Oriel

Home camera app

Turn a spare phone into a home camera

A guardian light for your home

Download on the App Store
Planned for Google Play
Explore features

Live view

Open the app and check in

See the room when you need reassurance, without a timer interrupting the moment.

Useful alerts

Know when something matters

Motion and person detection help surface real moments, with detection handled on the camera device.

Playback

Go back to what happened

Review recent event recordings without a subscription paywall.

P2P live view

Live viewing is designed around direct device-to-device streaming.

On-device detection

Motion and person detection happen on the camera phone.

Free playback

Review recent event recordings without needing a subscription.

In the app

Everything stays close to the moment

Camera list, live view, and event playback sit together so you can move from checking in to understanding what happened without digging through menus.

Cameras
Living Room
Online
Yard
Live
Nursery
Online
Cameras
Events
Alerts
Settings
Living Room
Live
HD
Mute
Record
Zoom
Focus
Events
Talk
CR
All Cameras
All
Motion
Person
Today
12AM6AM12PM6PMNow
23
Motion
4
Person
3
Cameras
Person Detected
Living Room - 5:14 PM
8
Motion Detected
iPhone - 2:08 - 2:21 PM
Person Detected
Front Door - 1:15 PM
3
Motion Detected
Living Room - 12:40 PM
Cameras
Events
Alerts
Settings

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to set up?

About 5 minutes. Download the app on both devices, sign in with the same account, and start monitoring.

Is recording playback really free?

Yes. Review up to 48 hours of event recordings — no subscription, no paywall.

Is my video private?

For live view, Oriel is designed around peer-to-peer streaming between your devices. Recordings and notifications use separate infrastructure.

Ready when you are

Turn a spare phone into a guardian light for home

Download Oriel on the App Store and set up your first home camera in minutes.

Download on the App Store