Cameras and apps are nice but if you want to see ANYTHING that isn't live and right now you cannot without paying a monthly fee. So after you have already spent the money for the products you have to keep paying just to use them. My husband didnt do his research or I would have went with a different system like Arlo that keeps things for a week without charging you. Its ridiculous. I could just get an alarm company. I would pay about the same. Very disappointed with that. It's like buying the products all over again just to have proper use and be able to look at something from an hour ago. Shame on you Ring. I know the Arlo system doesn't do that.