iSentry Legacy App Recensioni

Fantastica!

Funziona benissimo! Grande sensibilità: basta muovere un sopracciglio e subito scatta lallarme acustico (programmabile). Quindi vengono scattate foto (o video) dalla iSight e memorizzate su iPhoto dove viene creato un album apposito. Possibilità di memorizzare anche su HD o sul loro sito . Opzioni: notifica tramite mail; scelta tra foto e video; risoluzione, limite di upload e frequenza degli scatti; volume e vari tipi di allarme, alcuni anche divertenti; programmazione nel tempo (schedule). Lallarme sonoro cessa quando non vengono più rilevati movimenti. Facilità duso. Trovo inopportuna e un po caotica la continua apertura e chiusura della cartella dove iPhoto memorizza gli scatti. La 5a stella quando questa fastidiosa funzione sarà migliorata. Merita comunque un alto voto, oltretutto è gratis!!!

Applicazione simpatica

Carina semplice e funzionante, non si capisce bene se il tempo lasciato impostato a 00:00:00 sul video, vuol dire che non ha limiti di registrazione, comunque per il resto funziona, un pò troppo bassa la risoluzione dei video, si potrebbe alzare o dare la possibilità di scegliere la qualità, inoltre manca Laudio secondo me FONDAMENTALE. Comunque 4 Stelle

Bella semplice e funzionale!

Quello che cercavo come semplice "antifurto" per il periodo estivo. Faccio salvare una foto ogni due secondi sul mio account dropbox, oltre a farmi inviare una mail sulliPhone. Ho aggiunto le email che arrivano da iSentry come VIP ed ho attivato la visualizzazione di unavviso e di un suono "allarme" quando ricevo lemail. Nellemail mi son messo il numro di telefono dei carabinieri vicini a me… e speriamo di non doverli mai chiamare! :-) Certo, antifurti dedicati son meglio… Ma questo mi sembra un buon compromesso!

Ottima ma manca una cosa

Manca la possibilità di ingrandire il video della can, sarebbe bello avere anche il fullscreen.

buona ma migliorabile

Lidea è geniale, io però consiglierei di far cominciare a scattare foto e a filmare solo quando viene rilevato il movimento, e non da quando si avvia lapplicazione!

Fantastic

An easy to use app that works very well.

non stop

wanted something that only captured if there was motion. Set this to lowest sensitivity and it it just continously took photos every couple of seconds.

Does what it says

I have not had any problem with it. I use it on my macbook air M1

IT was a pretty useful app

Disappointed the developer doesn't support it anymore.

it stops working for no reason

testing it before buying the pro, I found that it stops working after a day. Then it doesn't work until you change the directory where it saves the videos. Last software update was a year ago... so it seems like abandonware.

Works great so far!

I live with a few roomates and noticed them trying to open my door a couple times (when they weren’t aware I was in there). I am going to use this to figure out who it is that is trying to sneak in. So far, the application works exactly as I expected and hoped for. iSentry sends notifications successfuly; for some reason I wasn’t able to set it up with a gmail address, so, I had to use another email service. I am not sure if that is an issue with the application or my gmail account. The motion detecting works very well, you are even able to change the threshold for when the recording starts. You can change the length for the delay timer. You can also choose where to save the files. I have decided to save the recordeings into an iCloud synced folder in my documents, thus, when something is recorded and I see the notification, I can check the recording via my iPhone while I am away. If you are looking for a simple but reliable application for your security needs, iSentry definitely fits the bill. Props to the creator of this app! Thank you.

Tolerable, barely; glad I tried this before buying Pro

Mac Mini quad core 2012, 16 gb, El Capitan and a Logitech webcam, don’t remember model, C920? C922? Motion detection is extremely sensitive, so it took some getting used to. But it does seem to work well. The problem is the capture is not very good. First it won’t record higher than 1280x720. And it doesn’t record audio in sync with video. And worst of all it records in some kind of strange slow-motion effect. Webcam works fine with other tools, so i know it’s not the web cam. Playing video back the audio is recorded normal but video is slower, so the video and audio quickly get out of sync, and the audio finishes before the video. Very strange. Tried this before buying pro. If this is how it works, I’d have been pretty ticked spending $30 for this quality of recording.

