# Night Owl HD

> Business

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id945919542](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id945919542)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id945919542`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Night Owl SP, LLC
- **Category:** Business
- **Rating:** 1.80 / 5 (1,781 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0
- **Last updated:** 2017-12-19
- **First published:** 2014-12-05
- **Size:** 16 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-06-09
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/night-owl-hd/id945919542)
- **Website:** [http://www.nightowlsp.com/](http://www.nightowlsp.com/)

## Description

Night Owl HD lets you view your Night Owl security system in real time from your mobile device, with multi-channel live feeds, on-demand playback, and PTZ camera control.

It supports quick setup with Owl Scan, per-channel push notifications, image/video capture, MP4 sharing, and direct streaming from your DVR to your device—no third-party buffering and broad compatibility with multiple Night Owl DVR/NVR series.

## Review summary

User reviews overwhelmingly describe Night Owl HD's iOS app as outdated, under-supported, and unreliable. The recurring issues are remote access failures off-network, frequent disconnects, and poor live view/playback and notification reliability. Many reports cite years without app updates and compatibility problems with newer iOS versions, plus unsatisfactory customer support. A minority note the cameras themselves are solid hardware, but the software woes dominate. Most users urge a major app overhaul or switching to a different system.

### Pros

- Cameras are good
- Some reviewers say the app is great when it works

### Cons

- App is outdated and rarely updated; compatibility problems on newer iOS versions
- Remote access is unreliable; can't view or access when not on the same Wi‑Fi; frequent disconnects
- Notifications and motion alerts often do not work
- Playback and live view are unreliable and the app frequently crashes
- Poor customer support and push to upgrade to a newer system

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id945919542)