Sentry vs Sentry Pass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sentry
Enhances situational awareness for law enforcement and first responders involved in alarm monitoring strategies. It supports partnerships with government and businesses to protect strategic assets globally.
- Elevates situational awareness
- Supports alarm monitoring strategies
- Partners with government and first responders
- Protects strategic assets globally
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Sentry-SECURE elevates situational awareness amongst law enforcement stakeholders that are critical to the alarm monitoring strategies being implemented by the Office of Radiological Security’s Protect strategy. The Office of Radiological Security uses these strategies to partner with government, first responders, and businesses to protect strategic assets around the world.
Sentry Pass
This app simplifies community entry management by allowing users to submit daily surveys and photos for visual validation. It issues scannable QR code passes that expire nightly and tracks visits with check-in/check-out functionality. Detailed reports provide insights into entries and allow for pass revocation.
- Daily surveys
- Photo submission for validation
- Programmable QR code passes
- Visit monitoring with check-in/out
- Detailed reports and notifications
- Pass revocation
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SENTRY (Safe Entry) is the easiest way to empower your community to fill out a survey. - It offers the following: - Daily Surveys Simple, daily surveys - Submit Photo Say cheese! Respondents submit a “selfie” photo for visual validation purposes. - SENTRY Pass Distribute daily passes Issue SENTRY passes that expire each night, with scannable, programmable QR codes. In the PunchAlert app or any web browser. Customize the colors, expiration times, and more. -Monitor Visits Check in with your Pass. Keep track of who is on property by enabling any scan of the SENTRY pass to check you in and out. No extra hardware required. Use any device’s camera app to do the scanning! - Reports and Notifications Review daily reports View detailed summary reports filtered by day, time, role, list, pass status, and check-in status. Drill down to evaluate successful or failed entries, and even revoke passes as necessary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sentry Pass at 13.0 against Sentry's 16.6. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Sentry Pass holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively.
Sentry ships an update every 3 months, Sentry Pass every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sentry | Sentry Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VPI Engineering | Punch Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Sentry
Sentry Pass
In-app purchases
Sentry
No in-app purchases
Sentry Pass
No in-app purchases
