Santa Fe Sentry vs Orion Sentry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Santa Fe Sentry
Monitor multiple properties for water, humidity, and temperature issues in crawl spaces and basements. Receive real-time alerts via text or email when problems arise, allowing for immediate action. View historical data and generate reports to track conditions and performance.
- Monitor multiple home sites
- Real-time water, humidity, and temperature alerts
- Customizable alert rules
- View historical data and graphs
- Generate condition reports
- Receive alerts via text or email
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Monitor tens (or hundreds) of crawl spaces and basements with the Santa Fe Sentry app. Manage all of your properties/customers’ homes by exception – you are alerted only when there is a problem. Monitor crawl spaces, basements, or other spaces for water, humidity, and temperature issues. The Santa Fe Sentry gives you real time data that allows you to monitor multiple homes anytime from anywhere. With the Santa Fe Sentry app and monitor users can: • Connect multiple home sites to monitor your entire customer base. • View dashboard for summary of all home sites and any active alerts. • View detailed site specific information for each home site. • Receive water alarm alerts to notify you and the homeowner of any bulk water so immediate action can be taken. • Receive mold and humidity alerts when relative humidity levels exceed recommended levels. • Receive temperature alerts when temperatures fall outside of recommended levels. • Receive connection alerts if the Wi-Fi connection is ever compromised. • Receive alerts and notifications via text message or email alerting you of any issues. • Customize alert rules, even for individual sites, if needed. • View outside weather conditions to see how they compare to indoor conditions. • View history details to see when alarms, alerts, and notifications happened. • View interactive graphs to show overall performance. • Generate reports summarizing conditions in the space. The Santa Fe Sentry app requires installation of a Santa Fe Sentry monitor and water monitor in each home site you add. A working internet connection and Wi-Fi is also required. To learn more about our Santa Fe Dehumidifiers and our line of moisture control products go to Santa-Fe-Products.com
Orion Sentry
This companion app provides instant alerts for triggered alarms on your Mac. Browse and save motion-triggered photos stored in iCloud through a clean interface. It requires the desktop version and an iCloud account.
- Instant alarm alerts
- Browse motion-triggered photos
- Save security photos to iPhone
- Clean, modern interface
- Free to use
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Orion Sentry Viewer is the free companion app for Orion Sentry on Mac. • Get instant alerts on your iPhone whenever an alarm is triggered on your Mac. • Browse motion-triggered photos stored in iCloud • Save important security photos to your iPhone • View photos in a clean, modern interface • Completely free to use Requires Orion Sentry on Mac and an iCloud account. https://lithium.is/privacy-policy/ https://lithium.is/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orion Sentry at 67% against Santa Fe Sentry's 0%. Orion Sentry also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). Santa Fe Sentry's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Orion Sentry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Santa Fe Sentry asks for nothing beyond the download.
Orion Sentry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Santa Fe Sentry's written reviews are positive against 67% of Orion Sentry's.
Santa Fe Sentry ships an update every 4 months, Orion Sentry every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Santa Fe Sentry | Orion Sentry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Therma-Stor, LLC | Lithium ehf |
Customer experience
Santa Fe Sentry
Orion Sentry
In-app purchases
Santa Fe Sentry
No in-app purchases
Orion Sentry
- Orion Sentry Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Orion Sentry Pro (Forever)$9.99
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