Comparison

GROHE IR Remote vs SentryPing

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GROHE IR Remote

Control and monitor various Grohe infrared products for washbasins, showers, toilets, and urinals. View usage data and adjust product settings remotely via Bluetooth.

Highlights
  • Remote control for Grohe infrared products
  • Monitor usage and service information
  • Change product settings
  • Supports washbasin, shower, toilet, urinal
  • Bluetooth communication
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With this User-friendly Remote Control App, you can get a complete overview (max 10) of the various (concealed and exposed) Grohe Infrared products with Bluetooth communication for washbasin, shower, toilet or urinal. You can readout all kind of usage or service information or change the product settings.

About

SentryPing

Features
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SentryPing keeps an eye on your websites, APIs, and servers β€” and tells you the moment something goes down, right from your pocket. Add an endpoint, and SentryPing checks it in the background and alerts you on outages and recoveries. Everything runs on-device: no account, no sign-up, no tracking. MONITOR ANYTHING β€’ Watch any URL or host β€” websites, REST APIs, health checks, home servers β€’ Set expected status codes, a latency ceiling, check interval, and a failure threshold to avoid false alarms β€’ See status at a glance: Up, Degraded, or Down GLANCEABLE, EVERYWHERE β€’ Home Screen widgets with your status summary and top monitors β€’ Lock Screen widgets β€” circular, rectangular, and inline β€’ Live Activity + Dynamic Island: watch an outage's downtime tick up in real time β€’ A "Check Now" control for the Lock Screen and Control Center β€” also available in Shortcuts and Siri SMART ALERTS β€’ Get notified when a monitor goes down, and again when it recovers β€’ Debounced so a single blip won't spam you QUICK PING β€’ One-tap "ping Γ—3" to any URL over HTTP, or any device on your network over ICMP β€” even a router, NAS, or printer with no web server β€’ See per-request latency plus a min / avg / max summary β€” like ping, in your pocket HISTORY & INSIGHT β€’ Latency sparkline, uptime %, recent checks, and an incident log for every monitor PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ Fully on-device. Your endpoints and tokens never leave your iPhone. Note: background checks are best-effort β€” iOS decides when apps may run in the background.

Screenshots

GROHE IR Remote4 screens
SentryPing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SentryPing at every 2 weeks against GROHE IR Remote's every 63 months. GROHE IR Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GROHE IR Remote ships an update every 63 months, SentryPing every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 5 level
GROHE IR Remote versus SentryPing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGROHE IR RemoteSentryPing
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 63 monthsEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGrohe AGGregory Manley

In-app purchases

None

GROHE IR Remote

No in-app purchases

None

SentryPing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GROHE IR Remote free?
GROHE IR Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SentryPing free?
SentryPing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GROHE IR Remote or SentryPing have ads?
Neither GROHE IR Remote nor SentryPing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GROHE IR Remote or SentryPing?
GROHE IR Remote ships an update every 63 months, and SentryPing every 2 weeks. Most recently, GROHE IR Remote was updated on September 23, 2026 and SentryPing on September 23, 2026.

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