Can’t setup mail notification

The mail notification requires a verification code to be sent to your mail. I still have not received in mail or even junk mail a verification code to use. I contacted the help line and no aswer. This App doesn’t work to notify if you can setup the mail notification. Worthless app without the notification.

Caught the culprit

For over 6 months we have been missing money from our home every now an then. I kept thinking I was misplacing it but when it happened once 2 often I knew something was up. I supected my next door neighbour but had no evidence to show. Frustration brought me to Google and I found this app, because I could not bother with setting up a security system. Since the computer was always home and he never stole it, I knew that was not his goal, so I left home today, setup iSentry and I am happy to say the cops took him to jail tonight. Thanks iSentry, your software worked great! Motion detection, then I instantly saved the videos to iCloud Drive and boom, evidence on hand!

Works perfectly!

I installed this on my office computer and was THRILLED to find that even when my computer goes to sleep, the app is still active. Even when my iMac is asleep it still send notifications to my designated e-mail address the it’s filming, with audio. I should mention that the notifications end up in my junkmail folder, but it didn’t take long to figure that one out. Highly recommend.

I like it!

This app (the free version) is exactly what I was looking for, and the functionality works as advertised / expected. There are a lot of reviews that are unfairly low due to issues with the App Store or the users lack of technical knowledge.

Downloaded but won’t OPEN!!!

Just downloaded this and it won’t open. SOOOOO frustrating! Even the one I paid for didn’t open………. Granted not the same ‘brand’ but thought as a guy was having a problem with the ‘paid’ one (that I’d previously purchased) and dowloaded this successfully, I thought I’d give it a try. The App Store needs to really step up!

Phone connection

So I donwloaded this on to my Mac and now how do I connect it to my Iphone?

App stop working

The app stopped working recently, it is not recording movement very much. Please fix this bug. Thanks

crashes my computer

had to clean slate; then, just to be sure it wasn't something else, installed it again (crash and burn again); this was just my experience; they are a few flavors of hardware and software, so it could be totally fine for you, but the free version was worse than one star for me (so for sure, I'm not paying to test their pro version)

Won’t Start

My experience: It only starts when it wants to. Click on start, and it maight start and it might not. Also, file folders in Hard Drive or on iPhotos???? Where???? Local folders are not created like it promises so you can’t even find the video or photos you hopefully made if it decided to start.

Useless. Works for 1 minutes

I have to admit that the fact that they have a free version so we can test it. But it only works for as long as I am in front of my computer. As soon as I go to my Log In Window (Not signing out) because I can NOT leave the computer completly opened (that would defeat the purpose of trying to find out who is touching my stuff.) Everytime I come to check, iSentry has crashed and nothing except for the first minute worked.

Do not bother!!!

Does not connect to a ip camera unless you buy the pro version. Doesn’t tell you that in the description

Works Great

This program works great, i set it up to save files to a dropbox folder so i always have a record if I were to have a breaking. Highly Recommnended. -1 star for few resolution options

Works like a charm

Last night, this little app was put to the test and I have pictures of the person who rummaged through my office. I’ll be upgrading, I think and setting this up at home in addition to the office.

Not sure about the older versions, but this app rocks!

Exactly what I needed.

detects motion when there is none

the camera was detecting motion when there was none no matter what the sensitivity setting was. useless for that reason

This is trash, deleted!

Whoa, Nellie! I just deleted the app and lowered the rating to one star! Regardless of how you set the recording preference (1 photo/7 seconds in my case), the app snaps no less than 50 images per movement! What-ever! Gone, deleted!

Works as expected but password protection is really needed

I have to say this app is better than many other paid alternates… it workes as expected but it really lacks a password protecion option.

Doesn’t work

Only seems to work with the iSight camera. It did work for about 10 minutes with a USB camera, but once I hit start it refused to use it for video ever again. Deleted.

Keeps telling me “The file couldn’t be opened"

Never got to use this. When selecting a folder on the hard disk, it just says “The file couldn’t be opened”. Tried restarting, same issue, and no information to help debug the issue.

kind of does what it says.

