Setup is Torture...but app is fast – Surveillance Pro Review

I love this app...I hate this app. Note: I use this exclusively with zoneminder and have no idea how it works otherwise. Love: It is FASSSSST. I have no idea what the developer has done right compared to zmNinja or other apps, but it loads and switches between monitors about 5-10x faster. I also love that I can setup several "groups" on my main screen that are only a single camera and have those prominent and always on top. Hate: So many frustrations. When you try and enter the URL for zoneminder it is continually trying to complete and submit the entry...and it auto populates "http://" god help you if you use a non-standard port and SSL...an I hope you like entering the URL over and over and over and over again because if you need to edit something, or move a group, or delete a single camera in a group, or fix pretty much any small mistake: FORGET IT. You're starting over. Oh and god help you if you have complex passwords and are trying to enter them using a mobile device...it will submit if you pause so much as a millisecond, and then clear your entry when it is not correct, with the added bonus of possibly locking your account. An absolutely idiotic and enraging "feature". Not that you would want to use SSL...or obfuscated ports...or secure passwords on your SECURITY CAMERA SETUP. ಠ_ಠ Instead of fixing the small things and making sure the foundation is solid, the developer is now moving on to a new version with about a million features I don't need or use. Would like to give the app 5 stars again, but it is not up to the level of craftsmanship I expect from a German company. Hopefully the usability issues will be addressed. Also, in case you run into the same problem with the "restore purchases" button that I did (dosen't work!) simply "buy" it again. Apple will detect your prior purchase and not bill you.
Review by 0x45 on Surveillance Pro.