Comparison

Entry Shield vs Exigent

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

Head to head

Entry Shield

Protecting What Matters Most

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 5.06 ratingsView app →

About

Entry Shield

This security system companion app lets authorized users receive and respond to alerts from the Entry System. It provides a direct line of communication for managing security events.

Highlights

Receive security alerts
Respond to alerts
Companion mobile application
Manage Entry System notifications

Features

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The Entry Shield app is a companion mobile application for the Entry Shield security system. The application allows approved users to receive and respond to Entry System alerts.

About

Exigent

Features

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Use Exigent-GR to receive real-time alerts with images and video of suspected incidents. This app requires your institution to have its own instance of Exigent installed.

Screenshots

Entry Shield3 screens

Exigent3 screens

Verdict

The call

Entry Shield and Exigent are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Entry Shield ships an update every 2 weeks, Exigent weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Entry Shield versus Exigent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Entry Shield	Exigent
Price	Free	Free
Rating	5.0 (6 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	6 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks	Weekly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.1 — better	15.6
Further details — not scored
Size	48 MB	94 MB
Age rating	4+	12+
Developer	ENTRY SHIELD SECURITY LLC	Exigent-XR

In-app purchases

None

Entry Shield

No in-app purchases

None

Exigent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Entry Shield free?

Entry Shield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Exigent free?

Exigent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Entry Shield or Exigent have ads?

Neither Entry Shield nor Exigent shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Entry Shield or Exigent?

Entry Shield ships an update every 2 weeks, and Exigent weekly. Most recently, Entry Shield was updated on November 3, 2026 and Exigent on October 28, 2026.