I downloaded iSentry to find out if this will trun my iSight camera in to a motion detection video camera to catch the person who is stealing from my office. Yes, it does. The problem is it only works right after I install it. Once I reboot the computer then iSentry doesn’t open, and a crash report opens up. I can uninstall it and reinstall it but after a reboot it crashes on open again. Also, the schedule feature is not available on my computer. My co-worker installed iSentry at the same time as I did and he has no problems at all with his, so he bought the pro version. I’m not willing to buy the pro version until this version actuall works.

Worked great at start, then after update…the trouble began.

This app was fantastic when I first downloaded it. I couldn't believe that a free app was so incredibly useful, stable and functional. It recorded both video and sequenced stills. It was very controllable. It was stable. It worked perfectly. I live with housemates, and there is one in particular who likes to go to my desk while I'm out. She roots around in my personal belongings…not taking anything, just snooping. Violating my privacy. This app gave me a day-by-day video account of her arrogance. Then, Tristero Consulting created an update to the app. It changed it from a free, functional app; to one that no longer functions, and half the features on the app became disabled so that you are forced to "Upgrade" (Pay Money) to regain functionality. I am naming this practice, "Software Extortion." Yes, download our "free" app, and then later we'll send Vito around to collect payment. To make matters worse, now the app produces garbage files that cannot be opened. Not the great jpeg or mp4 files that were originally produced, but unknown, non-format files that has who knows what in them. After downloading Tristero's own update, the app is now useless. I emailed Tristero about this, and they replied by asking me to email them the useless garbage files. Hmmmmm, email a strange company files from my computer that resulted from new code that they put onto my computer themselves? The probability that funny business exists is quite low. However, when in doubt it's always best to err on the conservative side. A side that says, "Are you freakin' kidding me?!" Tristero, if I were you I would get my sh*t together PRONTO, before you become a footnote of OS X history. PRESENT RECOMMENDATION: Not worth it. Even if the company fixes the software, they've already blown their credibility. To the many app buyers out there: If you don't exercise some discrimination and principle when buying software, the net result is you getting shafted constantly. We (that's you and me) cause bad software. We get it handed to us because we don't demand better. So, naturally software companies are only too happy to indulge our lack of discernment. It's our fault, not theirs.

Jittery

I upgraded to Yosemite and then their was an update to Isentry which I installed from that point on Isentry doesnt work correctly when you start the motion detection you can see the video and then it just gets all jittery and the program stops working shortly after that, I dont know if it is the Yosemite causing the problem or Isentry, hope they fis it soon.

It’s good, however security is an unfortunate bust. PLEASE FIX! But Most Importantly PLEASE READ!

This app is good and free and the paid pro version is good as well, but not worth $29.99. if it were $0.99 for the added features that would work well. However having two apps makes absolutly no sense at all! They should just use something like in-app purchases as add-ons. What I really love is the recording feature if you have any motion, but that doesn’t work well for security sense you have to have the computer logged in and never put to sleep to do something like this. Someone could delete the photo and take control of the computer! That doesn’t make sense and I hope they fix this soon. I need this to work when my computer is asleep or logged out as anyone would, so that if someone breaks into my home, I will have a photo automatically uploaded to the cloud and an E-Mail notifying me of the motion. The devs should also add photo and video simultaneous capture so I can put photos in the cloud, which are smaller and takes less time to upload, then video on the computer. I live in an area where my home could be broken into at any moment and I don’t have the finances to invest into a security system due to medical bills. If they see me leave I often think, and have been proved right at times, that folks in my neighborhood might take advantage of the opportunity and go for the steal. It’s a great city, but let’s just say we have good and bad in all of us… And I hope that the developers can add a feature that allows the app to automatically turn on when I leave the home. Sure schedule works great, but I don’t exactly know when I will have to leave and if I need to go in a hurry or an emergency I can’t go to the back and turn on iSentry. Plus, that would be the last thing on my mind and many others unfortunately so the app doesn’t get used. An iOS app that works on the iPhone and tracks my location, puts up a definable geofence around my home and if I ever cross that geofence the app can notify me that the iSentry app on my iMac has been activated or not, queing me to turn around or not. That I would pay for!!! Call it iSentry Remote. Short. Simple. Love it. And its free for you to use… Anyway, I know that’s a lot and that this isn’t a pentagon type security measure, but this App has the potential to go far. I truly believe that! I wouldn’t have written this out if I felt otherwise… Please fix this and Thank You!

