Comparison

Cloud2 VMS vs Sentinel VMS

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

Head to head
About

Cloud2 VMS

Monitor and control your home, property, or business with remote access to live and recorded video from any IP camera. Receive smart alerts for events and ensure security with end-to-end encryption. This app offers a scalable and simple cloud video surveillance solution.

Highlights
  • Remote IP camera monitoring
  • Live and recorded video access
  • Smart event alerts
  • Supports RTSP and ONVIF cameras
  • 24/7 live video monitoring
  • HD video quality
  • End-to-end security
Features
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Cloud2 VMS is one app for all IP cameras that enables you to monitor and control your home, property, and business. The smart alerts help you in any scenario. With remote access to live and recorded video, you can see all your cameras (including CCTV and IP) from anywhere in the world. There's no need for an expensive camera system; like the web-based solution VXG Cloud Two you have all the features and functionality needed to keep what matters to you most safe and secure. Easily connect to all major IP cameras from brands like Axis, Hanwha, i-PRO, Uniview, Vivotek, Hikvision, Dahua, Grandstream and more. The IP camera app provides a comprehensive, customized way to monitor and investigate issues as soon as they arise. VXG is the best IP camera app for iPhone and iPad, remote monitoring and video recording for security cameras. The video surveillance app supports both single and multiple locations, and tracks what matters to you most wherever you are. Stay updated on important events in real-time and store them in the cloud for easy access. From a security camera at home to an IP camera network serving an international business - VXG provides cloud video surveillance made simple, smart, and scalable. The full-featured IP cam viewer app's benefits include: > Connect any RTSP or ONVIF camera > Reliable 24/7 Live Video Monitoring > Easy to Deploy - Connect Any IP Camera, Existing or New > High Quality HD Video > Alerts for Events > End-to-end Security - Encryption, Data Security & Storage > White-label & Customizations (ex. cameras grids, recording length, analytics, etc.) > Access Camera Settings and PTZ Controls > Web & Mobile Access with Cloud Recording For more information, to schedule a demo, or find out about other solutions, please visit www.videoexpertsgroup.com/ or email us at sales@videoexpertsgroup.com

About

Sentinel VMS

Features
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Sentinel VMS turns your iPhone and iPad into a live window onto the security cameras running on your Mac. Sentinel VMS is self-hosted security-camera software for your Mac. This free companion app connects to it so you can watch your cameras, review recordings, and get notified the moment something happens — at home or away. PAIR IN SECONDS Scan the QR code shown on your Mac and you're connected. No account, no cloud sign-up. LIVE VIEW • Smooth live streaming from every camera • Pinch to zoom, Picture in Picture, and full screen • See them all at a glance, or focus a single camera EVENTS & AI • A unified event feed of everything your cameras caught • On-device AI on the Mac flags people, vehicles, license plates, faces, and animals • Optional Claude-powered scene descriptions and a threat read on each event PLAYBACK • Scrub a 24-hour timeline for any camera • Jump straight to the moment an event fired NOTIFICATIONS • Get a push the instant an alert triggers • Tap to open right to the event PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your video lives on your Mac, not our servers. The app talks to your machine on your local network — or securely over the internet with the optional Remote Access add-on. The Sentinel VMS Mac app is free for two cameras. Learn more at sentvms.com. Just want to look around first? Tap "Try Demo Mode" on the pairing screen to explore with sample cameras and events.

Screenshots

Cloud2 VMS4 screens
Sentinel VMS3 screens

Verdict

The call

Cloud2 VMS and Sentinel VMS are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cloud2 VMS versus Sentinel VMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloud2 VMSSentinel VMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVXG IncHandoffgrid llc

In-app purchases

None

Cloud2 VMS

No in-app purchases

None

Sentinel VMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cloud2 VMS free?
Cloud2 VMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sentinel VMS free?
Sentinel VMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cloud2 VMS or Sentinel VMS have ads?
Neither Cloud2 VMS nor Sentinel VMS shows ads.

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