Comparison

Blue Iris vs smart & door control

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Blue Iris

Access and manage your home camera network remotely through a secure client for the Blue Iris PC software. View live streams, review recordings, and receive alerts from your cameras. Offers advanced controls and two-way audio for compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple Blue Iris installations
  • Receive push notification alerts
  • Fast H.264 streaming
  • Control PTZ and two-way audio
  • Review and download recordings
  • Broadcast live video from device
  • Geofencing alerts
Features
Currently charting
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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 6 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.

About

smart & door control

Control your doors remotely using your mobile phone, whether on WiFi or cellular networks. Manage multiple controllers and user access through a web interface. Set custom names and passwords for enhanced security.

Highlights
  • Remote door opening via WiFi
  • Remote door opening via mobile network
  • Set door names
  • Set controller communication password
  • Manage up to six controllers
  • Web-based user management
Features
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1. The door can be opened remotely by mobile phone in WiFi environment. 2. The door can be opened remotely by mobile phone under the mobile network. 3. Name of settable door 4. Controller communication password can be set. 5. It can be managed by multiple controllers and can support up to six controllers. 6. Under WiFi environment, web management controller can be used to add / modify / delete users.

Screenshots

Blue Iris4 screens
smart & door control3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: smart & door control at Free against Blue Iris's $9.99. smart & door control also leads on iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.6). Blue Iris's advantage is ratings volume (423 vs 11) and chart position (#39 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

smart & door control is free to download; Blue Iris costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blue Iris holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Iris has 423 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 56% and 56% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Blue Iris versus smart & door control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue Irissmart & door control
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (423 ratings) — better3.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings423 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#39 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB3 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperKen Pletzer志能 王

Customer experience

Blue Iris

All ratings418 ratings
Positive64.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews285 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral11.2%
Negative33.0%

smart & door control

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

Blue Iris

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to save video clips
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between live view and playback
  • Push notifications not working reliably
  • Cameras sometimes shown as offline when they are not
  • Crashes when rotating device or accessing certain features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for VPN connections
  • Improve video scrubbing and playback controls
  • Implement a more modern and responsive UI
  • Allow for more granular user permissions and access levels
  • Provide better integration with home automation systems

smart & door control

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Blue Iris

No in-app purchases

None

smart & door control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blue Iris free?
Blue Iris costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is smart & door control free?
smart & door control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blue Iris or smart & door control?
Blue Iris is rated higher. Blue Iris averages 3.7 out of 5 from 423 ratings, while smart & door control averages 3.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Blue Iris or smart & door control have ads?
Neither Blue Iris nor smart & door control shows ads.

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