from roughly 0.002% of users), and I’m genuinely grateful to those who reach out. It directly shapes what gets improved next. If you’re willing, I’d really appreciate connecting.
Useless without valid ssl cert. Too clever by half. No option to go to site without it.
If somebody wants to see gravel and a garage door, go for it.
Seems it only works on a LAN. Ok so if I'm THERE I don't need it. I need it when I'm AWAY.
We go through a ddns. However, this app is too clever by half, not allowing us to connect through our ddns because the app thinks we're too stupid and will get hacked by our own site via iphone.
Hey, lets us have the option to continue like any other app would do. 1 star b/c it is a non-functional app unless you go get/or pay for an ssl cert which i can't do anyway because i am hosting my own Frigate feed.
"Contact dev: Tap on settings."
Of course, settings is nowhere to be found because I cannot log in to my service.
Response from developer
Hi — thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. I won’t get into specifics here, but I’d genuinely love to better understand your setup. I personally run a very similar self-hosted/DDNS configuration and it works well on my end, so there may be something small we can adjust. I’m a solo developer and I personally respond to every email. If you’re open to it, please reach out directly at hey@judeworks.app — I’ll work with you one-on-one to figure it out. Also, you’re absolutely right about visibility around support. Adding a clear support email on the landing screen is a great idea, and I’ll be including that in the next release. Building this has been a bit of a leap of faith — detailed feedback during development is rare (I’ve heard from roughly 0.002% of users), and I’m genuinely grateful to those who reach out. It directly shapes what gets improved next. If you’re willing, I’d really appreciate connecting.