Lost Camera Functionality

in the prior version the app would crash occasionally, but at least it would use my LogiTech webcam. Now I have fiddle with it and there is still no guarantee it will work.

Good version

I kept a copy of the old version by option copying to a different location then renaming it. With the new version installed, I set out to find out what sort of functionality was removed. I could find none, zip, nada. However, the preferences is no longer accessed by tipping an arrow on the camera screen. It is in the menu, instead. My suggestion to others is to do the upgrade with a copy stored elsewhere on your hard drive. Then, if you’re not satisfied, you can revert back to it later. Good program with way more value than the term “free” would suggest!

DO NOT UPGRADE!

DO NOT UPGRADE THIS APP! They remove functionality in order to trap you into paying for the premium version. Any developer should know that you need to actually ADD features in order to charge for a premium version. This is a bare bones app even with the “premium features.” And they don’t disclose. Do not recommend and will no longer be using.

Don’t Upgrade!

You lose functionality with this upgrade. Previously available features are now only available in the premium version.

Does the job for the price

Better than paying $50 to monitor cat box behavior.

Freaking awesome!

Set it up to a google drive, and you’ll have things online as fast as there is internet! Missing 3 features, though: - turn on screen (to a full white background) so light from screen can help identifying faces, eventually. - higher resolution both on videos and images - launch another app (or apple script) when activated

feature doesn

The recording frequency doesn't appear to be working right. I have it set for 1 picture for 5 seconds and it saves like 10 pictures per second!

Thanks

I am so happy to find thats app. I love it and it works great.(easy app)

Simple design and flawless function

This is everything an app should be. Simple, intuitive menus and configuration. It does exactly what it should do without fuss. It just needs better icon art :)

Great app!

Very nice App - I have an iMac at work and I had some problems with stuff being taken from my cube. I started my search for an app to take pictures using FaceTime HD camera oftenly, so I could find out what was going on. I used some previous versions of this App, which I had configured only to take pictures at every 5 seconds. Pretty neat App and self-explanatory. It does not only what it proposes (in its description), as delay start, sensor sensitivity, recording sound, event log and pre-motion recording for photos. I use it along with Shades, so I can dim my display off, and I also bought lightdim films to put over the HD cam LED. It works pretty well. A feature I would enjoy seeing is the “pre-motion recording” also for video, since it is only available for photo recording.

Just what I needed

I basically needed to get some sort of notification when my webcam (an external logitech) catches something moving. This app sends an email out instantly and you can set it to save the captured photo or video where you want. In my case I save to a dropbox folder so that I can then check it as it syncs up. This is perfect for a simple and effective security setup. Great job devs!

Works

Works. Pretty basic, but it works. It would be nice if it could include a picture in the email it sends. That would seem like a simple addition.

Neat app - BUT

Figgure it out for yourself. No instructions. No help available. No support on website link. Bummer.

Nice app, works well - just wish it could take higher resolution pics

Using this with a logitech C920 limits you to 800x600 which is way lower than what the camera supports. Other than this the application works as advertised, with nice features such as recording to disk or a remote server.

Can't expect much from this free app

This app worked great for a couple of days. Now it just works when it wants to for a few minutes then quits unexpectedly, or just doesn't work.

Works as advertised.

This program works well. It is similar to the "motion" command line software on Linux, but with a graphical interface. I would have given it a 5 if FTP uploading was available.

After update it works perfect!!!!!!!!!

Yes its working perfect now!

Doesn't find my camera

It's a Logitech HD Cam and my computer runs Lion. Deleting the app...

Needs a few additional features, but it works fine for a free app

3 things would make this a 5 star app: 1) Video size choices. It only records at 320x180. 2) Let lack-of-motion stop the file recording. Right now, you set a maximum time length, and it'll record to that no matter what. 3) Video source input options! It just defaults to my iSight built-in. I want to be able to choose! Otherwise, very basic design that work's well. Simple is good!

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