SmartRTSP: RTSP & ONVIF IP Camera Viewer

SmartRTSP works with any IP security camera that supports the RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) or ONVIF standard. This includes all major brands: Hikvision, Reolink, Wyze (with RTSP firmware enabled), Dahua, Amcrest, Eufy (select indoor models), Foscam, Annke, Lorex, TP-Link Tapo, Axis, and Bosch. For consumer brands like Wyze that don't enable RTSP by default, SmartRTSP provides brand-specific setup guides. If your camera supports ONVIF, SmartRTSP can auto-discover it on your local network with one tap — no manual IP entry required. Any camera that outputs a standard RTSP stream will work, regardless of brand. No bridge hardware, no hub, and no cloud subscription is required — SmartRTSP connects directly to your cameras over your local Wi-Fi or Ethernet network.

Local viewing and AI analysis run on your own devices. If you choose optional remote viewing, your camera video is delivered to the device where you watch it over the internet. Remote viewing requires an account and a separate plan; iCloud sync is also optional. Neither is required for local viewing.

Yes. Live viewing, camera discovery, AI detection, and recording on your local network can work without internet. Optional remote viewing needs an internet connection, as do optional iCloud sync and app updates.

SmartRTSP is free to download and includes a three-day trial. After the trial, Pro is required, with monthly, yearly, and lifetime options.

The easiest method is SmartRTSP's built-in ONVIF auto-discovery — tap "Scan" and the app finds all compatible cameras on your local network automatically. For manual RTSP URL setup: Hikvision uses rtsp://user:pass@IP:554/Streaming/Channels/101 for the main stream (use /102 for sub-stream). Reolink uses rtsp://user:pass@IP:554/h264Preview_01_main (replace "main" with "sub" for lower resolution). Dahua and Amcrest share the format rtsp://user:pass@IP/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0. TP-Link Tapo uses rtsp://user:pass@IP:554/stream1. In all cases, replace user, pass, and IP with your camera's actual credentials and local IP address. Full brand-specific guides are in the Cameras section above.

Yes. SmartRTSP's multi-camera grid lets you view up to 8 cameras simultaneously in an auto-arranged layout. Hardware-accelerated decoding via Apple's VideoToolbox ensures smooth, low-latency H.264 and H.265/HEVC playback even when monitoring multiple streams.

SmartRTSP uses a cascade AI architecture designed for accuracy and battery efficiency. Detection starts with a lightweight motion pass — if no motion is present, deeper models stay idle. When motion is confirmed, a person detection model identifies whether a human is visible in the frame. Face recognition activates as a third layer only when a person is detected, minimising false alerts. For audio monitoring, SmartRTSP uses Apple's on-device sound analysis to classify 521 categories of sound in real time, including doorbells, smoke alarms, glass breaking, baby crying, and dog barking. You can configure custom alert rules — for example, notify only when both a person and a doorbell sound are detected together. All AI processing runs locally on your device with no cloud upload, no network latency, and no internet connection required. Detection continues even when the app is running in the background.