UISP Mobile vs Smart Sentry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UISP Mobile
This app provides a unified tool for installing and managing ISP-grade network devices. It allows users to integrate devices into a controller, set them up quickly using Bluetooth or a management radio, and monitor their entire ISP network from one place.
- Device installation and management
- ISP device integration
- Quick setup with Bluetooth
- Link alignment
- Network monitoring
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The UISP app gives users a single-point device installation and management tool for Ubiquiti’s extensive line of ISP-grade products. With the app, you will be able to: • Integrate your ISP devices into the UISP controller. • Quickly and easily setup ISP devices and align links with bluetooth or a dedicated management radio. • Manage and monitor every aspect of your ISP network from a single app.
Smart Sentry
This app transforms your existing security camera system into a proactive monitoring solution using AI-powered video analytics. Receive real-time alerts, manage their status, and view live camera feeds directly from your mobile device.
- Real-time security alerts
- Alert status management
- Review closed alerts
- Live camera view
- Arm/Disarm cameras
- Notification control
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Sentry AI is the global leader of AI-powered video analytics solutions for physical security and public safety. Sentry AI connects with your legacy security camera system and transforms it into a proactive monitoring system. Smart Sentry AI App is an application for Mobile users (System owner, manager, on duty roaming guard) to receive real-time alerts on your phone and interact with Sentry AI Smart Surveillance Platform. What you can do with the Smart Sentry AI app: - Receive real-time alerts from your Sentry AI account with details: time, location, status, log. - Update alerts status: Accept, add a note, feedback, and close alerts. - Review recently closed alerts. - Manage your account login, changing password. - Mute/Unmute app notifications. - Live View - Arm / Disarm Cameras
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UISP Mobile at 52% against Smart Sentry's 0%. UISP Mobile also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 3) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Smart Sentry's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UISP Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UISP Mobile has 1.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of UISP Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of Smart Sentry's.
UISP Mobile ships an update monthly, Smart Sentry every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UISP Mobile | Smart Sentry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 267 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ubiquiti Inc. | Smart Home Sentry, Inc |
Customer experience
UISP Mobile
Smart Sentry
Bugs and requests
UISP Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect throughput data rates
- Inability to select correct interfaces
- Login credentials not persisting properly
- Devices not detected or shown offline incorrectly
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to edit device location/coordinates
- Audible ping feedback
- Firewall rule management
- Backup/restore device configuration
- Push notifications for device status changes
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- More configuration options and settings
Smart Sentry
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UISP Mobile
No in-app purchases
Smart Sentry
No in-app purchases
Questions
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