IPAS VMS NexGen vs Smart Sentry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IPAS VMS NexGen
Monitor VMS surveillance video remotely from any internet-connected device. View live and recorded footage, respond to alarms instantly, and manage camera lists with ease. Access your security feeds from anywhere, anytime.
- Live video streaming
- Recorded video playback
- Alarm event notifications
- Timeline-based video browsing
- Camera list search
- List and tile view options
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Modern and far-flung sites are the perfect setting for remote monitoring of VMS surveillance video, with near-instant reactions to alarms and emergencies. IPAS VMS NexGen include mobile clients for nearly any device, allowing you to monitor the situation at the site from anywhere with Internet access. Mobile Client features: - View live video from a camera of interest. - View previously recorded video and browse it by using the timeline, exact time-based - - Positioning, and ability to "jump" to specific video fragments. - Get information about alarm events and jump to the video recorded during an event. - Select how to view the camera list: list view or tile view. - Search by name in the camera list.
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 rating: IPAS VMS NexGen at 5.0 against Smart Sentry's 4.0. Smart Sentry's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
IPAS VMS NexGen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
IPAS VMS NexGen ships an update every 3 months, Smart Sentry every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IPAS VMS NexGen | Smart Sentry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IMSYS Corp | Smart Home Sentry, Inc |
Customer experience
IPAS VMS NexGen
Smart Sentry
In-app purchases
IPAS VMS NexGen
No in-app purchases
Smart Sentry
No in-app purchases
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