Comparison

Sentian vs uControl

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

Head to head
About

Sentian

This app provides advanced smart home security, offering real-time perception through sight, sound, and motion detection. It allows users to manage intruder alarms, control home automation, and view live or archived camera footage remotely.

Highlights
  • Real-time sight, sound, and motion detection
  • Intruder alarm system management
  • Home automation device control
  • Live and archived camera footage viewing
  • Push notifications for events
Features
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Sentian (Pty) Ltd is at the forefront of smart home security aiming to turn your property into an extension of yourself. To give it, and therefore you, perception through the senses of sight, sound and motion detection, among others. To make it ‘sentient’, giving you greater control and insight into the status of your property and your loved ones within, wherever you are. The Sentian app is the most advanced of the available user interfaces into the Sentian InTouch and OnSight home system with push notification support for all the events generated by your home. The app enables an owner or a user granted access to a Sentian enabled home, to interact with all the system capabilities including managing the intruder alarm system, control home automation devices, view and control cameras, camera archive footage and camera cloud event footage. NOTES: * The Sentian app is only usable by individuals with access to an estate running the Sentian InTouch and OnSight embedded system. * Some ISP's have DNS resolution issues for local WAN addresses, we then recommend changing your DNS provider to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 rather than the router assigned one.

About

uControl

Features
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Modern and simple, an uncomplicated and user-friendly universal control system with a selection of intuitively designed interfaces to put users confidently in control, free from the overwhelm of technology. uControl is the companion app for HDA devices that feature the uOS operating system, such as certain models of MHUB and Zone/Connect Processors (look out for the "uControl INSIDE" badge). uControl is compatible with virtually any AV device, offering versatile control options— including WiFi (IP), infrared (IR), and HDMI-CEC. It elevates your smart home experience by automating everyday tasks with "smart automations." These one-touch activities simplify routines, streamline device interactions, and eliminate repetitive or complex control functions.

Screenshots

Sentian3 screens
uControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: uControl at fortnightly against Sentian's every 2 months. uControl also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

Sentian ships an update every 2 months, uControl fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sentian versus uControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSentianuControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.013 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSentian (Pty) LtdHDConnectivity

In-app purchases

None

Sentian

No in-app purchases

None

uControl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sentian free?
Sentian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is uControl free?
uControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sentian or uControl have ads?
Neither Sentian nor uControl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sentian or uControl?
Sentian ships an update every 2 months, and uControl fortnightly. Most recently, Sentian was updated on August 8, 2026 and uControl on September 20, 2026.

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